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Easing Jitters when Buildings Rumble (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| After natural disasters, an anxious public wants to see that someone understands the catastrophe. For California quakes, seismologist Lucy Jones does the job.(Sciam) |
Kuwait May Ask Oil Giants Back Government Seeks to Raise Production (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| Ending nearly a decade of debate and delays, Kuwait is close to opening up its lucrative oil production business to foreign companies, 30 years after they were first expelled from the country. (RedOrbit) |
Rerouting of Major Rivers in Asia Provide Clues to Mountains of the Past (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| Scientists have long recognized that the collision of the earth’s great crustal plates generates mountain ranges and other features of the Earth’s surface. Yet the link between mountain uplift and river drainage patterns has been uncertain. Now scientists have used laboratory techniques and sediment cores from the ocean to help explain the how rivers have changed course over millions of years.(ENN) |
Mexico's snowy 'smoking mountain' spits ash, rocks (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| Mexico's giant Popocatepetl volcano threw up an ash column almost 2 miles high and spat glowing rocks down its snow-clad slopes on Sunday, but nearby towns were not affected, officials said. (Yahoo/Reuters) |
Quake Hits Pakistan; No Damage Reported (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| A moderate earthquake Sunday shook Pakistan's capital and the country's northwestern region, still recovering from the devastating Oct. 8 temblor. There were no report of injuries or damage. The quake registered magnitude 5.2, said the state-run Seismological Center in the northwestern city of Peshawar.(Yahoo/AP) |
Moderate quake spawns panic in western Turkey, no casualties (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| An earthquake measuring 4.6 on the open-ended Richter scale shook a town in western Turkey, causing panic among residents, but no casualties. Earthquakes are frequent in Turkey, which is crossed by several seismological fault lines.(Yahoo/AFP) |
Gas Reserves Could Ease Bolivia's Poverty (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| Deep under the earth in Bolivia lies enough natural gas to supply South American consumers and industry for years, a windfall that could ease the astonishing poverty in one of the continent's poorest countries. (Yahoo/AP) |
White House Issues National Tsunami Plan (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| Hoping to protect U.S. shores from being hammered by a tsunami, the White House directed federal agencies Friday to increase earthquake and volcano monitoring systems, deep ocean buoys and other high-tech means of alerting oceanside communities.(FoxNews) |
Seafloor Study Traces Culprits Behind Indian Ocean Tsunami (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| By inspecting the seafloor off the Indonesian island of Sumatra, scientists have developed a detailed geological picture of how the earthquake that caused the deadly December 26, 2004, tsunami unfolded.(NationalGeographic) |
Ky. Coal Production Drops Amid Nationwide Rise in Mining Activity (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| Coal production declined by 1 percent over the past year in the eastern Kentucky coalfields, bucking overall state and national trends that show an increase in mining activity. The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported an increase of 1.5 percent in coal production nationwide over the period, thanks in large part to more mining in West Virginia and Wyoming.(RedOrbit) |
Study: Poison Gas Caused 'Great Dying' (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| Poisonous volcanic gas bubbling out from what is now Siberia may have caused the worst mass extinction in the Earth's history some 250 million years ago, according to a new study.(Discovery) |
Dutch mathematician simplifies the search for oil (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| Mathematical research at Delft University of Technology (Netherlands) is making it easier to look for oil. Yogi Ahmad Erlangga, who receives his doctorate on Thursday 22 December, has developed a method of calculation which enables computers to solve a crucial equation much faster. In the past, this stumped oil company computers. (PhysOrg) |
Alaska braces for possible volcanic eruption (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| A restless volcano near Alaska's most populated region is being watched by scientist and officials, who warned on Thursday of the risk of clouds of ash and a tsunami from a possible eruption.(Yahoo/Reuters) |
Geologists Suggest Mars Features Are Result Of Meteorite Strikes, Not Of Evaporated Lakes (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| Geologic features at the Opportunity landing site on Mars were formed not by a lake that evaporated but by constant strikes from meteorites, say two Arizona State University geologists. (ScienceDaily) |
Colossal Dinosaur Fossil Unearthed in China (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| It is over 20 meters long and its longest rib measures 1.93 meters.(TopTechNews) |
Earthquakes strike Nebraska; not the first time (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| The epicenter of the quake that struck Tuesday was about five miles east and northeast of Valentine. It struck at 6:11 a.m. and registered a 2.9 on the Richter scale. Since 1886, at least 53 earthquakes originated in Nebraska and were felt by some residents. (NorthPlatteBulletin) |
