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Nepal earthquake was less intense than feared

Geology Page - October 28, 2015

The April 2015 Gorkha earthquake that struck Nepal produced less damage and weaker shaking than might be expected from a magnitude 7.8 quake in...

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New geological evidence aids tsunami hazard assessments from Alaska to Hawaii

January 13, 2016

Stress Change During the 2011 Tohoku-Oki Earthquake Illuminated

February 22, 2013

The San Francisco Bay shoreline, where yellow indicates areas where a projected rise in sea level (SLR) will result in flooding by 2100. Red shows where local land subsidence (LLS) will combine with SLR to increase the flood-prone areas.

Sinking land will exacerbate flooding from sea level rise in Bay...

March 7, 2018

‘Dark magma’ could explain mystery volcanoes

November 11, 2014

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Giant prehistoric bird fossils found in Antarctica

Reconstructions show how some of the earliest animals lived — and...

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