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Cluster of Alaskan Islands Could Be Single, Interconnected Giant Volcano

Dec. 3, 2020 — A small group of volcanic islands in Alaska's Aleutian chain might be part of a single, undiscovered giant volcano, say scientists. If the researchers' suspicions are correct, the newfound volcanic ...

Once in a Lifetime Floods to Become Regular Occurrences by End of Century

Dec. 2, 2020 — Superstorm Sandy brought flood-levels to the New York region that had not been seen in generations. Now, due to the impact of climate change, researchers have found that 100-year and 500-year flood ...

Seismic Guidelines Underestimate Impact of 'The Big One' on Metro Vancouver Buildings

Nov. 30, 2020 — Scientists examining the effects of a megathrust earthquake in the Pacific Northwest say tall buildings across Metro Vancouver will experience ...

Love Waves from the Ocean Floor

Nov. 13, 2020 — Supercomputer simulations of planetary-scale interactions show how ocean storms and the structure of Earth's upper layers together generate much of the world's seismic waves. Decoding the faint but ...

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Seismic Activity of New Zealand's Alpine Fault More Complex Than Suspected

Dec. 1, 2020 — New evidence of a 19th century earthquake on New Zealand's Alpine fault suggests that in at least one portion of the fault, smaller earthquakes may occur in between such large rupture ...

Earthquake Scenario for Large German City

Nov. 30, 2020 — What if there is a major earthquake near Cologne? This scenario is subject of the 'Risk Analysis in Civil Protection 2019' report that was recently submitted to the German Bundestag. On the basis of ...

Cascading Events Led to 2018 Kilauea Volcanic Eruption, Providing Clues for Forecasting

Nov. 24, 2020 — The 2018 eruption of Kilauea Volcano was one of the largest volcanic events in Hawaii in 200 years. This eruption was triggered by a relatively small ...

Changes in Fire Activity Are Threatening More Than 4,400 Species Globally

Nov. 23, 2020 — More than 4,400 species across the globe are at risk from extinction because of changes in fire activity says a new ...

Piecing Together the Alaska Coastline's Fractured Volcanic Activity

Nov. 17, 2020 — Among seismologists, the geology of Alaska's earthquake- and volcano-rich coast from the Aleutian Islands to the southeast is fascinating, but not well understood. Now, with more sophisticated tools ...

Former Piece of Pacific Ocean Floor Imaged Deep Beneath China

Nov. 16, 2020 — In a study that gives new meaning to the term 'rock bottom,' seismic researchers have discovered the underside of a rocky slab of Earth's lithosphere that has been pulled more than 400 miles beneath ...

East African Rift System Is Slowly Breaking Away, With Madagascar Splitting Into Pieces

Nov. 13, 2020 — The African continent is slowly separating into several large and small tectonic blocks along the diverging East African Rift System, continuing to ...

Landslide Along Alaskan Fjord Could Trigger Tsunami

Nov. 12, 2020 — Scientists noted that the slope on Barry Arm fjord on Prince William Sound in southeastern Alaska slid some 120 meters from 2010 to 2017, a slow-moving landslide caused by glacial melt that could ...

Mental Health Strained by Disaster

Nov. 11, 2020 — A new study found that suicide rates increase during all types of disasters -- including severe storms, floods, hurricanes and ice storms -- with the largest overall increase occurring two years ...

Large Volcanic Eruption Caused the Largest Mass Extinction

Nov. 10, 2020 — Researchers say they have found more concrete evidence of the volcanic cause of the largest mass extinction of life. Their research looked at two discrete eruption events: one that was previously ...