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Ocean-drilling expedition cites new evidence related to origin and evolution of seismogenic faults
New research about what triggers earthquakes, authored by Michael Strasser of Bremen University, Germany, with colleagues from the USA, Japan, China, France, and Germany, will appear in the Aug. 16 2009 issue of Nature Geoscience. view more (2009-08-18)
New liquefaction hazard maps of Santa Clara Valley, Northern California
New hazard maps for communities from San Jose to Palo Alto in Northern California delineate the probability of earthquake-induced liquefaction, based on three scenarios: a magnitude 7.8 on the San Andreas Fault comparable to the 1906 event, a magnitude 6.7 on the Hayward Fault comparable to the 1868 event, and a magnitude 6.9 on the Calavaras... view more... (2009-01-27)
Permanent deep-sea seismic sensors
A submarine seismic sensor was recently set in place at 2400 m depth, off Toulon. The instrument was attached to a neutrino telescope developed by the international scientific programme Antares. view more (2005-06-06)
Scientists launch deep-sea scientific drilling program to study volatile earthquake zone
Today, the Nankai Trough Seismogenic Zone Experiment (NanTroSEIZE) gets underway, with the Japanese drilling vessel Chikyu departing from Shingu Port with scientists aboard, all ready to log, drill, sample, and install monitoring instrumentation in one of the most active earthquake zones on Earth. view more (2007-09-21)
Scientists: Earthquakes, El Ninos fatal to earliest civilization in Americas
First came the earthquakes, then the torrential rains. But the relentless march of sand across once fertile fields and bays, a process set in motion by the quakes and flooding, is probably what did in America's earliest civilization. view more (2009-01-20)
Scientists find evidence that structural damage to the Alhambra is due to seismic activity
The Granada Basin, home to the Alhambra, is located in one of the most seismically active zones in the Iberian Peninsula. Historical evidence shows that the last major earthquake occurred there in 1431. New evidence indicates, however, that the topographical features of the area surrounding the Alhambra reflect recent and recurrent, though... view more... (2004-04-13)
Satellite images of Asian disaster
A week after the tsunami that hit Asia on 26 December the death toll is still rising. Nearly 140 000 people are confirmed dead, more than 1.8 million people need food aid and an estimated five million are homeless. view more (2005-01-03)
New Technology Reduces Earthquake Damage To Buildings
Imperial College Innovations looks to commercialise new device for improving the structural stability of buildings A novel device that may help to save lives by improving the stability of buildings and preventing structural damage during traumatic events such as earthquakes, has been developed and patented by Imperial College Innovations Limited.... view more... (2001-05-17)
Health of Acehnese reefs in the wake of the tsunami shows human impacts more harmful
According to research reported this week in Current Biology, tsunami damage to coral reefs closest to the epicenter of the 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake was occasionally spectacular, but surprisingly limited, particularly when compared to damage from chronic human misuse in the region. view more (2005-11-08)
Radioactive crystals help identify and date ore deposits
Reddish-brown crystals of a radioactive mineral called monazite can act as microscopic clocks that allow geologists to date rock formations that have been altered by the action of high-temperature fluids, a process that frequently leads to the formation of rich ore deposits. view more (2006-08-01)
Starquakes reveal stellar secrets
Looking into the interior of the Earth or the Sun is a bit similar to examining a baby in its mother`s womb using an ultrasound scan. Light cannot penetrate the area, so we make pictures in these cases using sound waves, which human ears cannot hear. With SOHO, ESA has probed deeply into the Sun using the sound-waves principle, and with great... view more... (2002-08-14)
Ancient glaciers still affect the shape of North America, say scientists
Long after the disappearance of the glaciers that once covered much of North America, the land they rested upon is still recovering from their weight - and the slow movement of this recovery includes horizontal motion never seen before. view more (2005-12-15)
Scientist Anticipates Major Eruption of Peru`s El Misti Volcano
Boulder, Colo.- Scientist Jean-Claude Thouret is worried about the one million people who live in the suburbs and city of Arequipa in southern Peru. The city`s center is only 17 km from the summit of the active El Misti volcano. Thouret and his colleagues report new findings on El Misti`s geology, past eruptions, and the reasons for probable... view more... (2001-12-10)
Cutting Edge basic research gets £20M funding
More than £20M is to be awarded to 8 research projects around the UK to help scientists develop basic technologies that will have high impact and wide-reaching benefits. The work will affect all aspects of our lives ranging from cancer research, medical diagnosis and tissue engineering to food processing, security surveillance,... view more... (2002-02-25)
Manchester academic to tell conferences: Child abuse can cause schizophrenia
University of Manchester researcher Paul Hammersley is to tell two international conferences, in London and Madrid on 14 June 2006, that child abuse can cause schizophrenia. view more (2006-06-14)
Is a Russian peninsula really part of North America?
For many years geologists have harbored a belief that the Kamchatka Peninsula, shrouded in mystery and secrecy on Russia's east coast, actually sits on the same tectonic plate as the mainland United States, Canada and Mexico. view more (2006-05-03)
Study reveals seismic shift in methods used to track earthquakes
The team, led by scientists from the University of Edinburgh, says that the new method, which uses data collected from earthquakes, potentially allows the Earth's seismic activity to be mapped more comprehensively. view more (2009-09-02)
It will be possible to predict earthquakes from space
The scientists of the Department of Physics, Moscow State University, have proposed to predict earthquakes by measuring polarization of the solar light that is reflected from the surface of the Earth. The small and cheap equipment, which the scientists have designed, can be placed on meteorological satellites. Polarization of solar light at... view more... (2001-01-17)
Ground movement risks identified by Terrafirma
Ground movements are responsible for hundreds of deaths and billions of Euros annually, and the threat they pose is increasing due to urbanisation and land use. ESA's GMES Service Element Programme is backing a project, Terrafirma, to help mitigate these risks. view more (2006-09-11)
Chance discovery: Alaska Range glacier surges
There is evidence that the McGinnis Glacier, a little-known tongue of ice in the central Alaska Range, has surged. view more (2006-03-16)
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