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Wednesday, 06 December 2017
Heather Britton: Can Animals be Used to Predict Earthquakes?
One of the most common questions faced by the disaster risk reduction community relates to earthquake prediction (see this Geological Society briefing on prediction vs. forecasting). The disaster risk reduction community, however, would perhaps argue that improved buildings, reduction in poverty, and improved governance are a greater priority than predicting earthquakes. Even so, there are still many members of the international community focused on trying to identify ways to predict [...]
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Small earthquake swarm in western Tjörnes Fracture Zone (TFZ)
During the night of 6-December-2017 there was a small earthquake swarm on western part of Tjörnes Fracture Zone (TFZ). Few earthquakes happened and the largest one had a magnitude of 3,1 and was felt in Siglufjörður village and Ólafsvík village. … Continue reading →Lode alla Piccola Halszka - Prima Parte: Aldilà di qualsiasi aspettativa
Scientists capture Earth’s “hum” on ocean floor
Researchers have successfully quantified Earth’s vibrational “hum” using seismic instruments on the bottom of the ocean. A new study determined at the ocean bottom the frequencies at which the Earth [...]europäische Pflanzen auf anderen Kontinenten - Startvorteil durch Menschenhand
Internationales Forschungsteam mit Konstanzer Beteiligung veröffentlicht Studie zur Ausbreitung europäischer Pflanzenarten auf anderen Kontinenten • Dokumentation der aus Europa auf andere [...]Arizona Geology e-Magazine touts new earth fissure maps
My GSW Presidential address
I can hardly believe it but tonight I wrap up my tenure as the 2017 President of the Geological Society of Washington. In our Society, it’s a tradition for the President to give the final talk of the year, a [...]Door 6 – Earth’s nearest neighbour
Lode a [CENSURA]: Prologo autobiografico
Il 6 Dicembre è una data importante per me: oggi è il giorno in cui, tre anni fa, scoprimmo lo scheletro di Machimosaurus rex. Eppure, c'è un giorno che ricorderò come persino più eccezionale di oggi. [...]Facettenaugen sind ein evolutionärer Dauerbrenner
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Cartogram maps provide new view of climate change risk
Scientists have developed cartograms — maps that convey information by contorting areas — to visualize the risks of climate change in a novelGunung Agung: Status unverändert
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