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The University of Washington , the University of California Berkeley and the California Institute of Technology have each received $2 million for developing an earthquake warning system for the Pacific Northwest.
Tags: ads-by-google, california, carolina, current-events, mexico, pacific, pennsylvania, university“ NASA ’s decommissioned Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite fell back to Earth between 11:23 p.m. EDT Friday and 1:09 a.m. EDT Saturday. The Joint Space Operations Center at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California said the satellite penetrated the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean . The precise re-entry time and location are not yet known with certainty.” Quoted from the NASA press release.
Tags: atlantic, california, earthquakes, geology, geophysics, Jobs, massachusetts, NASA, pacific, pacific ocean, satellite, virginia“Follow the Pacific Nearshore Project as researchers from the USGS , Monterey Bay Aquarium, and other institutions sail Alaskan waters to study sea otters and investigate coastal health.” Quoted from the USGS project descripton.
Tags: california, canada, climate-change, geology-news, Geology.com, mexico, mississippi, pacific, pacific ocean, pennsylvania, texas, united-states, usgs“For the first time, scientists are using advanced technology and an innovative vessel to study, image, and map the unexplored offshore Northern San Andreas Fault from north of San Francisco to its termination at the junction of three tectonic plates off Mendocino, California.”
Tags: canada, earthquakes, Geology.com, massachusetts, mexico, michigan, pacific, satellite images, virginiaSince 1900 a number of deadly tsunamis have killed thousands of people around the Pacific Ocean. These maps show how the waves progressed across the Pacific
Tags: africa, atlantic, australia, canada, geology-news, geophysics, hawaii, massachusetts, natural hazards, oceanography, pacific, pacific-tsunamiA magnitude 7.2 earthquake occurred about 20 miles northwest of Christchurch, New Zealand on Saturday, September 4 at 4:35 AM local time.
Tags: archaeology, california, canada, dictionary, europe, florida, geology, geology-news, Geology.com, hawaii, pacific, pennsylvania, washington“Heat is the number one weather-related killer. On average, more than 1,500 people in the U.S. die each year from excessive heat.” Quoted from NOAAWatch. Learn more about heat waves and how to be safe in the heat at the NOAAWatch Heat Wave page.
Tags: archaeology, california, canada, climate-change, earth sciences, geology-news, Geology.com, geophysics, Jobs, marcellus-shale, massachusetts, pacific, pennsylvania, united-states, virginiaAn article at PhysOrg.com reviews two studies that estimated the average depth of Earth’s oceans, their total volume, and how much they have warmed over the past 20 years.
Tags: ads-by-google, africa, archaeology, europe, florida, geology-news, Geology.com, geophysics, global-warming, Jobs, massachusetts, pacific, pennsylvania, virginiaScientists funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and NOAA have recorded the deepest erupting volcano yet discovered–West Mata Volcano–describing high-definition video of the undersea eruption as “spectacular.” Quoted from the NSF press release.
Tags: africa, europe, florida, Geology.com, Jobs, massachusetts, mexico, pacific, pennsylvania, underwater, virginia, volcanoThe Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved the Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline and the Jordan Cove LNG (liquefied natural gas) terminal. The terminal will receive about 1 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day and the pipeline will transport the gas from the Coos Bay terminal to Malin, Oregon. The project will supply
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