Earth & Environment - Oct 11, 2010 9:47 - 0 Comments

Higher tsunami risk for Los Angeles?

U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — Geologists studying the Jan. 12 Haiti earthquake say the risk of destructive tsunamis is higher than expected in places such as Istanbul, Los Angeles, and Kingston, Jamaica. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Sep 14, 2010 10:22 - 0 Comments

Why some quakes cause killer tsunamis

U. SOUTHAMPTON (UK)—Researchers have uncovered clues as to why some undersea earthquakes generate huge tsunamis. Their findings, published recently in the journal Science, may help explain why the 2004 Sumatra “Boxing Day Tsunami” was so devastating. (more…)

Science & Technology - Jun 21, 2010 11:44 - 0 Comments

Geoneutrinos detected deep inside Earth

PRINCETON (US)—The discovery of subatomic particles deep within the Earth’s interior could help geologists understand how reactions taking place in the planet’s interior affect events on the surface such as earthquakes and volcanoes. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Jun 3, 2010 11:12 - 0 Comments

Mantle flow can move mountains

USC (US)—If tectonic plate collisions cause volcanic eruptions, why do some volcanoes erupt far from a plate boundary? (more…)

Earth & Environment - Jun 1, 2010 11:03 - 1 Comment

Pupfish reaction caught on ‘tsunami’ video

U. ARIZONA (US)—For the first time, an earthquake was recorded live in Devils Hole, home to the only population of a critically endangered pupfish species. (more…)

Earth & Environment - May 25, 2010 11:40 - 0 Comments

Computer model shows speeding mantle

UC DAVIS (US)—The Earth’s mantle flows far more rapidly around a sinking tectonic plate than previously thought, according to new computer modeling. The findings could change the way that we think about plate tectonics and the amount of energy available for earthquakes. (more…)

Society & Culture - May 19, 2010 12:42 - 1 Comment

Haiti quake reaction neglects history’s lessons

NYU (US)—International responses to rebuild Haiti after the January earthquake are unlikely to successfully transform the country, says New York University’s Millery Polyné, because these measures do not consider power, politics, and Haitian history—especially its relations with the United States. (more…)

Earth & Environment - May 7, 2010 10:44 - 0 Comments

Aseismic creep may lower earthquake hazard

CALTECH (US)—Using data from GPS stations, researchers analyzed plate slippage following the magnitude 8.0 earthquake that struck in Central Peru in August 2007, killing more than 500 people. What the team discovered ran contrary to long-held assumptions about plate movement in the area—and suggests a model for predicting earthquake patterns. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Mar 23, 2010 12:32 - 0 Comments

Predicting Earth’s tectonic dance

RICE (US)—A research team has put the finishing touches on a 20-year labor of love: a precise description of the relative movements of the interlocking tectonic plates that account for about 97 percent of Earth’s surface. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Mar 16, 2010 9:42 - 2 Comments

Forecast: Clear with a chance of tremors

USC/U. TEXAS (US)—Imagine if alongside your local weather outlook there also was an earthquake forecast. You’d know if you needed to bring an umbrella and secure loose items before leaving the house in the morning. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Mar 12, 2010 18:11 - 1 Comment

Pregnancy problems surface after earthquake

NYU (US)—Expectant mothers who were exposed to the 2005 Tarapaca earthquake in Chile were more likely to give birth prematurely than those women in the nation’s unaffected regions. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Feb 22, 2010 17:40 - 0 Comments

Quake drill points to shaky communication

U. COLORADO (US)—Researchers who devised the largest earthquake preparedness event ever undertaken in the United States say one of the biggest challenges was translating devastation projections from a hypothetical magnitude 7.8 San Andreas Fault temblor into timely, usable information to the more than 5 million California participants in 2008. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Feb 3, 2010 13:58 - 0 Comments

Shaking up estimates about ‘the big one’

UC IRVINE (US)—New information about the inner workings of faults could change how experts estimate the potential for the next “big one.” (more…)

Science & Technology - Feb 3, 2010 13:42 - 2 Comments

Satellite images guide Haiti relief efforts

U. TEXAS (US)—In the days following the Haiti earthquake, satellite and aerial imagery, along with elevation data, helped first responders distribute aid and medical care and conduct search and rescue missions. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jan 27, 2010 17:22 - 1 Comment

Almost half of injured Haitians are children

USC (US)—Victims of the Jan. 12 quake in Haiti include an extraordinarily high number of children—more than 110,000, nearly half of the estimated total—according to a statistical study. (more…)

Science & Technology - Jan 26, 2010 18:35 - 3 Comments

Earthquake engineer reports from Haiti

U. BUFFALO (US)—Days after arriving in earthquake-ravaged Port-au-Prince, a team of French-speaking structural engineers led by Andre Filiatrault, University at Buffalo civil engineering professor, was appointed by the United Nations as its interim lead coordinating team for organizing and initiating building assessments. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Jan 14, 2010 12:57 - 2 Comments

Energy from Haiti quake like nuclear blast

STANFORD—Anne Kiremidjian, professor of civil and environmental engineering at Stanford, talks about the devastating earthquake in Haiti and why so many buildings collapsed. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Dec 8, 2009 18:25 - 0 Comments

Signs of stress may help predict quakes

USC (US)—Researchers are testing a new method of predicting earthquakes. The forecasting model developed by Danijel Schorlemmer of the University of Southern California aims to predict the rough size and location of future quakes. (more…)

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