Feb 28 2011
Seattle 10 Years After Nisqually Quake
Ten years after a 6.8 earthquake shook the Pacific Northwest, there is still a scramble over seismic hazard preparations.
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Feb 27 2011
Chile’s Seismic Waves Circled Earth and Hit California
On Feb. 27, 2010, the 8.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Chile sent seismic waves circling Earth's surface several times and caused microquakes in California.
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Feb 24 2011
New Zealand-Like Quake Disaster Could Strike Seattle
The soft sediment under Christchurch magnified quake damage in a way seismologists expect to see for cities in the Pacific Northwest.
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Feb 23 2011
New Zealand Quake Struck Deadly Bullseye
Tuesday's cataclysmic tremor was so close to Christchurch and so shallow that major damage was inevitable.
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Feb 18 2011
Primitive Dinosaur Found in Antarctic Mountains
Fossils of the fabrosaur, about 190 million years old, were found at 12,500 feet elevation.
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Feb 09 2011
China Quakes Give U.S. Temblors Pause
Intercontinental earthquakes, such as the ones that rattled New Madrid, may not strike the same place twice.
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Feb 04 2011
Nevada Goldmine Mystery Solved
A magma event brought forth gold deposits that were overlooked in the early days of prospecting.
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Dec 14 2010
Oceans: Standard Feature on New Planets
The building blocks of rocky planets carry small amounts of water, which later form oceans.
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Dec 09 2010
Mount Everest Contaminated
Just when you thought it was safe to drink the meltwater.
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Dec 09 2010
Mount Everest Contaminated
Just when you thought it was safe to drink the meltwater.
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