Tag: Earthquake
August 27, 2024
Algorithm Raises New Questions About Cascadia Earthquake Record
The Cascadia subduction zone in the Pacific Northwest has a history of producing powerful and destructive earthquakes that have sunk forests and spawned tsunamis that…
Read MoreOctober 4, 2023
Discovery of Massive Undersea Water Reservoir Could Explain New Zealandโs Mysterious Slow Earthquakes
Researchers have discovered a seaโs worth of water locked within the sediment and rock of a lost volcanic plateau thatโs now deep in the Earthโs…
Read MoreNovember 16, 2021
Seismic Shockwave Pattern May Be Redirecting Earthquake Damage
New research from The University of Texas at Austin could change the way scientists think about potential damage from earthquakes. The study examined data from…
Read MoreSeptember 15, 2021
Dunyu Liu: Computational Geoscientist
Dunyu Liu is the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics’ first official hire to support computational science activities.
Read MoreSeptember 15, 2021
Earth Shaking Effort
Earthquake forecasts move a step closer to reality with NSF-funded effort led by the Jackson School of Geosciences.
Read MoreAugust 9, 2021
Earthquake Forecasts Move a Step Closer to Reality
Earthquakes โ like lightning โ strike unpredictably. The Earthโs tectonic plates, however, hide subtle warnings that a major fault may soon break. Like forecasting a…
Read MoreMay 24, 2021
Slow Slipโ Earthquakesโ Hidden Mechanics Revealed
Slow slip earthquakes, a type of slow motion tremor, have been detected at many of the worldโs earthquake hotspots, including those found around the Pacific…
Read MoreMarch 8, 2021
Texas Earthquake System Strengthens National Network
Now in its fifth year of operation, the Bureau of Economic Geologyโs TexNet earthquake monitoring system manages more than 150 seismic stations throughout Texas and…
Read MoreMarch 25, 2020
Eclectic Rocks Influence Earthquake Types
New Zealandโs largest fault is a jumble of mixed-up rocks of all shapes, sizes, compositions and origins. According to research from a global team of…
Read MoreNovember 28, 2017
Pacific Northwest May Be at Most Risk of the ‘Big One’ Because of Seafloor Sediments
The next big earthquake is due in the Pacific Northwestโbut now scientists have pinpointed where along the coast a large earthquake is most likely to…
Read MoreMedia Releases
The @guardian's @dpcarrington was with @UTGeophysics this summer reporting on a pioneering @UTAustin-led mission to explore Greenland's glaciers underwater.
Read his report here:
With @WHOI @UFGeology @RutgersDMCS @MarineInst @UTexasResearch
.@business spoke with the Jackson School's Jay Banner about how climate change and population growth are taking a toll on Texas' water.
โDemand goes way up, supply goes way down, which is not a sustainable future for Texas water resources,โ Banner said.
In the stacks:
The role of women in the history of geology / edited by C. V. Burek and B. Higgs. Geological Society, 2007. #geology #geologists #history