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Posted May 8, 2008:

• Chilean Volcano Captured Blasting Ash

Posted May 7, 2008:

• Chile's Chaiten Volcano One Of Scores Of Active Volcanoes In Region

Posted May 2, 2008:

• 'Fishery Failure' Declared For West Coast Salmon Fishery

Posted April 29, 2008:

• On Shaky Ground: Geological Faults Threaten Houston

Posted April 25, 2008:

• Volcanic Eruption Of 1600 Caused Global Disruption
• Earthquake In Illinois Could Portend An Emerging Threat

Posted April 23, 2008:

• To A Fault: The Bottom Line On Earthquakes

Posted April 22, 2008:

• Earthquake Hazard Maps Show How U.S. Shakes With Quakes

Posted April 21, 2008:

• No Place Like Home: Hurricane Katrina's Lasting Impact
• Women's Networks Critical To Survival During Hurricane Katrina

Posted April 18, 2008:

• Illinois Earthquake Is A Wake-Up Call
• Unearthing Clues Of Catastrophic Earthquakes

Posted April 17, 2008:

• New Hazard Estimates Could Downplay Earthquake Dangers

Posted April 15, 2008:

• California Has More Than 99% Chance Of A Big Earthquake WIthin 30 Years, Report Shows

Posted April 14, 2008:

• Unusual Earthquake Swarm Off Oregon Coast Puzzles Scientists

Posted April 8, 2008:

• Earthquakes Along The Cascadia And San Andreas Faults May Be Linked, Affecting Risk To San Francisco Bay Region

Posted April 7, 2008:

• One Year After Solomon Islands, Scientists Learn Barrier To Earthquakes Weaker Than Expected

Posted April 5, 2008:

• Seismologist's Project Uses Public's Laptops To Monitor And Predict Earthquakes

Posted March 29, 2008:

• Kilauea Volcano Erupts Explosively And Vents Noxious Gas

Posted March 21, 2008:

• Forecasting Tsunami Threats Through Layers Of Sand And Time

Posted March 15, 2008:

• Ten Questions Shaping 21st-century Earth Science Identified

Posted March 13, 2008:

• NOAA Launches Final Two Buoys To Complete U.S. Tsunami Warning System

Posted March 10, 2008:

• Spring Is Aurora Season
• Discovery Of Earth's Inner, Innermost Core Confirmed

Posted March 3, 2008:

• Subduction Zones And Plate Movement On West Coast of Canada And US

Posted February 29, 2008:

• Virtual Mega-quake Shows Earthquake Could Inflict Major Damage On Pacific Northwest US

Posted February 25, 2008:

• Fresh Look Inside Mount St. Helens

Posted February 23, 2008:

• Surprise On Journey To Center Of The Earth: Light Tectonic Plates Lead The Way

Posted February 17, 2008:

• Computer Analysis Of 911 Calls From California Wildfires Offers Potential Early Warning System

Posted February 11, 2008:

• Core Samples From Subsea Fault System Off Japan Will Help Explain How Earthquakes Are Generated

Posted February 7, 2008:

• Mapping Active Faults In The Gibraltar Arc To Better Predict Earthquake-prone Regions

Posted February 6, 2008:

• Why Do Earthquakes Stop?
• Palestinian, Jordanian, And Israeli Researchers Build A New Partnership To Monitor Regional Earthquakes

Posted February 4, 2008:

• Towards A Better Understanding Of Hot Spot Volcanism
• Earthquakes At Edges Of Tectonic Plates Can Trigger Second Earthquakes At Different Time And Place

Posted February 1, 2008:

• Making Accurate Predictions Of Tsunami Risks

Posted January 29, 2008:

• Innovative Method Improves Tsunami Warning Systems, Offers New Insights

Posted January 26, 2008:

• Proposed New City Of Istanbul Could Be Refuge In Case Of Severe Earthquake

Posted January 24, 2008:

• Newly Discovered Active Fault Building New Dalmatian Islands Off Croatian Coast

Posted January 22, 2008:

• First Evidence Of Under-ice Volcanic Eruption In Antarctica
• California Flood Risks Are 'Disaster Waiting To Happen,' Say Engineers
• Strong Variations In Tectonic Stresses Discovered In Earthquake Prone Area Near Japan

Posted January 7, 2008:

• Plate Tectonics May Grind To A Halt, Then Start Again

Posted January 3, 2008:

• Sound Waves Can Trigger Earthquake Aftershocks
• Status Quo Of The Tsunami Early Warning System For The Indian Ocean

Posted January 2, 2008:

• Telemedicine: Health Alert Via Satellite

Posted December 26, 2007:

• Loma Prieta Fault In California Stronger Than Previously Thought

Posted December 24, 2007:

• A 'Gizmo' That Saves Lives After Disasters

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