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Natural Deep Earth Pump Fuels Earthquakes And Ore
For the first time
scientists have discovered
the presence of a natural
deep earth pump that is a
crucial element in the
formation of ore deposits
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Cell Phone Towers Can Help Predict Big Floods
New research finds cell
phone towers can help
predict the next big flood. ... > full story
First Detailed Look At Progress Of A Wildland-urban Fire
To better understand
increasingly prevelant
Wildland-Urban Interface
(WUI) fires -- and how best
to prevent or fight them --
researchers have issued an
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In The Warming West, Climate Most Significant Factor In Fanning Wildfires' Flames
The recent increase in area
burned by wildfires in the
Western United States is a
product not of higher
temperatures or longer fire
... > full story
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Tremors On Southern San Andreas Fault May Mean Increased Earthquake Risk
July 9, 2009 — Tremors under the Parkfield segment of the San Andreas Fault have increased with increasing stress on a nearby locked segment of the fault, perhaps signaling a greater chance of an earthquake. The ... > full story -
Hurricane Katrina: Why Some People Stayed Behind
July 3, 2009 — Hurricane Katrina was the largest natural disaster in US history, claiming the lives of more than 1,800 victims and causing well over $100 billion in damage along the Gulf Coast. The 2005 storm ... > full story -
Faults And Earthquakes In China Monitored From Space
July 3, 2009 — China is in a very seismically active area and has had many catastrophic earthquakes during its history. A joint European-Chinese team is using satellite radar data to monitor ground deformation ... > full story -
New Kind Of Undersea Eruption Defined: 'Neptunian'
July 2, 2009 — Two Australian researchers have defined a newly recognized kind of explosive eruption, termed "neptunian," that is restricted to seafloor ... > full story -
Index Insurance Has Potential To Help Manage Climate Risks And Reduce Poverty
June 24, 2009 — A type of insurance called index insurance offers significant opportunities as a climate-risk management tool in developing countries, according to a new ... > full story -
Alaskan Earthquake 'To Be Expected,' Says Researcher
June 23, 2009 — As reports of a strong earthquake in Alaska continue to emerge (on June 22) a Baylor University earthquake researcher says this is not an unusual event in this ... > full story -
Earth Hotspot Poorly Imaged
June 22, 2009 — The Earth's mantle, situated under the Earth's crust, is very much the spot for studying interesting geological processes. Although we do not realize it, right under our feet there is a sultry world ... > full story -
Do And Don't Of Building In Hurricane-prone Areas
June 16, 2009 — Experts have evaluated the best building design and construction practices to reduce wind pressures on building surfaces and to resist high winds and hurricanes in residential or commercial ... > full story -
Earthquake Faults Through Downtown Reno, Nevada
June 16, 2009 — Scientists are finishing the first phase of seismic surveying through downtown as part of a $1 million US Geological Survey study to create an earthquake hazard map in the Reno-Carson City urban ... > full story -
Fire Mitigation Work In Western US Misplaced, Says New Study
June 15, 2009 — Only 11 percent of wildfire mitigation efforts undertaken as a result of a long-term federal fuels-reduction program to cut down catastrophic wildfire risk to communities have been undertaken near ... > full story
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