Expedition aimed to mitigate earthquake risk in New Zealand
Seismic data from colliding Pacific and Australian plates could reveal fault slip secrets
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How forests could limit earthquake damage to buildings
Calculations show that rows of trees can block Love waves
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Wave attenuation hints at nature of Earth’s asthenosphere
Low viscosity layer enables plate tectonics, but its cause remains unconfirmed
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Gravitational effect reveals earthquake magnitude
Secondary waves induced ahead of the primary wavefront carry additional information
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Earth’s body tide hints at deep mantle structure
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Neutrino detector could see radioactive potassium deep within the Earth
Proposed experiment would boost our understanding of what heats our planet's interior
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Rough faults generate slow earthquakes
Experiments shed new light on how fault roughness affects earthquake nucleation
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Did embryonic plate tectonics give birth to the continents?
Early plate tectonics linked to rise of landmasses and maybe even increase in atmospheric oxygen
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Seeking causes of Mexico City’s earthquake
Ancient lake sediments beneath the city can intensify quake damage
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How to protect people and property from volcanic ballistics
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