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Landslide Fatalities Are Greater Than Previously Thought
August 15, 2012 — Landslides kill ten times more people across the world than was previously thought, according to new ... > full story -
Nearly 1,000 Earthquakes Recorded in Arizona Over Three Years
August 14, 2012 — Researchers have used EarthScope data to build the first comprehensive earthquake catalog for ... > full story -
Earthquake Risk in Europe Detailed
August 10, 2012 — For the first time, scientists have succeeded in setting up a harmonized catalog of earthquakes for Europe and the Mediterranean for the last thousand years. This catalog consists of about 45000 ... > full story -
Thinking About Giving, Not Receiving, Motivates People to Help Others
August 10, 2012 — We're often told to 'count our blessings' and be grateful for what we have. And research shows that doing so makes us happier. But will it actually change our behavior towards others? A new study ... > full story -
Scientist Discovers Plate Tectonics on Mars
August 9, 2012 — For years, many scientists had thought that plate tectonics existed nowhere in our solar system but on Earth. Now, a researcher has discovered that the geological phenomenon, which involves the ... > full story -
Correlation Between Injection Wells and Small Earthquakes Discovered
August 6, 2012 — Most earthquakes in the Barnett Shale region of north Texas occur within a few miles of one or more injection wells used to dispose of wastes associated with petroleum production such as hydraulic ... > full story -
Ancient Records Shed Light on Italian Earthquakes (Aquila Area)
August 3, 2012 — When a damaging earthquake struck the area of L'Aquila in central Italy in 2009, it was the latest in the region's long history of strong and persistent quakes. But according to a new study the ... > full story -
Major Recent Earthquakes Across the Globe Probably Not Linked
August 2, 2012 — The past decade has been plagued with what seems to be a cluster of large earthquakes, with massive quakes striking Sumatra, Chile, Haiti and Japan since 2004. Some researchers have suggested that ... > full story -
Homing in on a Potential Pre-Quake Signal
August 2, 2012 — In a new analysis of the 2004 magnitude 6.0 Parkfield earthquake in California, David Schaff suggests some limits on how changes measured by ambient seismic noise could be used as a pre-earthquake ... > full story -
Northwest Earthquake Risk in U.S. Looms Large: 40% Chance of Major Earthquake Within 50 Years
August 1, 2012 — A comprehensive analysis of the Cascadia Subduction Zone off the Pacific Northwest coast confirms that the region has had numerous earthquakes over the past 10,000 years, and suggests that the ... > full story
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