The thrust of the problem
UC Riverside research sheds new light on earthquake that killed 9,000 peopleCredit: UCR A new understanding of a fault that ...
Tag: Geophysics/Gravity
Scientists find eternal Nile to be more ancient than previously thought
Credit: Nina R Ancient Egyptians considered the Nile river to be the source of all life. The steady northward path ...
The most spectacular celestial vision you’ll never see
Views of giant planet in wild orbit would be unparalleledCredit: Teo Mocnik / UCR Contrary to previous thought, a gigantic ...
Historical data confirms recent increase in West Texas earthquakes
Credit: The University of Texas at Austin Jackson School of Geosciences A new analysis of historical seismic data led by ...
Ground penetrating radar reveals why ancient Cambodian capital was moved to Angkor
Ancient spillway Cambodia reveals structure built for water storage failed and forced Cambodian Kings to relocate capitalCredit: Dr Ian Moffat, ...
Study says Southern California earthquakes increased stress on major fault line
Credit: Bill Barnhart, University of Iowa A University of Iowa-led study has found that a series of Southern California earthquakes ...
Research on large storm waves could help lessen their impact on coasts
Credit: Frederic Dias When cyclones or other massive oceanic storms make landfall, their giant waves batter coastlines and sometimes cause ...
Reframing Antarctica’s meltwater pond dangers to ice shelves and sea level
There's a speed limit on the damage surface ponds can do to ice shelves, but that doesn't mean they're not ...
Atmospheric pressure impacts greenhouse gas emissions from leaky oil and gas wells
Credit: Aaron Cahill Fluctuations in atmospheric pressure can heavily influence how much natural gas leaks from wells below the ground ...
What happens under the Yellowstone Volcano
Study provides information about the processes deep inside the EarthCredit: Steinberger et al. The Yellowstone National Park in the USA ...
Mathematicians find gold in data
Credit: @tsarcyanide/MIPT Press Office Russian mathematicians and geophysicists have made a standard technique for ore prospecting several times more effective. ...
Rice irrigation worsened landslides in deadliest earthquake of 2018 finds NTU study
Credit: Gilles Brocard/University of Sydney Irrigation significantly exacerbated the earthquake-triggered landslides in Palu, on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, in ...
Early warning signals heralded fatal collapse of Krakatau volcano
GFZ Potsdam researchers reconstruct the flank collapse event that triggered a tsunami which killed 430 people in December 2018 - ...
Untapped resource, or greenhouse gas threat, found below rifting axis off Okinawa coast
Kyushu University researchers' analysis of seismic data reveals for the first time a large reservoir of methane or carbon dioxide ...