Posts Tagged ‘earthquakes’
Earth & Environment - Jun 22, 2012 10:16 - 0 Comments
Could trapping CO2 trigger earthquakes?
STANFORD (US) — Carbon capture and storage may not be a viable way to trap greenhouse gases, say geophysicists, who cite the method’s potential to trigger earthquakes. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 11, 2012 17:07 - 1 Comment
Faults at rest yield earthquake clues
CALTECH (US) — A new computer model reveals the physics of faults—both during earthquakes and at times of “rest”—to better predict future seismic activity. (more…)
Earth & Environment - May 3, 2012 14:53 - 0 Comments
Reborn beaches are tsunami’s silver lining
UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — A devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit south central Chile in 2010 triggered a reappearance of long-forgotten habitats and a resurgence of species unseen for years along the country’s sandy beaches. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Apr 13, 2012 13:02 - 0 Comments
Volcanic ‘plumbing’ may predict quakes
U. ROCHESTER (US) / U. LEEDS (UK) — The “plumbing systems” that lie under volcanoes may bring scientists closer to predicting large scale eruptions and plate ruptures. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Mar 9, 2012 12:49 - 2 Comments
Listen to Japan’s quake: Seismic waves as audio
GEORGIA TECH (US) — Last year’s 9.0-magnitude 2011 Tohoku earthquake in Japan, the fourth largest since 1900, is the best-recorded earthquake of all-time. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 20, 2012 12:37 - 0 Comments
‘Smart’ alloys tested for quake toughness
GEORGIA TECH (US) — Engineers are putting shape-memory alloys to the test to learn more about their potential use in constructing seismic-resistant structures. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Feb 13, 2012 11:17 - 0 Comments
Lasers reveal hidden earthquake damage
UC DAVIS (US) — A new tool reveals how earthquakes change the landscape down to a few inches, and shows how earthquake faults behave. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Dec 15, 2011 15:16 - 2 Comments
Can computers predict the next tsunami?
STANFORD (US) — Scientists have developed computational models of the earthquake and resulting tsunami that devastated Japan in 2010 in order to predict disasters of the same scale. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 12, 2011 11:19 - 0 Comments
Pregnancy stress may mean fewer boy babies
NYU (US) — Stress in the second and third months of pregnancy may affect the ratio of boys to girls being born, leading to a decline in the number of baby boys. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Dec 2, 2011 12:58 - 1 Comment
Ancient Andes suggest way to predict quakes
MONASH (AUS) — Scientists are a step closer to predicting when and where earthquakes will occur after taking a fresh look at the formation of the Andes, which began 45 million years ago. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Oct 18, 2011 10:05 - 1 Comment
Earthquakes: Mega-heat, miniscule space
BROWN U. (US) — In an earthquake, rock surfaces sliding past each other create intense stress and heat—but only in super-small places where the surfaces actually touch. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 5, 2011 10:08 - 0 Comments
Teams compete to forecast quakes
UC DAVIS (US) — The best earthquake forecasts are about 10 times more accurate than a random prediction, according to new research. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 2, 2011 14:28 - 4 Comments
Be warned: Seismologists on trial in Italy
STANFORD (US) — The manslaughter trial of six Italian seismologists highlights the need for scientists to put more effort into explaining their work to the public, says geophysicist Greg Beroza. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Aug 15, 2011 11:06 - 0 Comments
Mexico quake’s path veered from norm
CALTECH (US) — The El Mayor-Cucapah earthquake that struck Baja California in April 2010 took a divergent route, causing a fault line that remained straight on the surface but was warped and complicated at depth. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Aug 9, 2011 16:40 - 2 Comments
Tsunami shears off icebergs in Antarctica
U. CHICAGO (US) — Scientists have observed for the first time the power of a tsunami to break off large icebergs—in this case, the chunks of ice together equaled about two times the surface area of Manhattan. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jul 26, 2011 13:31 - 0 Comments
Japan earthquake rocked soil stability
GEORGIA TECH (US) — Japan’s March 11 magnitude 9.0 earthquake weakened the subsurface rock and soil by as much as 70 percent, according to a new study. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jun 24, 2011 11:59 - 0 Comments
Stiff sediment caused killer tsunami
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US)/U. SOUTHAMPTON (UK) — A thick plateau of hard, compacted sediment was a major factor in the 2004 undersea earthquake off the coast of Sumatra that spawned the deadliest tsunami in recorded history. (more…)
Earth & Environment - May 24, 2011 15:49 - 4 Comments
Japan’s earthquake was a one-two punch
STANFORD (US) — The magnitude 9.0 earthquake and resulting tsunami that struck Japan in March were generated on a fault that ruptured in a flip-flop motion. (more…)