Small quake shudders through French Alps (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| A small earthquake registering 3.3 on the Richter scale caused a shudder in France's Alps region overnight but caused no damage nor casualties. Minor quakes are relatively common in southeast France, with around two per year recorded at or above the 3.3 magnitude.(Yahoo/AFP) |
Strong quake hits Indonesia's Sulawesi island (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| A strong earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale struck Indonesia's eastern island of Sulawesi, causing panic but no casualties or damage. (Yahoo/AFP) |
Ground Frozen Since Ice Age Thaws and Collapses (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| Up to 90 percent of the permafrost at the surface of the Northern Hemisphere could melt by the end of this century, leaving gaping holes in the ground and collapsed structures, roads and railways in northern regions.(LiveScience) |
High fuel prices have Kansas drillers primed for a gusher of work (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| Improvements in 3-D seismic technology and seismic processing have improved oil recovery in the Cherokee sandstone of western Kansas. And the Cherokee Basin of southeast Kansas ranks second nationwide in coalbed methane gas drilling -- fed by a revival of horizontal drilling techniques.(MSNBC) |
Seismologists plot map of depot blast (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| The British Geological Survey (BGS) wants to know if you felt the Buncefield fuel depot explosion. BGS seismologists in Edinburgh explain how the information will help them build a special map of the event. (BBC) |
Judge bans teaching of intelligent design (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| A federal judge said on Tuesday the teaching of intelligent design by Pennsylvania's Dover Area School District violated the constitutional ban on teaching religion in public schools. (Yahoo/Reuters) |
Orphan Tsunami Gets a Frightening Parent (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| Around midnight on January 27, 1700, a mysterious tsunami stole through several villages on the eastern coast of Japan. With no parent earthquake to claim it, the tsunami was labeled an "orphan." Three centuries later, an international team of scientists and scholars has linked the orphan tsunami to a massive earthquake that struck a region in North America called Cascadia.(LiveScience) |
Warning lights flash for next tsunami: scientists (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| Lightning does strike twice in the same place. That is the warning of seismologists as they assess the risk of another Indian Ocean tsunami.(Yahoo/AFP) |
Effort to Plug Mystery Geysers Continues (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| Work continued into the night Thursday to plug the apparent source of natural gas that has bubbled to the surface along a Kingfisher County, Oaklahoma creek for the past week. Although the source is unknown, a preliminary investigation revealed that a natural gas well being drilled by Chesapeake Energy Corp. miles away may be to blame for the strange geysers of explosive vapors.(RedOrbit) |
Lasers Will Map San Andreas Fault (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| A team of scientists from Ohio State University is drawing a high-resolution map of the San Andreas fault using laser imagery. Researchers already have maps of the California earthquake line. But those maps only show movement greater than 30 feet.(CBS) |
How Much Oil In Alaska Refuge? No One Knows For Sure (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| President Bush calls it the most promising source of untapped oil in America and the key to greater energy independence. But how much oil is there in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge?(Boston) |
Mapping The Coast (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| Geologists project how rising sea levels could further change Lower Shore shorelines.(DailyTimesOnline) |
What's Up? The Space Place (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| Comet or asteroid? What type of solar system object created the Chesapeake Bay Impact Crater (CBIC) is a question that Dr. Greg Gohn, United States Geological Survey (USGS), and one of the principal investigators on the Chesapeake Bay Impact Structure Deep Drilling Project, wants to know.(WTOP) |
Understanding How Mountains are Made (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| Glaciers, rivers and shifting tectonic plates have shaped mountains over millions of years, but earth scientists have struggled to understand the relative roles of these forces and the rates at which they work.(RedOrbit) |
Oil shale may be fool's gold (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| Buried underground in western Colorado are a trillion tons of oil shale. For a century, men have tried and tried again to unlock this energy source. But the rocks have proved stubborn, promising much, delivering little.(DenverPost) |
Drilling for discovery (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| For the last two weeks, drilling crews have been boring a hole 750 feet deep on a property in Longview, Washington.Next spring, a strain meter, a borehole seismometer and a surface Global Positioning Station will be installed, transmitting data by satellite to a laboratory in Boulder, Colo. Project Earthscope. |
UN criticises India refusal to share data on low-magnitude quakes (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| Indian seismologists at an UN tsunami conference said sharing seismic data had security implications as seabed terrain could be mapped, possibly helping others learn about the nation's submarines and warships.(Yahoo/AFP) |
