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Death toll in Venezuela earthquakes rises to 589 with almost 3,000 injuredVenezuela grapples with a devastating toll of 589 dead and nearly 3,000 injured following two powerful earthquakes. The hardest-hit state, ...- A 650-foot mega tsunami struck Greenland, and scientists detected something even stranger afterwardIn September 2023, a massive Greenland mega-tsunami sent mysterious vibrations through Earth for nine days. Scientists have now uncovered h...
- The San Andreas fault just reached a level scientists haven’t seen in 1,000 years—Is California ready for what comes next?A new study suggests the San Andreas Fault has reached stress levels not seen in nearly 1,000 years. While scientists are not predicting an...
- In 2011, when Japan was rocked by 9.0 Tohoku earthquake, something strange happened 15 minutes later; scientists missed this deep-Earth process for more than a decadeA new study reveals the 2011 Tohoku earthquake triggered an extraordinary event deep within Earth. Seismic energy traveled to the outer cor...
- Beating the Heat: India’s data centre dream and the 50°C reality in its pathIndia's digital economy is expanding rapidly. However, extreme heat is straining its data centers. Rising temperatures increase cooling nee...
- This underwater fault near Ecuador has baffled scientists for decades. They just cracked itScientists have identified natural "brakes" within the Gofar transform fault, located deep beneath the eastern Pacific Ocean. These "barrie...
- What lies beneath Yellowstone is far more complicated than the geysers tourists see at the surfaceBeneath the iconic geysers of Yellowstone lies an intricate labyrinth of subterranean activity. Fueled by the intense heat from molten magm...
- Tsunami: What is the Pacific 'Ring of Fire'?The Pacific Ring of Fire, a seismically active zone encircling the Pacific Ocean, is home to numerous earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and ...
- USGS reports 6.6 magnitude quake Southwest of Samoa’s capital, no tsunami warning issuedA strong earthquake hit near Samoa. The US Geological Survey reported the event. It measured 6.6 in magnitude. The location was southwest o...
- Greenland Landslide: Earth shook for 9 days after melting glacier causes massive landslide, 650-foot mega tsunamiGreenland Landslide: A massive landslide in Greenland in September 2023 triggered a 200-meter-high tsunami, resulting in a mysterious nine-...
- Centre to set up micro-seismic observation systems at Joshimath: Jitendra SinghAddressing the workshop, he said there was a critical need for fundamental research on the physical processes that lead to failure of the b...
- Centre to set up micro-seismic observation systems at Joshimath: Jitendra SinghClimatic factors such as excessive precipitation and flow of water from mountains into massive cracks and fractures in the sub-surface rock...
- 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...
- ISR to set up 50 new seismic stations for earthquake analysisThese new seismic stations will have two major components-- Strong Motion Accelerograph (SMA) and another is Broadband Seismometer (BBS), s...
- Shillong gets state of the art research centre to generate model for earthquake predictionsThe government has set up a state of the art institution — Shillong Geophysical Research Centre (SGRC) — to study seismic processes and gen...
- Mechanism behind 'strange' earthquakes discoveredTeam found that the small-scale convective currents beneath the plate correlated with seismic events above in a predictable way.
- Scientists map April 2015 Nepal earthquakeThe study assessed the presence of low frequency and high frequency waves over the three stages of the earthquake.
- Past earthquakes may help predict future quake damageResearchers have used innovative methods to examine the ground around Mbeya in Tanzania where a large earthquake occurred some 25,000 years...
- Nearly half of Americans threatened by earthquakesMore than 143 million Americans living in the 48 contiguous states are exposed to potentially damaging ground shaking from earthquakes, res...
- Graphs to assess damage to buildings if earthquake occursThis new damage assessment method can clearly say by looking at a prototype score card what kind of damage a building can undergo in future...
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