A strong 7.6-magnitude earthquake hit deep under the ocean off Indonesia and East Timor early Tuesday, the US Geological Survey reported.
Environment
Jan 10, 2023
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Pranay Mishra reached down to the floor of his workplace and scooped a handful of what might be the closest thing on Earth to the feel of Martian soil.
Space Exploration
Dec 22, 2022
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Satellite observations have revealed that weak seismic ground shaking can trigger powerful landslide acceleration—even several years after a significant earthquake.
Earth Sciences
Nov 30, 2022
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A volcano is likely erupting deep beneath the Pacific Ocean in the U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, but scientists don't know for sure because it's so inaccessible.
Environment
Nov 15, 2022
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Since 2018, when the NASA InSight Mission deployed the SEIS seismometer on the surface of Mars, seismologists and geophysicists at ETH Zurich have been listening to the seismic pings of more than 1,300 marsquakes. Again and ...
Astronomy
Oct 27, 2022
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Chances are good that most people reading this are situated on a hillslope, as hillslopes cover some 90% of the Earth's landmass.
Earth Sciences
Oct 13, 2022
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Trapped inside the shoreline of a bay, the resonant interactions of a tsunami with regular waves can prolong the tsunami disturbance. For the 2021 magnitude 7 Acapulco, Mexico earthquake and tsunami, edge waves in the bay ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 27, 2022
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Kiwi volcanologists and engineers have finished testing an automated system that provides a warning when an eruption on Whakaari (White Island) becomes more likely.
Earth Sciences
Sep 14, 2022
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An alarming video of what appeared to be volcanic activity at Mount Rainier left people wondering if the volcano would erupt.
Earth Sciences
Sep 8, 2022
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The analysis of low-intensity human-caused microearthquakes, including their magnitude and frequency, has become an important factor in mining. This is a consideration not only for the safety of mining staff, but also for ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 18, 2022
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