• Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 26th, 2012
US Southwest at Risk of Large Earthquake

US Southwest at Risk of Large Earthquake

The Rio Grande Rift continues to be geologically active

  • Energy
  • By Oana Grigoras
  • January 6th, 2012
Fracking Suspected of Poisoning Water in New York

Fracking Suspected of Poisoning Water in New York

The process of obtaining natural gas is correlated with local environmental destruction

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 15th, 2011
Deciphering the Language of Fin Whales

Deciphering the Language of Fin Whales

Earthquake sensors can analyze fin whale song patterns

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 6th, 2011
Japan Earthquake Finally Reveals 'Merging Tsunamis'

Japan Earthquake Finally Reveals 'Merging Tsunamis'

American investigators match observations with past theories

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 23rd, 2011
Ozone Releases May Precede Earthquakes

Ozone Releases May Precede Earthquakes

New early detection method may use the triatomic molecule

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 19th, 2011
San Andreas Fault Observatory Nears Completion

San Andreas Fault Observatory Nears Completion

Work on this ambitious project began back in 2004

Satellite Images Ongoing Submarine Volcano Eruption

Satellite Images Ongoing Submarine Volcano Eruption

NASA is very interested in this type of natural phenomena

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 8th, 2011
This Year's Large Earthquakes Reflect Natural Randomness

This Year's Large Earthquakes Reflect Natural Randomness

They do not represent a trend towards more powerful tremors

Cuadrilla's Fracking Techniques Supposedly Caused the Lancashire Quakes

Cuadrilla's Fracking Techniques Supposedly Caused the Lancashire Quakes

A combination of “unusual factors” seems to have generated the seismic activity

Large Earthquake Strikes Eastern Turkey

Large Earthquake Strikes Eastern Turkey

The USGS estimates the tremor was rather intense

Earthquakes Generate Immense, Localized Heat

Earthquakes Generate Immense, Localized Heat

The natural phenomenon is generally referred to as flash heating

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 10th, 2011
Effects of Japanese Earthquake Reached the Ionosphere

Effects of Japanese Earthquake Reached the Ionosphere

The natural disasters also caused massive damages on the ground

  • Sci Pry
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 29th, 2011
Berkeley Lab Cookstoves to Benefit Haiti Survivors

Berkeley Lab Cookstoves to Benefit Haiti Survivors

Cooking safely following the earthquake is a challenge

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 27th, 2011
Comparison: 7 Earthquake Detection Methods Analyzed

Comparison: 7 Earthquake Detection Methods Analyzed

Experts wanted to establish which one works best

 
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