New research finds little movement along Midwest faults (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| The earth under the New Madrid Seismic Zone either isn't shifting or is barely shifting at all, say three independent university analyses of global positioning system stations stuck in the ground and monitored for a decade. So the cataclysmic shifts of past earthquakes remain unexplained, the mechanism for future earthquakes still a mystery.(Kansas) |
Low on Oil: Falling production of Alaskan oil fields fuels frantic search (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| In Alaska, reboosting output is as much dictated by politics as it is by geology.(JournalNow) |
The U.S. Northeast is Moving South (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| North America isn't exactly coming apart. But it is constantly on the move, and the latest discovery of geologic creep has surprised scientists. The movement varies from one spot to another, but the overall effect amounts to a 1-millimeter shortening per year of the distance between Florida and the Hudson Bay in northeastern Canada. That's about an inch every 25 years.<(LiveScience) |
Dino discovery 'overturns wisdom' (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| The family tree of dinosaurs may have to be revised, with the discovery that some could adjust their growth rates. (BBC) |
Japan hopes to predict 'Big One' with journey to center of Earth (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| An ambitious Japanese-led project to dig deeper into the Earth's surface than ever before will be a breakthrough in detecting earthquakes including Tokyo's dreaded "Big One," officials said. The deep-sea drilling vessel Chikyu made a port call Thursday in Yokohama after ending its first training mission at sea since being built in July at a cost of 500 million dollars.(Yahoo/AFP) |
Predicting earthquakes still guesswork: experts (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| Earthquake prediction is still much like forecasting life span or investing in the stock market -- data is available, but it's largely guesswork, seismologists and experts say.(Yahoo/AFP) |
Bulge in Oregon Shows No Signs of Bursting (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| The swelling bulge on the west flank of the South Sister volcano is slowing and geologists say there are no signs that the uplifted region will erupt in the near future. The latest statistics from instruments monitoring the bulge indicate that the uplift has slowed to about half its former rate of an inch or so a year. |
Alaskan volcano releases steam, sulfur gas (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| A restless Alaskan volcano has been emitting steam and clouds of sulfur gas for a week, creating a bad odor in some of the nearby coastal communities, seismologists said on Thursday. (Yahoo/Reuters) |
California unprepared for tsunami, report finds (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| A massive tsunami would threaten the safety of a million or more Californians, ravage thousands of acres of Golden State ports and damage much of the national economy, according to a new report.(Shns) |
Ancient clues to ocean currents (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| The close link between temperatures in the North Atlantic and the strength of ocean circulation is underlined by a new analysis of sea-floor sediments.(BBC) |
Mountain clue to Earth's biggest extinction (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| A CLUE to the catastrophic chain of events that led to Earth's largest-ever extinction has come from a sample of rock from the Dolomite mountains in Italy.(NewScientist) |
Prelude To An Earthquake? (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| A geophysicist from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has identified possible seismic precursors to two recent California earthquakes, including the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake that wreaked havoc throughout the Bay Area.(ScienceDaily) |
Deep sea gardens everywhere (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| Ocean explorers are uncovering a whole gaggle of new undersea gardens from the Arctic to the Indian Ocean powered by nothing but hot water, and rich in both exotic life and valuable ores.(ABC.net.au) |
Piecing together Earth's tectonic past in Antarctica (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| Anyone who has hovered over a jigsaw puzzle for hours knows that sometimes you can't figure out how two pieces fit together until you've placed all the pieces around them. The same holds true for Earth's tectonic plates.(Spaceref) |
Two Powerful Earthquakes Strike Near Fiji (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| Two powerful undersea earthquakes struck within seconds near Fiji on Tuesday, and officials issued a tsunami alert for the local area. No damage or injuries were immediately reported.(ABCNews) |
Earthquake Shakes Afghan-Pakistani Border (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude 6.7 quake was centered in the remote Hindu Kush region of northeastern Afghanistan. (FoxNews) |
Biggest Highland earthquake in 20 years (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| IN WORLD terms, it barely rated a blip on seismographs around the globe, but the earthquake which shook the Fort William area yesterday was the biggest to hit Scotland in 20 years. (Scotsman) |
Scientists watch for birth of a new sea - Picture (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| Fissure opens up in Ethiopian desert; process could take a million years.(MSNBC) |
Ash continuing to spew from Vanuatu volcano (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| Thousands of tonnes of ash are continuing to spew from a volcano in Vanuatu, but officials said the activity on the South Pacific island was not likely to result in a major deadly eruption. Some 5,000 people have been evacuated to safer areas on Vanuatu's Ambae island since the crater lake on top of Mount Manaro began erupting with gas, steam and ash on November 27.(Yahoo/AFP) |
