Tag: seismicity
May 6, 2024
Earthquakes Are Moving Northeast in Midland Basin of Texas
After analyzing seven years of earthquake data from the Midland Basin, a team of scientists at The University of Texas at Austin has found that…
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 MoreJuly 23, 2019
Many Dallas-Fort Worth Area Faults Have the Potential to Host Earthquakes, New Study Finds
A study led by The University of Texas at Austin has found that the majority of faults underlying the Fort Worth Basin are as sensitive…
Read MoreMay 18, 2016
Humans have been causing earthquakes in Texas since the 1920s
Earthquakes triggered by human activity have been happening in Texas since at least 1925, and they have been widespread throughout the state ever since, according…
Read MoreApril 13, 2016
Earthquake may have been manmade, but more data needed to assess hazards in Texas
The most comprehensive analysis to date of a series of earthquakes that included a 4.8 magnitude event in East Texas in 2012 has found it…
Read MoreJune 22, 2015
Seeking Earthquake Answers, TexNet Seismic Monitoring Program Authorized by the State of Texas
ย Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed legislation authorizing funding of $4.47 million for the TexNet Seismic Monitoring Program, an initiative led by the Bureau of…
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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