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Recent Geology Related News
Earthquakes? Don't Freak Out—ShakeOut!
Released: 10/28/2008 6:41:29 AM
What if you knew that a magnitude 7.8 earthquake would happen in less than three weeks? In a new video interview, USGS earthquake scientist Dr. Lucy Jones explains that millions of Southern Californians will be preparing as if they do know, thanks to the Great Southern California ShakeOut.
Where is Snæfellsjökull?
Released: 10/24/2008 2:10:45 PM
Where is Snæfellsjökull? ... and what does it look like? Now you can find out. You can also learn where Eyjafjallajökull, Breiðamerkurjökull, and Þórisjökull are and what they look like. Just maybe, for our non-Icelandic audience, we need to explain. These are not typos. They are just four of the geographic names, gleaned from literature dating back to 13th century Icelandic sagas, for Iceland’s
269 modern named glaciers.
Extreme Coastal Changes and Storm Surge Measurements from Hurricanes Ike and Gustav
Released: 10/6/2008 2:11:17 PM
Reporters are invited to attend a special presentation about the impacts of Hurricanes Ike and Gustav on the Texas and Louisiana coast. Compelling before-and-after photographs of the storms
will be Bolivar Peninsula before and two days after Ike presented during an earth-science conference in Houston, October 6.
Most Alaskan Glaciers Retreating, Thinning, and Stagnating, Says Major USGS Report
Released: 10/6/2008 11:44:25 AM
Most glaciers in every mountain range and island group in Alaska are experiencing significant retreat, thinning or stagnation, especially glaciers at lower elevations, according to a new
book published by the U.S. Geological Survey. In places, these changes began as early as the middle of the 18th century.
"Rock Stars" to Present Geologic Findings at Houston Conference
Released: 10/6/2008 8:58:30 AM
Top scientists from across the world, including 192 earth science experts from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), will be gathering this week to share their latest findings and most innovative
research.
Media Advisory: Join Scientists to See How Major Earthquake Can Devastate Southern California
Released: 10/2/2008 6:44:49 AM
Some residents were shaken awake today by the magnitude 4.1 earthquake in the San Bernardino Mountains. But all of Southern California would experience the effects of the magnitude 7.8
earthquake on the San Andreas Fault - 500,000 times bigger than today's event - depicted in the "ShakeOut Earthquake Scenario."
Early this morning, October 29, 2008, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck near Quetta, Pakistan. Twelve hours later, a second 6.4 struck in the same area.
Dr. Harley Benz, Scientist-in-Charge at the USGS National Earthquake Information Center, fills us in with the details.
The Great Southern California ShakeOut, November 13 - Join millions of Southern Californians in the ShakeOut Drill, the largest earthquake preparedness activity in U. S. history. http://www.shakeout.org/
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