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Haiti Dominates Earthquake Fatalities in 2010
January 17, 2011 — While the U.S. Geological Survey recorded 22 magnitude-7 or larger earthquakes in 2010, almost all the fatalities were produced by one -- the major quake that hit Haiti on Jan. ... > full story -
Donating to Disaster Victims: What Makes Us Reach for Our Wallets?
January 14, 2011 — New research has revealed that people are more likely to donate to victims of disasters that are perceived to have natural causes, such as floods or earthquakes, rather than humanly caused ... > full story -
Six Years After the 2004 Tsunami Disaster, Technical Setup of the Early Warning Sysem Completed
December 23, 2010 — Six years after the tsunami disaster of Dec. 26, 2004, the set-up of the German-Indonesian Tsunami Early Warning System for the Indian Ocean (GITEWS) has been ... > full story -
'Array of Arrays' Coaxing Secrets from Unfelt Seismic Tremor Events
December 13, 2010 — New technology is letting researchers get a much better picture of how episodic tremor events relate to potentially catastrophic earthquakes every 300 to 500 years in the Cascadia subduction ... > full story -
Root of the Matter: A New Map Shows Life-Saving Forests' Scarcity Defies Past Estimates
October 28, 2010 — Countless people clung to life in the branches of trees hemming the shorelines during the deadly 2004 tsunami that killed more than 230,000 coastal residents in Indonesia, India, Thailand and Sri ... > full story -
Tsunami Risk Higher in Los Angeles, Other Major Cities Than Thought, Haiti Study Suggests
October 10, 2010 — Geologists studying the Jan. 12 Haiti earthquake say the risk of destructive tsunamis is higher than expected in places such as Kingston, Istanbul, and Los Angeles. This latest research suggests even ... > full story -
U.S. Tsunami Detection Improves, but Coastal Areas Still Vulnerable, Report Finds
September 17, 2010 — The nation's ability to detect and forecast tsunamis has improved since the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, but current efforts are still not sufficient to meet challenges posed by tsunamis generated near ... > full story -
The Biggest Crash on Earth: India Slides Under Tibet, but How?
September 16, 2010 — During the collision of India with the Eurasian continent, the Indian plate was pushed about 500 kilometers under Tibet, reaching a depth of 250 kilometers. The result of this largest collision in ... > full story -
Perceived Life-Threat Affects Mental Health, Swedish Research Finds Finds
September 10, 2010 — Feeling like your life is in danger during an accident or disaster can have long-term negative effects on health -- whether or not the threat to your life was real, according to research on the ... > full story -
Tectonic Zip: Predictable Events of the February 2010 Earthquake in Chile
September 9, 2010 — The complex fracture pattern created by the earthquake in Concepción (Chile) on February 27, 2010 was to a certain extent predictable. GPS observations from the years before the earthquake ... > full story
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