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Tag: earthquake

Geology Natural Disaster

Virginia Earthquake

Dr. M August 23, 2011 earthquake

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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Natural Disaster Weather

Hurricane Irene: Prepare for a Category 4 ‘major hurricane’

Dr. M August 23, 2011 earthquakeend timesHurricaneIrene

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…

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Conservation & Environment Dumping Industry & Government

Japan Releases Radioactive Water Into Sea

Dr. M April 4, 2011 earthquakeFukushima DaiichiJapanNucleartsunami

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…

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Natural Disaster Opinion & Editorial

Give Akaiwa A Medal and a Life Supply of Sapporo Already!

Kevin Zelnio March 23, 2011 earthquakeHideaki AkaiwaJapanSuperherotsunami

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…

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Environmental Sciences Geology Natural Disaster Uncategorized

Tsunami Video Roundup

Dr. M March 17, 2011 earthquakeHonshu tsunamiSendai earthquaketsunami

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…

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Adaptations Natural Disaster New Research Weather

Can Sea Snakes Predict The Future? What About Hurricanes? Lottery Numbers?

Dr. M November 6, 2010 barometric pressurecycloneearthquakeHurricanesea snakeThailandtyphoon

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…

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Natural Disaster Vessels and Equipment

Chilean marine science devastated by earthquake

Miriam Goldstein March 12, 2010 ChileConcepcionearthquakeINSPIREResearch Vessel

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…

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Geology Natural Disaster

Samoan Tsunami Survivor

Kevin Zelnio October 5, 2009 American SamoaearthquakeNatural DisasterNOAASamoaSurfingtsunami

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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Geology

Visualizing the Tonga Earthquake

Kevin Zelnio March 19, 2009 animationdata visualizationearthquakeKingdom of TongaNatural Disasterplate tectonicsseismicitySubduction

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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Geology Weather

Tsunami Warning in the South Pacific

Dr. M March 19, 2009 earthquakeNatural DisasterSamoaSouth PacificTongatsunamiUS Pacific Tsunami Warning Center

[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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