Glacial lakes form when meltwater is trapped behind a dam, usually glacial ice, bedrock or a type of moraine (terminal types being an unconsolidated pile of debris at the maximum extent of the glacier). When a dam fails, ...
It's rare to feel earthquakes in the U.S. Northeast, so the magnitude 4.8 earthquake in New Jersey that shook buildings in New York City and was felt from Maryland to Boston on April 5, 2024, drew a lot of questions. It was ...
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It is common knowledge that humans have a big effect on the world and their natural environment. However, what may be less well-known is that humans can also induce earthquakes. Industrial activities such as geothermal energy ...
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Jan 15, 2024
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Scientists say they have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model which would efficiently interpret and recognize the behavior of certain factors in seismic-prone regions to forecast earthquakes before their occurrence.
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Jan 8, 2024
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Lava erupted through a fissure in Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula on Dec. 18, 2023, shooting almost 100 feet (30 meters) in the air in its early hours.
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Dec 20, 2023
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The signs started appearing in early November, and people waited anxiously as earthquakes and ground swells indicated a volcanic eruption near Grindavik, Iceland, was imminent.
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Dec 20, 2023
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Using questionnaires created to determine whether a particular earthquake is natural or induced by human activity, a panel of experts concluded that the November 2022 magnitude 5.2 Peace River earthquake sequence in Alberta, ...
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Dec 14, 2023
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Professor Nick Rawlinson is fascinated by the shifting crust of the planet, the jostle of tectonic plates, the rupture of faults and the shaking of the earth.
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Nov 14, 2023
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The Blue Lagoon geothermal spa—one of Iceland's biggest tourist attractions—closed temporarily as a swarm of earthquakes put the island nation's most populated region on alert for a possible volcanic eruption.
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Nov 9, 2023
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New research confirms fracking causes slow, small earthquakes or tremors, whose origin was previously a mystery to scientists. The tremors are produced by the same processes that could create large, damaging earthquakes.
Earth Sciences
Aug 10, 2023
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