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Will SC's protected coastal waters remain safe from seismic testing? A new bill could lift the ban.
The "Comprehensive Offshore Resource Enhancement Act", or CORE Act, calls for a government-led fossil fuel inventory of the ...
Falcon 9 sonic booms can feel more like seismic waves
There have been rockets launching from Vandenberg for decades, so why are the Falcon 9 launches of such concern? "Because of ...
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Unraveling the Cascadia Quake: The Science Behind a Potential 1,000-Foot Mega-Tsunami in the Pacific Northwest
Unlike gradual climate-driven events, this potential earthquake would “happen within minutes, leaving no time for adaptation ...
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Mathematical prediction of seismic wave propagation in magma containing crystals and bubbles
Researchers have mathematically elucidated how the presence of crystals and gas bubbles in magma affects the propagation of seismic P-waves. A novel equation was derived to describe the travel of ...
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Analog Computers: History, Functions, and Real-World Applications
Complete Explanation A computer that processes analog data is known as an analog computer. Analog computers store information ...
NASA Satellites Capture ‘River Tsunamis’ Surging Hundreds of Miles Inland
That’s according to researchers from Virginia Tech and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), who measured three large flood ...
Novel equation predicts how crystals and bubbles in magma alter seismic waves
A recent study has mathematically clarified how the presence of crystals and gas bubbles in magma affects the propagation of ...
SWOT satellite spots large-scale river waves for first time
In a first, researchers from NASA and Virginia Tech have used satellite data to measure the height and speed of potentially ...