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Toads' Earthquake Exodus
March 30, 2010 — Common toads (Bufo bufo) can detect impending seismic activity and alter their behavior from breeding to evacuation mode, suggests a new ... > full story -
Tsunami Generator Will Help Protect Against Future Catastrophe
March 23, 2010 — A unique wave-generating machine that mimics the activity of real-life tsunamis with unprecedented realism has been used successfully in a laboratory in the UK. The simulator has copied the behavior ... > full story -
Rapid Response Oceanographic Expedition Dispatched to Chile Earthquake Site
March 19, 2010 — Scientists are undertaking an expedition to explore the rupture site of the 8.8-magnitude Chilean ... > full story -
Earthquake in Chile: A Complicated Fracture
March 9, 2010 — The extremely strong earthquake that struck Chile Feb. 27 was a complicated rupture process, scientists say. Quakes with such magnitude virtually penetrate the entire Earth's crust. After closer ... > full story -
Chile Quake Occurred in Zone of 'Increased Stress'
March 1, 2010 — The massive, 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Chile Feb. 27 occurred in an offshore zone that was under increased stress caused by a 1960 quake of magnitude 9.5, according to ... > full story -
Large Earthquake Hits Chile, Generates Tsunami Across Pacific
February 27, 2010 — An 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of central Chile early morning on Saturday, February 27, 2010, about 200 miles southwest of the Chilean capital of Santiago, killing several hundred ... > full story -
Natural-Disaster Mathematical Aid Systems Aid in Decision-Making
February 11, 2010 — Mathematicians have developed a computer application that estimates the magnitude of natural disasters and helps NGOs in the decision making process. The researchers have also presented an on-site ... > full story -
Haiti Earthquake a Reminder That Disasters Are Preventable, Expert Says
February 1, 2010 — Amid all the commentary focused on the historic tragedy in Haiti, a tough but important fact -- disasters are preventable -- has gone virtually unmentioned, according to a nationally recognized ... > full story -
Heightened Earthquake Risk in Indonesia
January 18, 2010 — Geoscientists have issued a warning about heightened earthquake risk in Indonesia. The earthquake which rocked Padang, western Sumatra in September last year killing more than 1000 people was not the ... > full story -
Earthquake Risk: Seismic Gap South of Istanbul Poses Extreme Danger
January 18, 2010 — The chain of earthquakes along the North Anatolian fault shows a gap south of Istanbul. The expected earthquakes in this region represent an extreme danger for the Turkish megacity. A new computer ... > full story
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