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KTVU San Francisco
April 18, 2018
BERKELEY, Calif. (KTVU) - A magnitude 7.0 earthquake along the Hayward Fault could kill as many as 800 people and injure 18,000, according to results of a new research released Wednesday. The U.S. Geological Survey, citing findings from a simulated tremor with an epicenter in Oakland, said theÃÂ ...
Science Magazine
April 18, 2018
The two Viking landers on Mars both carried seismometers, though one failed and the other sent no reliable signals. Ambitious efforts since then to put multiple seismic stations on Mars have sputtered. But the geophysicists kept pushing, Banerdt says. “I've been getting up at meetings and berating peopleÃÂ ...
Ottawa Citizen
April 18, 2018
There was an earthquake north of Mont Laurier on Tuesday evening, and while some people reported feeling it, there was no damage. The earthquake happened about 15 kilometres north of the town at 6:59 p.m. Tuesday, said Earthquakes Canada. This region is part of what geophysicists call the WestÃÂ ...
Mining Technology
April 17, 2018
Founded in 1989, terratec geophysical services has a team of 35 geophysicists and geologists who are fluent in a wide variety of languages, including English, German, French, Spanish, Russian and Arabic. We have bases in Germany, Bulgaria, Mali, Namibia and South Africa, as well as representatives in Austria, SwedenÃÂ ...
Sci-News.com
April 13, 2018
An international team of geophysicists has discovered two hypersaline lakes beneath the Devon Ice Cap, one of the largest ice caps in the Canadian Arctic. A cold and windy spring night on the vast landscape of the Devon Ice Cap where two subglacial lakes are lurking 1,805 to 2,460 feet (550-750 m)ÃÂ ...
NOVA Next
April 12, 2018
“If this works, it's fantastic.” Before there could be any chance at a payoff, however, the geophysicists gathered in France needed help from their farmer host. The generator they'd brought with them from Grenoble refused to start. Without it, they couldn't power R2-D2, and without the ground-shaking device,ÃÂ ...
Outer Places
April 2, 2018
West Texas is facing a reckoning: After decades of extracting countless barrels of oil and quantities of natural gas from the Permian Basin, an area about the size of the United Kingdom, the landscape is starting to warp and sink in drastic ways, threatening infrastructure and making the area increasinglyÃÂ ...
Chem.Info
March 22, 2018
Radar satellite images show significant movement of the ground across a 4000-square-mile area—in one place as much as 40 inches over the past two-and-a-half years, say the geophysicists. "The ground movement we're seeing is not normal. The ground doesn't typically do this without some cause," saidÃÂ ...
Texas Tribune
March 22, 2018
A report released Thursday by geophysicists at Southern Methodist University says a 4,000-square-mile area near the "Wink Sinks" is showing signs of alarming instability. “The ground movement we're seeing is not normal. The ground doesn't typically do this without some cause,” SMU geophysicist ZhongÃÂ ...
Sci-News.com
March 20, 2018
A team of geophysicists at the University of California, Berkeley, proposes that Martian oceans originated several hundred million years earlier than thought, as the Solar System's largest volcanic system — called Tharsis — formed, and that greenhouse gases enabled the oceans. The team's theory predictsÃÂ ...
The Daily Galaxy (blog)
March 20, 2018
A new scenario seeking to explain how Mars' putative oceans came and went over the last 4 billion years implies that the oceans formed several hundred million years earlier and were not as deep as once thought. The proposal by geophysicists at the University of California, Berkeley, links the existence ofÃÂ ...
The Independent
March 20, 2018
Scientists have for the first time captured the cracking sound of volcanic thunder – a feat many considered impossible. An ash cloud rising from a volcano can contain lighting, which observers previously said produced an eerie popping sound. But geophysicists have previously been unable to record theÃÂ ...
Science Daily
March 20, 2018
Geophysicists propose that the oceans originated several hundred million years earlier than thought, as the volcanic province Tharsis formed, and that greenhouse gases enabled the oceans. The theory predicts smaller oceans, more in line with estimates of water underground and at the poles today.
hays Post
March 19, 2018
And even though geophysicists are beginning to better understand what spots might be vulnerable to earthquakes, predictions are never fully certain. Regulations the Kansas Corporation Commission uses to evaluate new well applications don't take into account the likelihood of it causing an earthquakeÃÂ ...
Tech Times
March 17, 2018
An erupting volcano produces massive, rumbling sounds but scientists proved that volcanic thunder, a previously undocumented phenomenon, is real. The thunderclaps that follow a volcanic lightning can detect an eruptive activity. Geophysicists recorded sounds from the Bogoslof volcano. The volcanoÃÂ ...
ARY NEWS
March 7, 2018
Geophysicists are able to measure the rotational speed of Earth extremely precisely, calculating slight variations on the order of milliseconds. Now, scientists believe a slowdown of the Earth's rotation is the link to an observed cyclical increase in earthquakes. According to the couple-of-year old World RiskÃÂ ...
Atlas Obscura
March 7, 2018
Barrato and his colleagues on the communications side of the project are planning a pavillion that will create a private space for the geophysicists, engineers, and archaeologists to do their work, as well as communicate the story of the lost column to the public. To some extent, discovering the column itselfÃÂ ...