Officials Puzzled by Okla. Gas Geysers (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| An outbreak of geysers spewing mud and gas into the air in rural Kingfisher County is puzzling state and local officials. (Yahoo/AP) |
Glaciers eroded mountains faster (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| The erosion rates documented in the study suggest that glaciers eroded the mountains six times faster than rivers and landslides had before glaciation began.(PhysOrg) |
New 3-D Map May Help Predict Earthquakes (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| The USGS is releasing a new tool to help mitigate loss of life and property -- a 3D computer model of the upper 20 miles of the Earth's crust in the greater San Francisco Bay Area that will enable researchers to accurately predict the shaking levels of past and future earthquakes.(USGS) |
Where plates collide (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| Somewhere below northwest Greenwich runs a 450-million-year-old fault line that some geologists say once served as an edge to the old North American continent.(Greenwichtime) |
Another severe quake off PNG coast (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| Earthquake estimated at 6.8 on the Richter Scale struck off the coast of eastern Papua New Guinea. The epicentre of the quake was determined to be in waters about 270 kilometres south of Rabaul on the island of New Britain.(Yahoo/AFP) |
Project opens up quake 'machine' (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| Scientists are reporting promising results from the project to drill into the famous San Andreas Fault.(BBC) |
Earth's Magnetic Pole Drifting Quickly (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| Earth's north magnetic pole is drifting away from North America and toward Siberia at such a clip that Alaska might lose its spectacular Northern Lights in the next 50 years.(Yahoo/AP) |
Strong earthquake rocks Papua New Guinea (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter Scale struck off the northern coast of Papua New Guinea.(Yahoo/AFP) |
Will humans mine for gold on the sea floor? (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| The next gold rush might take place at the bottom of the sea. Commercial mining companies are studying the possibility of extracting silver, gold, copper and other valuable metals from the volcanic vents found in the world's ocean floors.(ZDNet) |
Large Himalaya Earthquakes May Occur Sooner than Expected (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| While the rupture zones of recent major earthquakes are immune to similar-sized earthquakes for hundreds of years, they could be vulnerable to even bigger destructive temblors sooner than scientists suspect.(RedOrbit) |
Scientists voice tsunami concern (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| A US scientist studying the islands off southern Sumatra says it is very clear the region can expect more big quakes and tsunami in the coming decades.(BBC) |
Unmanned submersible sheds light on an undersea volcano (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| Rock samples collected last year show surprising variation in the chemistry of an undersea volcano on the Juan de Fuca Ridge near Seattle. The variation comes from the mantle, the source of the magma that erupted from the volcano to form the rocks, and may influence the microbial communities that now inhabit the volcano.(PhysOrg) |
Chunk of Hawaii Shoreline Collapses into Sea, Setting Loose Lava Stream - Pictures (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| Last week a 44 acre chunk of a solidified lava bench fell into the sea. The USGS is providing dramatic pictures of the fresh lava spilling from the exposed tube.(USGS) |
Ancient legends give an early warning of modern disasters (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| The new science of geomythology is being harnessed by researchers who believe folklore can save lives.(Observer/Guardian) |
Simulations shed light on Earth's history of magnetic field reversals (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| A new analysis of computer simulations of Earth's magnetic field suggests that its behavior was different early in Earth's history, resulting in greater stability and fewer reversals of the magnetic field. The findings by researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, are helping to reconcile the geologic record of magnetic field reversals with the current understanding of how the Earth's core generates the planet's magnetic field.(PhysOrg) |
NZ volcano scientists help monitor likely Vanuatu eruption (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| Three New Zealand geologists have rushed to the Vanuatu island of Ambae as fears rise over the likelihood of a major volcanic eruption.(Stuff) |
Earthquake rocks Taipei buildings (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| An earthquake measuring 4.0 on the Richter scale hit the capital and surrounding area causing buildings to sway. The quake came amid a warning that the weight of the world's tallest skyscraper may cause an increase in temblors.(Yahoo/AFP) |
Scientists Discover New Hydrothermal Vents (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| Scientists exploring the world's sea floor have discovered new super-hot, mineral-rich geysers belching from the southern Atlantic, Arctic and Indian oceans.(Yahoo/AP) |
Strong quake shakes six nations across east and central Africa (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| A powerful 6.8 earthquake shook central and east Africa Monday, causing buildings to sway and sending thousands of people into the streets in at least six nations near its epicenter on the border between Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo.(FoxNews) |
