In case you haven’t heard a 5.9 earthquake hit Virginia just outside of Richmond. I felt it in Durham, NC and Kevin felt it out on…
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Hurricane Irene: Prepare for a Category 4 ‘major hurricane’
via Hurricane Irene: Prepare for a Category 4 ‘major hurricane’ – latimes.com. Hurricane Irene continues to grow in strength and ferocity and is now on…
View More Hurricane Irene: Prepare for a Category 4 ‘major hurricane’Japan Releases Radioactive Water Into Sea
And in other disturbing news today Japanese engineers at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant have been forced to release radioactive waste water into the sea…Plant…
View More Japan Releases Radioactive Water Into SeaGive Akaiwa A Medal and a Life Supply of Sapporo Already!
When darkness strikes, the Earth crumbles beneath your feet and Tsunamis ravish what was once your life, one man stands in defiance of the awesome…
View More Give Akaiwa A Medal and a Life Supply of Sapporo Already!Tsunami Video Roundup
Before you watch the videos below I urge you to head over to Highly Allochthonous. Chris Rowan has two excellent posts explaining the geology behind…
View More Tsunami Video RoundupCan Sea Snakes Predict The Future? What About Hurricanes? Lottery Numbers?
Undoubtedly you have heard that dogs can sense earthquakes before the tremors occur. While anecdotes are common, experimental evidence supporting these claims remains elusive. The USGS in…
View More Can Sea Snakes Predict The Future? What About Hurricanes? Lottery Numbers?Chilean marine science devastated by earthquake
UPDATE: The Consortium for Ocean Leadership has set up a University of Concepcion Oceanographic Relief Fund. You can donate here. Along with the lives lost…
View More Chilean marine science devastated by earthquakeSamoan Tsunami Survivor
Neil Lumsden was out surfing when out of nowhere the recent earthquake struck the deep sea off of Samoa. We had no warning, being out…
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A nice visualization of seismic activity occurring under the Tongan Ridge and subduction zone. This animation was done after the magnitude 8 earthquake on May…
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[googlemap lat=”-22.857194700969636″ lng=”-174.55078125″ width=”500px” height=”300px” zoom=”6″ type=”G_HYBRID_MAP”]Tonga[/googlemap] News on the wire from Rick is that a tsunami warning was issued for the South Pacific after…
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