Tag: Geophysics/Seismology

May 10, 2012

Scientists Discover New Site of Potential Instability in West Antarctic Ice Sheet

Using ice-penetrating radar instruments flown on aircraft, a team of scientists from the U.S. and U.K. have uncovered a previously unknown sub-glacial basin nearly the…

June 23, 2011

Stiff Sediments Made 2004 Sumatra Earthquake Deadliest in History

An international team of geoscientists has discovered an unusual geological formation that helps explain how an undersea earthquake off the coast of Sumatra in December…

June 1, 2011

New Map Reveals Giant Fjords Beneath East Antarctic Ice Sheet

Scientists from the U.S., U.K. and Australia have used ice-penetrating radar to create the first high- resolution topographic map of one of the last uncharted…

March 11, 2011

Experts Available to Discuss Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami

The following geophysicists, engineers, and social scientists with expertise in earthquakes, some specifically regarding Japan and the Pacific Rim, are available to talk on today’s…

January 12, 2011

Haiti still at risk of large earthquake

A year ago Wednesday, one of the five deadliest earthquakes in recorded history struck the island nation of Haiti. Paul Mann, a senior research scientist…

October 21, 2010

Computational Horsepower: Kyle Spikes Harnesses High-End Computing For Exploration Geophysics

When it comes to heavy-duty computer modeling, there are the Armed Forces, the space program, and then rock physics experts, such as Kyle Spikes. Spikes,…

October 10, 2010

Tsunami Risk Higher in Los Angeles, Other Major Cities

Geologists studying the Jan. 12 Haiti earthquake say the risk of destructive tsunamis is higher than expected in places such as Kingston, Istanbul, and Los…

July 26, 2010

Rapid Response: Geoscientists and Engineers Help Haiti Prepare for the Next Big Earthquake