Tag: Earthquakes
A new way to identify a rare type of earthquake in...
Valerie Sahakian, University of Oregon
Just a few times in a century, somewhere on the globe, a rare “tsunami earthquake” occurs. These are mysterious because,...
Injecting wastewater underground can cause earthquakes up to 10 kilometers away
Emily Brodsky, University of California, Santa Cruz
Earthquakes in the central and eastern United States have increased dramatically in the last decade as a result...
Global toll from landslides is heaviest in developing countries
A. Joshua West, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
This month’s tragic mudslides in Montecito, California are a reminder...
Each volcano has unique warning signs that eruption is imminent
Tracy K.P. Gregg, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
Mount Agung in Bali has been thrusting ash thousands of feet into the...
Earthquakes triggered by humans pose growing risk
Gillian Foulger, Durham University; Jon Gluyas, Durham University, and Miles Wilson, Durham University
People knew we could induce earthquakes before we knew what they were....
EXPLORING NATURE
How did it feel to be an American colonist in 1776?...
Katherine Ott, Smithsonian Institution
Trade the tricorn hats, bonnets and homespun shirts for flip flops, sneakers and soccer jerseys,...
