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NASA's TRMM Satellite Confirms 2010 Landslides
November 27, 2012 — A NASA study using TRMM satellite data revealed that the year 2010 was a particularly bad year for landslides around the ... > full story -
Did You See That? How Could You Miss It?
November 26, 2012 — A psychology study shows that people do not recall things they have seen -- or at least walked by -- hundreds of ... > full story -
Models for Evacuation Procedures in Big Cities After Massive Earthquakes
November 26, 2012 — Researchers in Japan report on models for evacuation procedures in big cities after massive earthquakes based on the behavior of people in Tokyo after the Tohoku-Pacific Ocean Earthquake on March 11, ... > full story -
What Lies Beneath? New Survey Technique Offers Detailed Picture of Our Changing Landscape
November 14, 2012 — A new surveying technique is giving geologists their first detailed picture of how ground movement associated with historical mining is changing the face of our ... > full story -
At Least Six Major Earthquakes on the Alhama De Murcia Fault in the Last 300,000 Years
November 12, 2012 — An international group of researchers, with Spanish participation, has analysed the most recent history of the Alhama de Murcia fault. They discovered that it has experienced six major earthquakes ... > full story -
2011 Virginia Earthquake Triggered Landslides at Extraordinary Distances
November 6, 2012 — The 2011 Mineral, Virginia M-5.8 earthquake was felt over an extraordinarily large area. A new study details landslides triggered by the earthquake at distances four times greater and over an area 20 ... > full story -
Hydro-Fracking: Fact Vs. Fiction
November 5, 2012 — In communities across the US, people are hearing more and more about a controversial oil and gas extraction technique called hydraulic fracturing – aka, hydro-fracking. Controversies pivot on ... > full story -
Tabletop Fault Model Reveals Why Some Earthquakes Result in Faster Shaking
October 31, 2012 — A new study reveals that the more time an earthquake fault has to heal, the faster the shake it will produce when it finally ruptures. Because the rapidity and strength of the shaking are what causes ... > full story -
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Seniors Particularly Vulnerable in Hurricane Sandy's Aftermath
October 31, 2012 — Older adults left in the wake of Hurricane Sandy will likely suffer disproportionately in the days ahead, based on data from other recent natural ... > full story -
Fishing for Answers Off Fukushima
October 25, 2012 — Japan's "triple disaster," as it has become known, began on March 11, 2011, and remains unprecedented in its scope and complexity. To understand the lingering effects and potential public health ... > full story
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