Aug 06 2010

Satellites Use Ripples in Space to Detect Tsunamis

Tag: Earthquakes, Geophysics, Natural Disasters, Oceanography, Scientific Discoveries, Tsunami — Michael Reilly @ 2:20 am
Tsunamis produce "gravity waves" that GPS satellites can detect. Space-based monitoring could be a powerful new tool for issuing tsunami warnings.

Aug 05 2010

Floating Ice Contributes to Rising Sea Levels

Tag: Climate Change, Geophysics, Glaciers, Oceanography, Water — Zahra Hirji @ 2:25 am
A new study shows that the melt of floating ice contributes to rising sea levels. If all floating ice in the ocean melted, global sea levels would increase a small but significant amount.

Jul 29 2010

How the Mississippi River Triggers Earthquakes

Tag: Earthquakes, Geology, Geophysics, Natural Disasters, Plate Tectonics, Rivers — Michael Reilly @ 10:35 pm
Scientists think Ole 'Miss is behind the strange, devastating earthquakes that rocked Missouri in the early 1800's

Jul 27 2010

Why Do Hurricanes Form?

Tag: Geophysics, Hurricanes, Meteorology, Natural Disasters, Weather — John D. Cox @ 6:16 pm
Researcher this summer hope to answer one of the oldest mysteries in weather science: why do hurricanes form?

Jul 01 2010

Wind Farms Float Away from NIMBYism

Tag: Conservation, Engineering, Geophysics, Renewable Energy, Wind — Zahra Hirji @ 1:09 pm
Coastal residents protest that offshore wind farms foul up their beautiful views. Engineers have designed a floating ocean-based wind turbine to satisfy even the worst "Not In My Back Yard," whinging.

Jun 25 2010

Nano-coated Rocks Keep Earthquakes From Creeping Up

Tag: Earthquakes, Geology, Geophysics, Natural Disasters — Michael Reilly @ 3:31 pm
In some parts of the San Andreas fault, tiny bits of clay are keeping the fault quiet.

Jun 23 2010

Quake Strikes Canada, Rattles Buildings in New York City

Tag: Earthquakes, Geology, Geophysics, Natural Disasters, Plate Tectonics — Michael Reilly @ 7:30 pm
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck Canada this afternoon. Reports indicate it was felt as far away as Detroit and New York City.

Jun 22 2010

Busted Bedrock Paved Way For Texan Megaflood

Tag: Geology, Geophysics, Natural Disasters, Scientific Discoveries, Water — Zahra Hirji @ 7:01 pm
In 2002 a violent flood carved a canyon in the Texas landscape in only 3 days. Scientists studying the gash are learning how catastrophic floods carved up landscapes on Earth and Mars in the past.

Jun 21 2010

What Do Thousands of Barrels of Oil Look Like?

Tag: Everyday Science, Geophysics, Natural Disasters, Pollution — Michael Reilly @ 5:01 pm
Using a violent video game to simulate what 25,000 barrels of oil would look like stacked three miles high brings home the scale of the disaster in the Gulf.

Jun 21 2010

Is Not Predicting an Earthquake a Crime?

Tag: Earthquakes, Everyday Science, Geophysics — Michael Reilly @ 1:08 am
Italian scientists and officials are being investigated for manslaughter charges because they didn't predict a quake that destroyed much of L'Aquila, Italy in 2009.
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