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Deadly Samoa-Tonga Earthquake Concealed Two Other Quakes, Seismic Sleuths Discover
August 18, 2010 — A magnitude-8.1 earthquake and tsunami that killed 192 people last year in Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga was more complicated than initially thought: The 8.1 "great earthquake" concealed and ... > full story -
Massive Coral Mortality Following Bleaching in Indonesia
August 16, 2010 — Initial field observations indicate that a dramatic rise in the surface temperature in Indonesian waters has resulted in a large-scale bleaching event that has devastated coral ... > full story -
Sri Lankan Children Affected by War, Tsunami, Daily Stressors
July 15, 2010 — Two studies on Sri Lankan children affected by trauma found that both daily stressors and traumatic events contribute to children's psychological health. The first study, of 400 adolescents who ... > full story -
Geoscientists Find Clues to Why First Sumatran Earthquake Was Deadlier Than Second
July 8, 2010 — An international team of geoscientists has uncovered geological differences between two segments of an earthquake fault that may explain why the 2004 Sumatra Boxing Day Tsunami was so much more ... > full story -
NASA Demonstrates Tsunami Prediction System
June 14, 2010 — A NASA-led research team has successfully demonstrated for the first time elements of a prototype tsunami prediction system that quickly and accurately assesses large earthquakes and estimates the ... > full story -
Odds Are About 1-in-3 That Mega-Earthquake Will Hit Pacific Northwest in Next 50 Years, Scientists Say
May 24, 2010 — The major earthquakes that devastated Chile earlier this year and which triggered the catastrophic Indonesian tsunami of 2004 are more than just a distinct possibility to strike the Pacific Northwest ... > full story -
Lessons from 9/11: Psychiatrists Are Indispensible in First-Response Teams
May 19, 2010 — Psychiatrists should be included in disaster first-response teams because survivors have immediate need for help in alleviating early trauma symptoms ranging from sleeplessness to constant anxiety, ... > full story -
Aseismic Slip as a Barrier to Earthquake Propagation
May 5, 2010 — A research team made up of scientists from the U.S., Peru and France report on their analysis of GPS data from the 2007 Pisco quake in Peru. They found, in part, that 50 percent of the postseismic ... > full story -
Locating Tsunami Warning Buoys
April 28, 2010 — Australian researchers describe a mathematical model that can find the ten optimal sites at which tsunami detection buoys and sea-level monitors should be installed. The model could save time and ... > full story -
Earthquake in Chile Causesd Days to Be Longer, Austrian Researchers Find
April 14, 2010 — Since the earthquake in Chile in February 2010, researchers in Austria have been helping measure Earth on a global scale. First results indicate that the rotational speed of Earth has become ... > full story
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