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Pacific rim countries to test their tsunami warning system
Feb 10, 2017 (SPX)
Countries bordering on the Pacific Ocean will test their capacity to handle a major tsunami in an exercise from 15 to 17 February, held to identify possible sho...
NASA-Led Campaign Studies Hawaii's Iconic Volcanoes
Feb 10, 2017 (JPL)
Kilauea Volcano on the island of Hawaii is one of Earth's most active volcanoes, drawing scientists and tourists alike from all over the world to study and witn...
Ankara mayor warns of 'manmade quake' threat
Feb 07, 2017 (AFP)
Ankara's outspoken mayor on Tuesday warned that outside forces could be using sophisticated technology to try to trigger a manmade earthquake in a deliberate bi...
Prediction of large earthquakes probability improved
Feb 01, 2017 (SPX)
The probability of an earthquake occurring exponentially decreases as its magnitude value increases. Fortunately, mild earthquakes are more probable than devast...
Researcher proposes novel mechanism to stop tsunamis in their tracks
Jan 27, 2017 (SPX)
Devastating tsunamis could be halted before hitting the Earth's shoreline by firing deep-ocean sound waves at the oncoming mass of water, new research has propo...
The secret of the supervolcano
Jan 27, 2017 (SPX)
Researchers have now found an explanation for what triggered the largest volcanic eruption witnessed by mankind. The volcano's secret was revealed by geochemica...
Can underwater sonar canons stop a tsunami in its tracks?
Jan 25, 2017 (UPI)
New research suggests acoustic-gravity waves, or AGWs, could be used as a defense against deadly tsunamis. Acoustic-gravity waves are sound waves that can trave...
7.9 quake shakes PNG, tsunami alert rescinded
Jan 22, 2017 (AFP)
A powerful 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea Sunday, shaking homes and sparking a tsunami alert, but there were no immediate reports of casualtie...
40 dead in Mozambique rainy season
Jan 20, 2017 (AFP)
At least 40 people have been killed and 76,000 others affected by floods and storms since Mozambique's rainy season started in October, officials said Friday, w...
Breaking point nears for Italy's quake survivors
Jan 19, 2017 (AFP)
For Italian mother Tamara Ottaviani, the latest earthquakes to pound her mountain village might just have been the final straw. After a sleepless night in a sno...
Deadly quake nightmare returns to haunt Italy
Jan 18, 2017 (AFP)
Italy was hit by four earthquakes in four hours Wednesday, killing one and bringing terror to snowbound mountain areas still recovering from last year's series ...
Triple-quake strikes reeling, snow-bound central Italy
Jan 18, 2017 (AFP)
A series of earthquakes measuring 5.3-5.7 magnitude struck central Italy on Wednesday, bringing fresh terror to an area still reeling from deadly quakes last ye...
Modeling magma to find copper
Jan 13, 2017 (SPX)
Copper is an essential element of our society with main uses in the field of electricity and electronics. About 70% of the copper comes from deposits formed sev...
Villagers evacuated as Britain faces severe flood warnings
Jan 13, 2017 (AFP)
Seaside residents in southern England were ordered to evacuate Friday as Britain faced severe flood warnings, after snow caused flights to be cancelled. Police ...
New magma modeling aids search for copper
Jan 12, 2017 (UPI)
Scientists have developed a new model of magma behavior. Researchers expect the simulations to aid the search for copper deposits. Copper is one of the most tec...
Rain slackens across Thailand's flood-hit south
Jan 11, 2017 (AFP)
Heavy rain responsible for floods across southern Thailand eased Wednesday, leaving residents to pick through damaged homes and ruined fields wrought by the 10-...
Floods sever overland routes to Thailand's south
Jan 10, 2017 (AFP)
Overland routes to Thailand's flood-hit south were cut on Tuesday after two bridges collapsed following days of torrential rain that have killed at least 30 peo...
Worst rain 'in 30 years' heaps misery on flood-hit Thai south
Jan 09, 2017 (AFP)
The heaviest rains in 30 years have caused the floods sweeping southern Thailand, the kingdom's junta leader said Monday, as the army ramped up efforts to reach...
Study: Recovery of Caribbean bats would take 8 million years
Jan 09, 2017 (UPI)
Researchers at Stony Brook University have developed a model to estimate how long evolutionary forces would take to restore natural balance among mammalian comm...
Increasing rainfall in a warmer world will likely intensify typhoons in western Pacific
Jan 06, 2017 (SPX)
An analysis of the strongest tropical storms, known as super typhoons, in the western Pacific over the last half-century reveals that they are intensifying. Hig...
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