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From a bird's-eye view, Loch Ness, Loch Lochy, and Loch Linnhe make a straight line through the Scottish Highlands. This line is not a coincidence but rather the result of millions of years of ...
A recent Virginia Tech study reveals that the Pacific Northwest faces a heightened risk of catastrophic flooding and ...
Scientists have detected unusual activity along the San Andreas Fault, sparking concerns that a major earthquake could be ...
The Greek holiday island of Crete was rocked by another earthquake on Thursday morning as a 6.1 magnitude tremor struck off ...
Tourists in Crete have been made aware of another earthquake, which has again sparked a tsunami alert - just days after a similar scare on the holiday island ...
According to Foreign Office advice, you should: For further guidance on how to prepare for earthquakes, visit the Greek ...
An undersea 6.1-magnitude earthquake scale struck off the Greek island of Crete early Thursday and was felt across the Aegean Sea, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or significant damage ...
A tsunami like this would wipe out big swaths of coastal cities like Seattle and Portland, and threaten lives of millions of ...
There are San Andreas faults in many places. They happen where two rigid continental masses slide past each other at fairly rapid pace. The San Andreas fault separates (‘connect’ would be the ...
According to USGS data, the fault line usually experiences a major earthquake once every ... and most earthquake-resistant buildings in the world." ABC 10News Forecaster Moses Small breaks down ...
Electricity systems rely on so-called “inertia”, which is a by-product of power stations that have spinning parts – such as those running on gas, coal or hydropower. Inertia is caused by the natural ...