Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach I came across an article with a provocative headline, “Scientists Link Cosmic Radiation to Earthquakes for the First Time“. So I went to look at…
Category: Earth
The Earth Has a Pulse: 27.5-Million-Year Cycle of Geological Activity Discovered
They found that these global geologic events are generally clustered at 10 different timepoints over the 260 million years, grouped in peaks or pulses of roughly 27.5 million years apart.…
Are our oil and gas pipelines safe during an earthquake?
“It is very admirable indeed that science moves forwards, and we get better theories and find our errors. Yet the ominous concern is that all our current pipelines are at…
Exploring the evolution of Earth’s habitability regulated by oxygen cycle
As an essential material for the survival and reproduction of almost all aerobic organisms, oxygen is closely related to the formation and development of complex organisms. A recent review provides…
Claim: Melting glaciers contribute to Alaska earthquakes
In a recently published research article, scientists with the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute found that ice loss near Glacier Bay National Park has influenced the timing and location…
The Water Planet Earth And Its Climate
My guess is that many climate researchers have been misled by the flood of research projects developing extremely complicated climate models based on assumptions that global climate responds to changes…
Major 8.1 Earthquake Near New Zealand
There may be a Tsunami as a result of this big quake. A previous quake reading 7.4 caused a Tsunami warning, which has sine been lifted. This new one may…
Simulating 800,000 Years Of California Earthquake History To Pinpoint Risks
“Using Southern California as an example, we haven’t had a truly big earthquake since 1857 — that was the last time the southern San Andreas broke into a massive magnitude…
Discovery boosts theory that life on Earth arose from RNA-DNA mix
In a study published in the chemistry journal Angewandte Chemie, they demonstrated that a simple compound called diamidophosphate (DAP), which was plausibly present on Earth before life arose, could have…
Study suggests great earthquakes as cause of Arctic warming
MOSCOW INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS AND TECHNOLOGY Research News A researcher from MIPT has proposed a new explanation for the Arctic’s rapid warming. In his recent paper in Geosciences, he suggests that…
‘Earthquake Lightning’ re-created in lab
Earthquake lightning: Mysterious luminescence phenomena From SHINSHU UNIVERSITY Were you aware that earthquakes are sometimes associated with luminescence, called earthquake lightning? This phenomenon had been documented throughout history, such as…
Undersea earthquakes shake up climate science
In a new paper publishing in Science, the researchers show how they are able to make use of existing seismic monitoring equipment, as well as historic seismic data, to determine…
Morocco’s Anti-Atlas Mountains
Dec. 26, 2019 The Anti-Atlas Mountains of Morocco formed as a result of the collision of the African and Eurasian tectonic plates about 80 million years ago. This collision destroyed…
Scientists find a place on Earth where there is no life
FECYT – Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology Living beings, especially microorganisms, have a surprising ability to adapt to the most extreme environments on our planet, but there are still…
Can Climate Affect Earthquakes, Or Are the Connections Shaky?
If ifs and buts were candy and nuts~ctm From NASA Global Climate Change Can Climate Affect Earthquakes, Or Are the Connections Shaky? By Alan Buis, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory The…
Unprecedented movement detected on California earthquake fault capable of 8.0 temblor
From The LA Times By Rong-Gong Lin II Staff Writer Oct. 17, 2019 1:45 PM A major California fault capable of producing a magnitude 8 earthquake has begun moving for…
Los Angeles Doomed: Not Because Climate Change
Guest geologizing by David Middleton Earthquake fault long thought dormant could devastate Los Angeles, researchers say By DEBORAH NETBURNSTAFF WRITER AUG. 31, 2019 9:42 AM Scientists citing new research say…
Earthquakes of the 20th Century
From NOAA PacificTWC Published on Dec 9, 2018 This animation shows every recorded earthquake in sequence as they occurred from January 1, 1901, through December 31, 2000, at a rate…
Shifting North Magnetic Pole is affecting everything from cell phones to submarines
Normally the World Magnetic Model is updated every 5 years, but the North Magnetic Pole is changing position so fast, regular updates are now required. Earth’s magnetic field is changing…
The NanTroSEIZE Project: Drilling through a plate boundary in an active subduction zone.
Guest post by David Middleton From Real Clear Science: These 7 Expeditions Could Reveal Some of Earth’s Biggest Secrets in 2019 By Adam Mann This past year brought tons of…
Study: Earthquakes on one side of Earth can trigger new ones on opposite side
Research finds quakes can systematically trigger other ones on opposite side of Earth CORVALLIS, Ore. – New research shows that a big earthquake can not only cause other quakes, but…
Sound waves reveal huge cache of diamonds inside the Earth
Sound waves reveal diamond cache deep in Earth’s interior Study finds 1–2 percent of Earth’s oldest mantle rocks are made from diamond. From MIT: There may be more than a…
NASA’s “black marble” project – shows the growth of energy at night on Earth
You’ve heard of the “Blue Marble”. The Blue Marble is an image of the Earth made on December 7, 1972, by the crew of the Apollo 17 spacecraft at a distance of about 29,000…
8.0 magnitude quake reported off west coast of Mexico – Tsunami possible
Still early, but here are the details we know from USGS: Magnitude 8.0 – 96km SW of Pijijiapan, Mexico Time 2017-09-08 04:49:17 (UTC) Location15.029°N 93.807°W Depth 35.0 km From the Pacific tsunami warning center:…
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