Geek
March 7, 2018
A team of geophysicists and archaeologists excavated ancient clay remnants dating back to the Iron Ages, when people performed ritual cleansings of their villages by burning down huts and grain bins. “When you burn clay at very high temperatures, you actually stabilize the magnetic minerals, and whenÃÂ ...
Eos
March 6, 2018
Seismologists who interpret high velocities of compressional waves compared with those of shear waves (high Vp/Vs ratios) as indicators of high pore pressures, oil explorers who recognize oil and gas zones in tomographic images, and geophysicists identifying high permeability and water content fromÃÂ ...
Princeton University
February 20, 2018
Climatologists are often asked, “Is climate change making hurricanes stronger?” but they can't give a definitive answer because the global hurricane record only goes back to the dawn of the satellite era. But now, an intersection of disciplines — seismology, atmospheric sciences and oceanographyÃÂ ...
ScienceAlert
February 20, 2018
According to geophysicists with the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the past fortnight has seen Yellowstone supervolcano shaken by a swarm of over 200 earthquakes since February 8, accompanied by innumerable smaller tremors too faint to accurately record. Despite how alarming thisÃÂ ...
Science Daily
February 15, 2018
Until about 20 years ago, geophysicists dismissed this low-intensity rumbling as noise, Gualtieri said. "What is noise? Noise is a signal we don't understand," said Pascale, who is also an associate research scientist at the National and Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Geophysical Fluid DynamicsÃÂ ...
Science Daily
February 13, 2018
... there are at least 17 forms of water ice, and two proposed forms of super-cooled liquid water. New work from Carnegie high-pressure geophysicists Chuanlong Lin, Jesse Smith, Stanislav Sinogeikin, and Guoyin Shen found evidence of the long-theorized, difficult-to-see low-density liquid phase of water.
Science Daily
February 12, 2018
Geophysicists have obtained detailed three-dimensional images of a dangerous megathrust fault west of Costa Rica where two plates of the Earth's crust collide. The images reveal features of the fault surface, including long grooves or corrugations, that may determine how the fault will slip in an earthquakeÃÂ ...
Stanford University News
February 8, 2018
A map created by Stanford geophysicists can help predict which parts of West Texas and New Mexico may be at risk of fracking-induced earthquakes. ... Stanford geophysicists have developed a detailed map of the stresses that act in the Earth throughout the Permian Basin in West Texas and southeasternÃÂ ...
The Guardian
December 31, 1999
Rumblings of volcanic thunder have been recorded for the first time by geophysicists who monitored a series of violent eruptions on an island in the northern Pacific Ocean last year. Volcanic lightning, very, very frightening. Read more. The thunderclaps were created by lightning in the towering plumes ofÃÂ ...
TechGenYZ (blog)
February 24, 2018
The geologists and geophysicists use it to look for hydrocarbons. For exploring substances lying beneath the Earth's surface at places where the geology is quite complex, the Anisotropic RTM technology is very useful. Up until recently, the anisotropic RTM was applied mainly in subsalt environments orÃÂ ...
Casper Star-Tribune Online
February 23, 2018
Rather than a “worrisome” sign of a supervolcano eruption, geophysicists like Mike Poland and Jamie Farrell see the seismic unrest east of West Yellowstone as a learning opportunity. The duo wrote of that potential in a recent blog post on the USGS's Yellowstone Volcano Observatory website. “It is duringÃÂ ...
ScienceAlert
February 21, 2018
According to geophysicists with the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the past fortnight has seen Yellowstone supervolcano shaken by a swarm of over 200 earthquakes since February 8, accompanied by innumerable smaller tremors too faint to accurately record. Despite how alarming thisÃÂ ...
Science Daily
February 15, 2018
Until about 20 years ago, geophysicists dismissed this low-intensity rumbling as noise, Gualtieri said. "What is noise? Noise is a signal we don't understand," said Pascale, who is also an associate research scientist at the National and Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Geophysical Fluid DynamicsÃÂ ...
Science Daily
February 13, 2018
... there are at least 17 forms of water ice, and two proposed forms of super-cooled liquid water. New work from Carnegie high-pressure geophysicists Chuanlong Lin, Jesse Smith, Stanislav Sinogeikin, and Guoyin Shen found evidence of the long-theorized, difficult-to-see low-density liquid phase of water.
Science Daily
February 12, 2018
Geophysicists have obtained detailed three-dimensional images of a dangerous megathrust fault west of Costa Rica where two plates of the Earth's crust collide. The images reveal features of the fault surface, including long grooves or corrugations, that may determine how the fault will slip in an earthquakeÃÂ ...
Science Daily
February 8, 2018
Date: February 8, 2018; Source: Stanford's School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences; Summary: A map created by geophysicists can help predict which parts of West Texas and New Mexico may be at risk of fracking-induced earthquakes. The map could guide oil discovery efforts in the region. Share: FULL STORYÃÂ ...
