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Posted November 26, 2009:

• Small Faults in Southeast Spain Reduce Earthquake Risk of Larger Ones

Posted November 24, 2009:

• Using New Technique, Scientists Find Eleven Times More Aftershocks for 2004 Quake
• Supervolcano Eruption In Sumatra Deforested India 73,000 Years Ago

Posted November 20, 2009:

• Engineers Use Aerospace Approach to Design Wave Energy System

Posted November 16, 2009:

• Volatile Gas Could Turn Rwandan Lake Into a Freshwater Time Bomb

Posted November 12, 2009:

• Satellite Imagery Used To Identify Active Magma Systems In East Africa's Rift Valley

Posted November 11, 2009:

• Community Education And Evacuation Planning Saved Lives In Sept. 29 Samoan Tsunami

Posted November 9, 2009:

• Deep Creep Means Milder, More Frequent Earthquakes Along Southern California's San Jacinto Fault

Posted November 5, 2009:

• Earthquakes Actually Aftershocks Of 19th Century Quakes; Repercussions Of 1811 And 1812 New Madrid Quakes Continue To Be Felt

Posted November 3, 2009:

• African Desert Rift Confirmed As New Ocean In The Making

Posted October 30, 2009:

• First Detailed Documentation Of Tsunami Erosion
• Underwater Exploration Of The Casablanca Seamount

Posted October 28, 2009:

• Tsunami Evacuation Buildings: Another Way To Save Lives In The Pacific Northwest

Posted October 26, 2009:

• Tsunami Waves Reasonably Likely To Strike Israel, Geo-Archaeological Research Suggests

Posted October 20, 2009:

• Seismic Noise Unearths Lost Hurricanes

Posted October 16, 2009:

• Secrets Of The Lake Floor Of Lake Maggiore

Posted October 15, 2009:

• Satellite Data Look Behind The Scenes Of Deadly Earthquake
• Giant Impact Near India Not Mexico May Have Doomed Dinosaurs

Posted October 8, 2009:

• Scientists Measure The Rate Of Ascent Of Volcanic Magma

Posted October 1, 2009:

• Coal-Mining Hazard Resembles Explosive Volcanic Eruption, Study Shows
• New Way To Monitor Faults May Help Predict Earthquakes

Posted September 30, 2009:

• San Andreas Affected By 2004 Sumatran Quake; Largest Quakes Can Weaken Fault Zones Worldwide

Posted September 24, 2009:

• Acute Impact On Brain Function In Earthquake Survivors

Posted September 21, 2009:

• 'Rosetta Stone' Of Supervolcanoes Discovered In Italian Alps

Posted September 14, 2009:

• First Complete Image Created Of Himalayan Fault, Subduction Zone

Posted September 12, 2009:

• Plastic Surgeons Should Be Part Of Disaster Relief Planning, Response

Posted September 11, 2009:

• Seismic Shift In Methods Used To Track Earthquakes

Posted September 10, 2009:

• Tornado Threat Increases As Gulf Hurricanes Get Larger

Posted September 4, 2009:

• New Design Keeps Buildings Standing And Habitable After Major Earthquakes
• Scientists Return From First Ever Riser Drilling Operations In Seismogenic Zone

Posted September 1, 2009:

• Listening To Rocks Helps Researchers Better Understand Earthquakes

Posted August 28, 2009:

• Slowly Slip-Sliding Faults Don't Cause Earthquakes, Study Suggests
• Slow-Motion Earthquake Testing Probes How Buildings Collapse In Quakes

Posted August 26, 2009:

• After An Earthquake: Watching Over The Water System

Posted August 24, 2009:

• Faults And Earthquakes In China Monitored From Space

Posted August 21, 2009:

• Ocean-Drilling Expedition Cites New Evidence Related To Origin And Evolution Of Seismogenic Faults

Posted August 20, 2009:

• New Zealand's Subduction Zones: To Shake The Earth Just Add Water

Posted August 19, 2009:

• Successful Completion Of First Riser-Drilling Operations In Earthquake Zone

Posted August 18, 2009:

• Revised Understanding Of San Andreas Fault Geometry Near Desert Hot Springs

Posted August 12, 2009:

• NASA Goes Inside A Volcano, Monitors Activity

Posted August 11, 2009:

• Car Horns Warn Against Natural Disasters

Posted August 10, 2009:

• Flooding And Damage From 2008 Myanmar Cyclone Assessed

Posted August 9, 2009:

• No Daily Or Weekly Pattern To Earthquakes In Western U.S.

Posted August 6, 2009:

• Rebirth Of An Island After Volcanic Eruption

Posted August 3, 2009:

• Newly Discovered Faults Illuminate Earthquake Hazard Along San Andreas

Posted July 31, 2009:

• Index Insurance Has Potential To Help Manage Climate Risks And Reduce Poverty

Posted July 28, 2009:

• Sichuan Earthquake Destroyed Nearly A Quarter Of Panda Habitat Near Quake's Epicenter

Posted July 20, 2009:

• Risk Of Huge Pacific Ocean Tsunami On West Coast Of America Greater Than Previously Thought

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