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Bleach in the Icelandic Volcanic Cloud
May 27, 2011 — Chlorine in the ash plume of the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull attacked atmospheric trace gases. One year after the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland brought European air traffic to ... > full story -
Japan Earthquake Appears to Increase Quake Risk Elsewhere in the Country
May 25, 2011 — Japan's recent magnitude 9.0 earthquake, which triggered a devastating tsunami, relieved stress along part of the quake fault but also has contributed to the build up of stress in other areas, ... > full story -
Simple Method of Dealing With Harmful Radioactive Iodine Discovered
May 24, 2011 — A novel way to immobilize radioactive forms of iodine using a microwave has been discovered. Iodine radioisotopes are produced by fission of uranium fuel in a nuclear reactor. Radioactive iodine is ... > full story -
Unusual Earthquake Gave Japan Tsunami Extra Punch, Say Scientists
May 24, 2011 — The March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan were generated on a fault that didn't rupture the usual way, according to researchers. The rupture initially shot westward, then slowed and ... > full story -
More Focus Needed on Mental Health Triage in Disaster Preparedness, Bioethicists Urge
May 23, 2011 — Bioethicists say disaster-response planning has overlooked the needs of people who suffer from pre-existing, serious mental conditions. Survivors already diagnosed with schizophrenia, dementia, ... > full story -
Break Up of New Orleans Households After Katrina
May 23, 2011 — How well a family recovers from a natural catastrophe may be tied to the household's pre-disaster make up and socio-economic status. Researchers compared the number of households in New Orleans, LA ... > full story -
Scientists Find Odd Twist in Slow 'Earthquakes': Tremor Running Backwards
May 22, 2011 — Scientists find that in an unfelt, weeks-long seismic phenomenon called episodic tremor and slip, the tremor can suddenly reverse direction and travel back through areas of the fault that it had ... > full story -
Japan's 9.0 Tohoku-Oki Earthquake: Surprising Findings About Energy Distribution Over Fault Slip and Stress Accumulation
May 19, 2011 — When the magnitude 9.0 Tohoku-Oki earthquake and resulting tsunami struck off the northeast coast of Japan on March 11, they caused widespread destruction and death. Using observations from a dense ... > full story -
Earth's Core Is Melting ... and Freezing
May 18, 2011 — The inner core of the Earth is simultaneously melting and freezing due to circulation of heat in the overlying rocky mantle, according to new ... > full story -
Landslides: How Rainfall Dried Up Panama's Drinking Water
May 17, 2011 — An aerial survey of landslides has helps scientists evaluate the effect of a prolonged tropical storm on the water supply in the Panama Canal ... > full story
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