Residents in Oregon and Washington would probably be surprised to know that more than 1,000 earthquakes per year are recorded in the two states by the seismology lab at the University of Washington. The biggest reason for that surprise would be that only one to two dozen of those quakes...
PARIS AFP — Scientists in the United States have devised a method for measuring changes in the speed of seismic waves that could one day help predict earthquakes, a study said Wednesday. In experiments conducted at the San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth SAFOD in Parkfield,...
WASHINGTON AFP — The devastating earthquake in China was the unexpected result of a seismological oddity and is likely to occur in the area only about once in every 2,000 to 10,000 years, US geoscientists said Monday. A team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT...
JERUSALEM AFP — A strong earthquake could soon rock Lebanon and parts of Israel, authorities said on Monday, urging health officials in northern Israel to make preparations for such an event. "The probability of an earthquake of a magnitude of up to six on the Richter...
Ingres Open Source Database Forms the Basis for Monitoring of Global Earthquakes and Compliance With Nuclear Test Ban Treaty REDWOOD CITY, Calif. & MUNCHEN, Germany -- Ingres Corporation, a leading provider of open source database management software and support services, is helping the German Federal...
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/d47134/china_environment) has announced the addition of the "China Environment Statistical Yearbook, 2007" report to their offering. 1, China Statistical Yearbook on Environment-2007 is prepared jointly by the National Bureau of Statistics, the State Environmental Protection Administration and other ministries....
RENO, Nev. AP -- A months-long swarm of earthquakes picked up again Sunday as a string of minor temblors rattled Reno, causing downtown high-rises to sway and knocking items off walls and shelves. There were no immediate reports of injuries or major property...
BEIJING, May 28 Kyodo (EDS: UPDATING, RECASTING ON LATEST CASUALTY FIGURES) The number of people known to have died in this month's massive earthquake in western China has risen to more than 68,000, government figures revealed Wednesday. A government...
BEIJING, May 29 Kyodo (EDS: ADDING ESTIMATED ECONOMIC DAMAGE IN 6-8 GRAFS) The number of people known to have died in this month's massive earthquake in western China has risen to more than 68,000, government figures revealed Wednesday. A...
The more data points you have, the more finely detailed analysis you can make. Geologists tracking hidden seismic faults know that the earthquakes they study may have millions of eyewitnesses, but quality information is limited to the number of dedicated seismographs they have available. That number could increase...
Cool stars, stellar systems, and the sun; proceedings. (CD-ROM included) Workshop on Cool Stars, Stellar Systems, and the Sun (14th: 2006: Pasadena, CA) Ed. by Gerard van Belle. Astronomical Soc./Pacific 2008 441 pages $77.00 Hardcover...
Plates, plumes, and planetary processes. Ed. by Gillian R. Foulger and Donna M. Jurdy. Geological Society of America 2007 997 pages $180.00 Paperback Special paper; 430 QE527 Derived from...
BEIJING AFP — More than 420,000 houses collapsed in quake-hit Sichuan province in southwest China after two fresh aftershocks hit the area on Tuesday afternoon, state media reported. Xinhua news agency, quoting local disaster relief headquarters, said the houses were in Qingchuan County but gave no other details...
CHENGDU, China -- A government warning of a major aftershock sent thousands of panicked survivors running into the darkened streets Monday night following an unprecedented display of mourning for more than 34,000 people killed in a powerful earthquake one week ago. In shattered Sichuan province, quake-weary residents...
Will the Haynesville Shale, potentially one of the largest natural gas finds in Louisiana's history, turn out to be a boon - or a boondoggle? Don Briggs, president of the Louisiana Oil and Gas Association, says it's too soon to tell. But in the past two years, Oklahoma-based...
BEIJING AFP — Thousands of Chinese fled for cover in fear of an earthquake Tuesday, alarmed not only by warnings from seismologists but also by an unusual mass movement of frogs, state media said. For the second time this month, residents observed a huge migration of frogs and...
MIANYANG, China -- Soldiers hiking over landslide-blocked roads reached the epicenter of China's devastating earthquake Tuesday, pulling bodies and a few survivors from collapsed buildings. The death toll of more than 12,000 was certain to rise as the buried were found. Rescuers worked...
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport has reopened today (13 May) after an earthquake in the Chengdu area of south west China led to its closure on Monday (12 May). The State Seismological Bureau SSB revealed that an earthquake of 7.8 on...
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD An earthquake in the Chengdu area of south west China has led to the closure of the region's airport on Monday (12 May). Domestic flights headed for Chengdu are being diverted to the Chongqing airport, where flights are also being...
CHENGDU, China AFP — The death toll from a huge earthquake in southwest China climbed to nearly 10,000 on Tuesday as rescuers scrambled to reach thousands of people buried under debris. Premier Wen Jiabao warned the situation was worse than first feared following the 7.8-magnitude quake which struck...
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