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Recent Landslides In La Conchita, California Belong To Much Larger Prehistoric Slide
October 23, 2005 — The deadly landslide that killed 10 people and destroyed 30 homes in La Conchita, California last January is but a tiny part of a much larger slide, called the Rincon Mountain slide, discovered by ... > full story -
Chemicals Entering Coastal Waters: Freshwater And Saltwater Interactions In Coastal Groundwater
September 2, 2005 — Scientists have recently recognized an imbalance in the flow of salty groundwater into the coastal ocean: considerable saltwater discharge into the ocean has been observed, but little or no return ... > full story -
Post-Tsunami Thailand Yields Lessons For Coastal Construction
March 26, 2005 — An inspection of Thai villages and ports struck by tsunami waves has uncovered some engineering lessons that might reduce casualties and destruction in future oceanic upheavals, a Johns Hopkins ... > full story -
High Risk Of Major Tsunami In Northern Caribbean: Over 35 Million Could Be Affected
March 25, 2005 — The potential for devastating tsunamis in the northern Caribbean is high, say marine scientists, based on their analysis of historical data since the arrival of Columbus. Several natural phenomena ... > full story -
Sinking Coastline May Precede Large Subduction Zone Quakes
January 21, 2005 — Some massive earthquakes like the one that generated the recent tsunami in South Asia are preceded by slight sinking along nearby coastlines two to five years before the rupture, according to a new ... > full story -
Pinatubo's Rivers Show The Danger Isn't Over When Volcanic Eruption Ends
January 6, 2005 — Mount Pinatubo erupted with devastating force in June 1991, and now the Philippines volcano is proving to be an ideal laboratory for studying the "hydrologic aftermath" of a volcanic ... > full story -
Scientists Issue Mount St. Helens Volcanic Advisory
October 1, 2004 — Seismic activity at Mount St. Helens has accelerated significantly recently, increasing scientists' level of concern that current unrest could culminate in an ... > full story -
Canary Islands Landslides And Mega-Tsunamis: Should We Really Be Frightened?
August 15, 2004 — What is the reality behind stories of mega-tsunamis wiping out the American east coast and southern England? Very little, according to Dr Russell Wynn and Dr Doug Masson from Southampton Oceanography ... > full story -
Researchers Detail Landslides With Powerful New Space-Born Imaging Techniques
June 25, 2004 — A research team led by the University of California, Berkeley, has detailed the downhill movement of San Francisco Bay Area landslides using powerful new space-born imaging ... > full story -
New Mudslides Expected With Heavy Storms In Southern California
February 24, 2004 — The devastating Christmas Day mudslides, known to scientists as debris flows, were more widespread than most people realize, according to the U.S. Geological Survey ... > full story
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