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Giant 'Balloon of Magma' Inflates Under Santorini's Volcano
September 9, 2012 The chamber of molten rock beneath Santorini's volcano expanded 10-20 million cubic meters -- up to 15 times the size of London's Olympic Stadium -- between January 2011 and April 2012, according to ... > full story -
Exploration Drilling to Monitor Earthquakes in the Istanbul Area
September 7, 2012 Today the drilling starts for a seismic monitoring network on the Marmara Sea near Istanbul. Specially designed seismic sensors in eight boreholes on the outskirts of Istanbul and around the eastern ... > full story -
Increase in Respiratory Symptoms Following Volcanic Eruption
September 4, 2012 Exposure to volcanic ash can increase respiratory symptoms such as an extreme cough, or phlegm, according to a new ... > full story -
Smoking and Natural Disasters: Christchurch Residents Increase Tobacco Consumption Post-Earthquake
September 4, 2012 The prevalence of smoking in Christchurch, New Zealand, increased following the 2010 earthquake, according to a new ... > full story -
Earthquake Hazards Map Study Finds Deadly Flaws
August 31, 2012 Three of the largest and deadliest earthquakes in recent history occurred where earthquake hazard maps didn't predict massive quakes. Scientists have recently studied the reasons for the maps' ... > full story -
Yellowstone Into the Future
August 30, 2012 Geologist consider future scenarios of intracaldera volcanism at Yellowstone National Park, ... > full story -
Hot Spots Pinpointed as Earthquake Trigger Points: Small Droplets of Friction-Generated Melts Can Lead to 'Megaquakes'
August 29, 2012 Scientists have come a step closer to deciphering some of the basic mysteries and mechanisms behind earthquakes and how average-sized earthquakes may evolve into massive earthquakes. Scientists ... > full story -
Evaluate Children's Stress After Natural Disasters
August 28, 2012 Some children, depending on other stressors, may have a harder time recovering from natural ... > full story -
Short And Mid-Term Cardiovascular Effects of Japan's 2011 Earthquake and Tsunami: Incidence Rises With the Seismic Peak
August 27, 2012 The Japanese earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011, which hit the north-east coast of Japan with a magnitude of 9.0 on the Richter scale, was one of the largest ocean-trench earthquakes ever ... > full story -
Antarctic Ice Sheet Quakes Shed Light on Ice Movement and Earthquakes
August 23, 2012 Analysis of small, repeating earthquakes in an Antarctic ice sheet may not only lead to an understanding of glacial movement, but may also shed light on stick slip earthquakes like those on the San ... > full story
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