Views and News from Norway
February 7, 2018
Next came airline pilots, air traffic controllers, geologists and geophysicists, doctors working as specialists and civil engineers. The largest work groups included retail sales clerks, day-care workers and cleaners, earning average gross pay of NOK 31,000. The lowest-paid workers were in the restaurant andÃÂ ...
Journal of Petroleum Technology
February 7, 2018
... Ann Fox, president and CEO, Nine Energy Service; Dori Ginn, senior vice president-controller, Range Resources; Jennifer Hartsock, chief information officer, Baker Hughes, a GE Company; Vicki Hollub, president, Occidental Petroleum; Nancy Jo House, president, Society of Exploration Geophysicists.
Daily Times
January 31, 2018
According to the report, geophysicists are able to measure the rotational speed of Earth with extreme precision, calculating slight variations on the order of milliseconds. Geophysicists believe Earth's rotation is cyclical, slowing down by a few milliseconds per day then speeding up again, a geologist TrevorÃÂ ...
Boing Boing
January 31, 2018
The poles tried to swap places much more recently, 40,000 years ago, but snapped back into place. The magnetic field is understood to be created by the flows of liquid metal in our planet's core. After studying satellite data, geophysicists now believe that "swirling clusters of molten iron and nickel" are anÃÂ ...
Phys.Org
January 25, 2018
When writing his dissertation, the geotechnical engineer Buchli collaborated with geophysicists, hydrologists and geologists, using an impressive arsenal of measuring and monitoring equipment that was positioned on and near the Furggwanghorn rock glacier. Among other things, the researchers usedÃÂ ...
Missouri S&T News and Research
January 25, 2018
The research group also includes engineers, geologists and geophysicists from the University of Oklahoma; the University of Southern Mississippi; and Los Alamos National Laboratory. The Tuscaloosa shale contains an estimated 7 billion barrels of light, sweet crude oil, though its current production rateÃÂ ...
gulfnews.com
January 24, 2018
But while the pieces of research by various teams have generally supported each other, Barr and other astronomers, astrophysicists and geophysicists are most eager for more observations. Should the James Webb launch on schedule this year, it will provide far more data about specific exoplanets, andÃÂ ...
The Vermilion
January 23, 2018
Members come from a wide variety of groups such as geophysicists, engineers, geologists and economic development specialists, as well as 18 graduate students from UL Lafayette or its partners. Other areas have already pioneered the development of similar unconventional developments in places suchÃÂ ...
Phys.Org
January 22, 2018
A full picture of human evolution cannot be gleaned from fossils alone, but relies on understanding their environmental context. To this end, a team of KAUST's geophysicists are conducting crucial surveys of the site's geology. Using state-of-the-art techniques developed for oil exploration, Gerard Schuster,ÃÂ ...
Guardian (blog)
January 9, 2018
That is why we bought quite numbers of this equipment and we have distributed to our known geophysicists and practitioners in this field. We are imploring the government that this equipment is right here to help to solve a lot of problems especially ambiguity in terms of project allocation to contractors,” heÃÂ ...
The Licking News
January 4, 2018
He assembled and supervised an outstanding group of geophysicists, especially strong in theoretical studies directed at improving nuclear monitoring capabilities. He was the first to implement a complete first principles approach to the forward modeling of body waves and surface waves from earthquakesÃÂ ...
Journal of Petroleum Technology
January 3, 2018
The value of the data and information that is gathered represents a security risk for upstream operations. In the fields of exploration and drilling, geophysicists, geologists, and petroleum engineers use big data to make valuable predictions and test underlying assumptions (sensitivity analysis) before makingÃÂ ...
HottyToddy.com
January 3, 2018
Being named Distinguished Lecturer for the Society of Exploration Geophysicists, American Association of Petroleum Geologists and Society of Petroleum Engineers are other honors Harris found fulfilling. “These honors recognize my contribution to the development of the field of crosswell seismic imagingÃÂ ...
Science Examiner
January 3, 2018
As per a new report, the 2018 earthquakes are going to be higher in magnitude, and the main reason behind it is the slowing of Earth's rotation. Two geophysicists have warned that there could be a rise in the number of high magnitude Earthquakes next year. The variations in the speed of Earth's rotationÃÂ ...
craigmedred.news
January 2, 2018
Geophysicists from the Universities of Colorado and Montana are warning that 2018 could be a rockin' and rollin' year for major earthquakes due to a slowing of the Earth's rotation, and Alaska is past due for a big shake. “Since 1900, Alaska has had an average of one 'great' earthquake (magnitude 8 orÃÂ ...
Lehigh University Engineering News
December 28, 2017
The two phenomena helped triggered the Cambrian Explosion, when life on Earth became multicellular, Kodama said. “Our job as geophysicists is to try to determine the duration of the shift in this ratio,” he said. “In the last few years, we have measured the thickness of sedimentary deposits in Death Valley,ÃÂ ...
Sputnik International
December 20, 2017
“It just so happened that this geophysical problem – the state of the Earth's ozone layer – got into the hands of atmosphere chemistry experts instead of geophysicists and meteorologists, and still is believed to be a chemistry issue,” said Valentin Kashkin, professor at the Siberian Federal University'sÃÂ ...
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