A century after 1906 earthquake, geophysicists revisit 'Big One' and come up with new model (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| Almost a century after the 1906 earthquake, Stanford geophysicists have revisited San Francisco's ''Big One'' and now paint a new picture of a fault that was ready to go and that ruptured farther and faster than previously supposed.(EurekAlert) |
San Andreas Fault Observatory at depth reveals new insights into the 'earthquake machine' (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| The San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth (SAFOD)-the first underground observatory to provide physical samples and real-time seismological data from deep inside an active fault zone-is yielding surprising new clues about the origin of earthquakes. (EurekAlert) |
San Francisco: A city in waiting? (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| If you have written a book suggesting that San Francisco could soon be levelled by a massive earthquake, you may find Californians a little reluctant to accept your message.(BBC) |
Volcano at work (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| In a building project that could take eons, Mt. St. Helens giveth what she once blew away.(ChicagoTribune) |
Giant crater studied for origins of Bay (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| Researchers from around the world have come to the Eastern Shore to study a gigantic crater that might explain the origin of the Chesapeake Bay. They are expected to conclude drilling this weekend on the crater's epicenter.(WashTimes) |
Volcano leaves up to 250,000 without water in Comoros: UN (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| Up to 250,000 people on the main island of the Indian Ocean Comoros archipelago have been left without safe drinking water after last week's eruption of the Mount Karthala volcano.(Yahoo/AFP) |
From a gaping hole in the earth: China-bound copper, tonne after tonne (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| Deep in a vast hole in the earth, huge trucks crawl about like insects on a mission: this is Chuquicamata, the world's biggest open pit mine, an oddball tourist draw in Chile's desert, and the origin of tonne after tonne of China-bound copper.(Yahoo/AFP) |
New maps whet mining appetite (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| The Utah Geological Survey has just published maps of hot spots for uranium and limestone. There's keen interest in both commodities.(SLTrib) |
'Fossil fuel' theory takes hit with NASA finding (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| New study shows methane on Saturn's moon Titan not biological NASA scientists are about to publish conclusive studies showing abundant methane of a non-biologic nature is found on Saturn's giant moon Titan, a finding that validates a new book's contention that oil is not a fossil fuel.(WND) |
Earthquake 'pulses' could predict tsunami impact (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| The magnitude 9.2 earthquake that triggered a devastating tsunami in the Indian Ocean in December of 2004 originated just off the coast of northern Sumatra, but an "energy pulse" – an area where slip on the fault was much greater – created the largest waves, some 100 miles from the epicenter. Seismologists have mapped these energy pulses for Sumatra and are trying to learn more about them to predict better when and where tsunamis may occur.(EurekAlert) |
The Ghosts of Earthquakes Past (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| This planet never rests; even decades after major shaking, the ghosts of earthquakes past continue to stretch and tweak the surface. A new study finds that a portion of the Earth's crust in central Nevada is still quietly reeling from a series of temblors that struck more than 50 years ago.(LiveScience) |
Oxygen in Ancient Atmosphere Rose Gradually to Modern Levels (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| The history of life on Earth is closely linked to the appearance of oxygen in the atmosphere. New findings.(PhysOrg) |
No Safe Ground For Life To Stand On During World's Largest Mass Extinction (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| The world's largest mass extinction was probably caused by poisonous volcanic gas, according to research published published in the journal Geology.(ScienceDaily) |
Taipei sees more quakes after skyscraper: geologist (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| Seismic activity in Taipei has increased since the world's tallest building, Taipei 101, was built, raising questions over whether the Taiwan capital has become more vulnerable to earthquakes, a geologist said on Friday.(Yahoo/Reuters) |
Archaeopteryx Fossil Had Dinosaur Feet (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| A new analysis of Archaeopteryx, the earliest known birdlike animal, shows it had feet like dinosaurs -- a finding that adds weight to the belief that the birds frequenting backyard feeders today are descendants of mighty ancient carnivores.(Newsday) |
Strong Quake Hits Northern Japan (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| The quake with preliminary magnitude 6.4 struck at 10:17 p.m. local time, 8:17 a.m. ET, and was centered 25 miles below the sea off the coast of Miyagi prefecture, about 190 miles north of Tokyo.(FoxNews) |
Powerful New Supercomputer Analyzes Earthquakes (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:13
| One of the most powerful computer clusters in the academic world has been created at the California Institute of Technology in order to unlock the mysteries of earthquakes.(PhysOrg) |
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