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Scientists discover pre-earthquake exercise in central Alaska
New analysis might assist future work in early warning methods for earthquakes. Scientists discovered proof for accelerating exercise earlier than a 2016 earthquake in a laterally transferring fault zone in central Alaska together with a course of that has beforehand … Continue reading
We should use central pressure deficit, not wind speed, to predict hurricane damage
New research provides a physical understanding for why central pressure deficit is a better indicator of economic damage from hurricanes than peak wind speed. Geology News — ScienceDaily
At Least 105 Killed as Powerful 7.1 Earthquake Strikes Central Mexico
People cleared the rubble of a damaged building in Mexico City after a major earthquake struck on Tuesday, the second to hit the country in less than two weeks. Credit Alfredo Estrella/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake … Continue reading
Magnitude 7.0 quake shakes Central America
Images from the USGS and the NHC show the positions of the 7.0 earthquake and Hurricane Otto Major earthquake strikes off Central America; no tsunami threat to Hawaii An earthquake of magnitude 7 has hit the Pacific coast as a hurricane … Continue reading
Westerly winds have blown across central Asia for at least 42 million years
The winds that gust across the Tibetan Plateau have done so for far longer than previously believed, showing they are resilient to the formation of mountains and changes in carbon dioxide and temperature. Geology News — ScienceDaily
Making of a desert: Central Asia over the ages
The first large-scale map of rainfall declines revealed by signatures in ancient soil could help researchers better understand profound regional and global climate transformation. Geology News — ScienceDaily
Enormous dome in central Andes driven by huge magma body beneath it
A new study reveals how magma injected into the crust from below has contributed to the uplift of the spectacular Altiplano-Puna plateau in the central Andes. Geology News — ScienceDaily
Ice Man, Ötzi: A treacherous murder with links to Central Italy
The copper used to make Ötzi’s axe blade did not come from the Alpine region as had previously been supposed, but from ore mined in southern Tuscany. Ötzi was probably not involved in working the metal himself, as the high … Continue reading
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A preliminary study on a large scraper from Central Wyoming
This paper is about an unusual artefact from Wyoming that may have been used by prehistoric people. It has now been studied and the preliminary research results are complete. This ancient scraper is a bifacial, thinned, cortical flaked tool, which … Continue reading
USGS Maps for Central U.S. Overstate Earthquake Hazard in Western Kentucky
Kentucky Geological Survey A new publication from the Kentucky Geological Survey at the University of Kentucky concludes that the national earthquake hazard maps developed by the U.S. Geological Survey seriously overstate the hazard in the New Madrid Seismic Zone, which … Continue reading