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Stalagmites May Predict Next Big One Along The New Madrid Seismic Zone
Small white stalagmites
lining caves in the Midwest
may help scientists
chronicle the history of the
New Madrid Seismic Zone
... > full story
Earth Structure: Lowermost Mantle Has Materials With Unexpected Properties
Materials deep inside Earth
have unexpected atomic
properties that might force
earth scientists to revise
their models of Earth's
... > full story
Major Flooding Risk Could Span Decades After Chinese Earthquake
Up to 20 million people,
thousands of whom are
already displaced from their
homes following the
devastating Chinese
... > full story
Crystals Improve Understanding Of Volcanic Eruption Triggers
Scientists have exploited
crystals from lavas to
unravel the records of
volcanic eruptions. ... > full story
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How Many Earthquakes Are There?
October 8, 2008 — Authors explore how ground motion measures scale with magnitude and explore the question: How many earthquakes are ... > full story -
New Geomorphological Index Created For Studying Active Tectonics Of Mountains
September 16, 2008 — To build a hospital, nuclear power station or a large dam you need to know the possible earthquake risks of the terrain. Now, researchers from the Universities of Granada and Jaen, alongside ... > full story -
May 2008 Earthquake In China Could Be Followed By Another Significant Rupture
September 11, 2008 — Researchers analyzing the May 2008 Wenchuan earthquake in China's Sichuan province have found that geological stress has significantly increased on three major fault systems in the region. The ... > full story -
Magmatically Triggered Slow Earthquake Discovered At Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii
August 30, 2008 — From June 17-19, 2007, Kilauea experienced a new dike intrusion, where magma rapidly moved from a storage reservoir beneath the summit into the east rift zone and extended the rift zone by as much as ... > full story -
Yellowstone's Ancient Supervolcano: Molten Plume Of Material Cooler Than Expected
August 28, 2008 — The geysers of Yellowstone National Park owe their existence to the "Yellowstone hotspot" -- a region of molten rock buried deep beneath Yellowstone, geologists have ... > full story -
Earthquake Zone Off Oregon Coast Surprisingly Active
August 27, 2008 — Scientists have completed a new analysis of an earthquake fault line that extends some 200 miles off the southern and central Oregon coast that they say is more active than the San Andreas Fault in ... > full story -
Rigorous Earthquake Simulations Aim To Make Buildings Safer
August 24, 2008 — Engineering researchers have concluded months of rigorous earthquake simulation tests on a half-scale three-story structure, and will now begin sifting through their results so they can be used in ... > full story -
Earthquakes May Endanger New York More Than Thought; Nuclear Power Plant Seen As Particular Risk
August 21, 2008 — Seismologists suggests that a pattern of subtle but active faults make the risk of earthquakes to the New York City area substantially greater than formerly believed. Among other things, they say ... > full story -
Exploring Sichuan Fault
August 14, 2008 — Scientists are to explore the fault lines that caused the May 12th earthquake in China that killed 69,000 ... > full story -
Mud Pots Signal Possible Extension Of San Andreas Fault
July 31, 2008 — A linear string of mud pots and mud volcanoes suggest surface evidence for a southern extension of the San Andreas Fault that runs through the Salton Sea, according to a paper published in the August ... > full story
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