News tagged with seismic crews
Research discovers underground pockets of water, natural gas
(PhysOrg.com) -- Look out below! That's the warning a University of Alberta geophysics researcher has for hydrocarbon and water drillers after discovering uncharted land forms beneath the surface of the province. Deep valleys, ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 14, 2009 |
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A new way to visualize Earth
As the state geologist for Arizona, Lee Allison knows granite from sandstone, a syncline from an anticline. But he has lacked the ability to look through rocks to visualize the inner workings of the Earth.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 17, 2012 |
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Tests to assess how elevators, fire systems perform in earthquakes
Structural engineers at the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering are preparing for a series of earthquake tests focused on nonstructural components, including a functioning elevator, stairs, ceilings, ...
Sep 22, 2011 |
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Earthquake prediction still stymies scientists
(AP) -- The East Coast earthquake left more than just residents unaccustomed to feeling the ground shake and sway in a daze. It also surprised some scientists who spend their careers trying to untangle the ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 05, 2011 |
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Heavy metal meets hard rock: Battling through the ocean crust's hardest rocks
Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) Expedition 335 Superfast Spreading Rate Crust 4 recently completed operations in Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) Hole 1256D, a deep scientific borehole that extends more ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 30, 2011 |
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Scientists study earthquake triggers in Pacific ocean
(PhysOrg.com) -- New samples of rock and sediment from the depths of the eastern Pacific Ocean may help explain the cause of large, destructive earthquakes similar to the Tohoku Earthquake that struck Japan ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 29, 2011 |
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Report cites 'liquefaction' as key to much of Japanese earthquake damage
(PhysOrg.com) -- The massive subduction zone earthquake in Japan caused a significant level of soil "liquefaction" that has surprised researchers with its widespread severity, a new analysis shows.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 18, 2011 |
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Cosmonauts perform 27th russian space station spacewalk
Two Russian cosmonauts ventured outside the International Space Station on Jan. 21 to complete installation of a new high-speed data transmission system, remove an old plasma pulse experiment, install a camera ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 24, 2011 |
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Recycled Haitian concrete can be safe, strong and less expensive, says Georgia Tech group
Nearly one year after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake rocked the Republic of Haiti, engineering and concrete experts at Georgia Tech report that concrete and other debris in Port-au-Prince could be safely and inexpensively recycled ...
Jan 04, 2011 |
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Indonesia hit by deadly tsunami, volcanic eruption (Update 2)
A volcanic eruption and a tsunami killed scores of people hundreds of miles apart in Indonesia - spasms from the Pacific "Ring of Fire," which spawns disasters from deep within the Earth.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 26, 2010 |
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BP halts Gulf oil flow for first time since April
British energy giant BP says it has temporarily stopped oil flowing into the Gulf of Mexico for the first time in three months as it began key tests hoping to stem the spill for good.
Jul 16, 2010 |
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