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Science Daily (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
New research demonstrates that deep creep may mean milder, more frequent earthquakes along SoCal's San Jacinto fault, making it a less likely candidate for a major earthquake than its neighbor to the east, the Southern San Andreas fault.
Nasa (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
For the first time, a group of scientists working in the Kuril Islands off the east coast of Russia has documented the scope of tsunami-caused erosion and found that a wave can carry away far more sand and dirt than it deposits. (University of Washington press release)
Boy! Am I Cross! (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
. Scientists at Northwestern University in Illinois and the University of Missouri believe that recent earthquakes may have been the aftershocks of earthquakes that occurred hundreds of years ago. In the journal, Nature, they explain that a new pattern in the frequency of aftershocks could explain some major quakes after finding that echoes of past earthquakes can continue for several hundred years....
Physorg (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Community-based education and awareness programs minimized the death toll from the recent Samoan tsunami, though there are still ways to improve the warning and evacuation process, according to a team of researchers that traveled to Samoa last month.
Newswise (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Community-based education and awareness programs minimized the death toll from the recent Samoan tsunami, according to a team of researchers that traveled to Samoa last month. Funded by a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant, the team collected data to document the impacts of the earthquake and ensuing tsunami that occurred on Sept. 29.
Physorg (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
(PhysOrg.com) -- Samoa's tsunami detection, monitoring and warning system works well and could not have prevented the more than 100 deaths caused by the devastating tsunami that hit the region on September 29, a major international study has found.
British Journal of Pharmacology (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
A natural-hazards expert talks about surveying the destruction in Samoa.
Britannica Blog (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
In the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, part of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge collapsed. A replacement, costing at least $6 billion, is not expected until 2013 and the bridge was closed last week when a cable snapped. Thirteen people died in a 2007 Minneapolis bridge collapse (pictured here) that happened after Gov. Tim Pawlenty vetoed millions for highway and bridge fixes. Meanwhile, China and...
Avon Romance Blog (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Recently, I found myself sitting in an audience filled with teens and tweens at a movie theater showing of FAME. At the start of the previews, the screen suddenly filled with a rather non-descript lake scene--well, apparently not that non-descript--as the 100 or so adolescent girls in the room began screaming with joy. Of course, it was the opening to the preview of the TWILIGHT sequel NEW MOON. Recently...
Austinist (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Photo by brainware3000/Flickr Phillyist was all about the World Series this week: hating on the opposing team ; waxng nostalgic ; and generally getting psyched . Although the Phillies trail the Yankees one game to two in the Series, Phillyist remains optimistic: they have God on their side . Gothamist learned that Vespa owners are resorting to illegal measures (okay, scraping off their vehicle ID...
Northwest Progressive Institute (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
Pity the poor commuters in the Bay Area this week. The Oakland Bay Bridge, which carries about a quarter million cars per day, is closed . An emergency repair put in place this past Labor Day weekend failed, dropping a couple of tons of steel down on the bridge deck. Thankfully, no one was seriously injured. The Oakland Bay Bridge is a perfect example of the need for reliable infrastructure funding....
More Hardball...... (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
After a long absence, I am back for another addition of This Week In History. Although we are late into October, and the days of regular season baseball are well over, some of baseball's most memorable and monumental events occurred during this week of Halloween. Let's take a look at these events and see if you can remember watching, listening, or reading about some of 'em. October 25 : 1986- With...
San Francisco (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Probably the most spectacular of Lima's colonial-era churches, the Convent of Saint Francis is a strikingly restored, yellow-and-white 17th-century complex that survived the massive earthquake ...
California High Speed Rail Blog (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
At next week's CHSRA board meeting the board will vote on a staff recommendation to award the $9 million PR contract to Ogilvy , a leading public relations communications firm. It's not a surprising choice, as Ogilvy has extensive experience in California political communications. From the Capitol Weekly article on the topic: Ogilvy Managing Driector Christi Black said her frm received a letter from...
CelticsBlog (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
More photos » by Kevork Djansezian - Getty Images Hate and Hater Browse more photos » We've spent a lot of time focusing on the Cavs, but the Lakers are the true rivals and they currently have what we want back, the title. Doing Our Part: Previewing the Defending Champion Lakers - Silver Screen and Roll The versatility, in large part, goes back to the Lakers strengths in the post. Bynum...
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sonupt5@gmail.com | 07/14/2009
Small earthquake shakes Los Angeles airport; no immediate reports of damage, injuries The U.S. Geological Survey says in a preliminary report that the magnitude-3.2 temblor struck Monday at 9:14 p.m. It was centered under the airport runways. City Fire spokesman Devin Gales says no damage has been reported and there has been no increase in emergency calls. Read More From Orginal Site
prit | 05/29/2009
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake was reported off the coast of Honduras An earthquake of magnitude 7.1, the Honduras, on Thursday, killing at least four, and caused the collapse of houses in the fall in the neighboring country of Guatemala. Learn more about the earthquake in 2009 as part of Honduras. The local authorities feared the death toll will rise even further in the reports of the moutainous near
khevana7@gmail.com | 05/19/2009
Earth quake at Lennox CA in LosangelsBREAKING NEWS A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck the Los Angeles area on Sunday (May 17) at about 8:39 p.m. local time but there were no immediate reports of any serious injuries or damage. The earthquake was felt widely across the southland because its depth was less than 1 mile below the earth’s surface. The quake was centered roughly 1 mile from Inglewood and
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