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Tiny fiber-optic cables on seabed can do a lot more than you can imagine. Now, they can listen to silent whales. Here's howTiny fiber-optic cables on seabed can do a lot more than you can imagine as researchers have found that these underwater communication cabl...- A 481-meter tsunami in Alaska's Tracy Arm Fjord, triggered when a mountainside collapsed beside a retreating glacier, shows how warming can quietly prime a tourist spot for disasterA massive mountainside collapse in Alaska's Tracy Arm Fjord generated a 1,578-foot wave, the second-tallest ever recorded. Scientists attri...
- Hong Kong issues amber rainstorm warning signal amid heavy rain forecastThe Hong Kong Observatory issued an amber rainstorm warning signal following sustained heavy rainfall exceeding 30 mm per hour. Residents a...
- Govt plans to establish 100 observatories to expand seismological networkHe said the National Seismological Network has a detection capability down to magnitude 3.0 earthquake for most parts of the country.
- Increased earthquake activity in 2 Alaska volcanoes may indicate eruption, alert issuedThe activation of alerts suggests that the occurrence of earthquakes at two volcanoes in Alaska may indicate the possibility of an eruption.
- Earthquake memes jolt Twitter as Delhi rocked by quake for the third time in 20 daysThere were earthquakes in the capital city prior to this, on November 9, after an earthquake of 6.3 magnitude struck Nepal and left six peo...
- India to add 100 more earthquake observatories by 2026: Jitendra Singh"India is going to have 35 more earthquake observatories by the end of this year and 100 more such observatories in the next five years," t...
- Feeling more quakes in NCR recently? It’s just the quiet during lockdownIndia has installed more quake-detection equipment, which can capture small seismic activity that went undetected earlier. Reports of tremo...
- Sea level rise may up risk of devastating tsunamis worldwideThe threat of rising sea levels to coastal cities and communities throughout the world is well known, but new findings show the likely incr...
- 29 Indian cities highly vulnerable to earthquakes; check if your city is in the listA majority of these places are in the Himalayas, one of the most seismically active regions in the world. These cities have a combined popu...
- India to get 31 new quake observatories by next yearAt present, there is no scientific technique available to predict the occurrence of earthquakes with reasonable degree of accuracy with reg...
- New way to predict earthquakes foundScientists, led by an Indian-origin researcher, have discovered a way to forecast earthquakes based on slow fault movements caused by movin...
- Slight intensity earthquake hits OdishaThe tremor had its epicentre at about 35 km north of seismological observatory here, the meteorological centre here said.
- Geological Survey of India to take over earthquake management from Indian Meteorological DepartmentThe GSI will now take over the work of seismic hazard risk mapping work at micro-level from Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) for 30 m...
- Low intensity earthquake hits Madhya Pradesh and ChhattisgarhMild tremors were felt in the bordering districts of Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh this morning.
- India steps up R&D to monitor earthquake precursors: IMDIndia is stepping up its research capapilties to pick up early signals of an impending earthquake by setting up an network of observatories.
- Earthquake of 4.3 magnitude hits North EastThere have been no reports of any damage or injury after the quake.
- Seismological observatory to be set up near LoCIn the aftermath of large-scale death and destruction in the 2005 earthquake, Jammu and Kashmir will soon have a new seismological observat...
- Moderate earthquake shakes Turkey; no injuries reportedA seismology center says a moderate earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8, has shaken a city in southwestern Turkey. There are no...
- Moderate earthquake hits Turkish capitalA moderate earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 shook the Turkish capital early on Thursday, rocking beds, swaying wardrobes and ...
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