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Area of Alaskan permafrost that's size of Greece thawing
2+ week, 2+ day ago (744+ words) Geoscientists Michael Rawlins, analyzed 44 years of data. (Mike Rawlins via SWNS) An area of Alaskan permafrost the size of Greece is thawing, reveals new research. Arctic and global climate patterns may never be the same as a result, scientists warned....
Machine Learning Detected More Than 60, 000 Earthquakes During 2025 Santorini Sequence
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (743+ words) Seismological Society of America > News > Annual Meeting > Machine Learning Detected More Than 60, 000 Earthquakes During 2025 Santorini Sequence 16 April 2026" The seismic crisis that gripped the Greek island of Santorini and its neighbors last year contained more than 60, 000 earthquakes, according to a unique…...
Fiber Optic Cable Tracks Tiny Slip Events Deep Within Taiwan Landslide
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (561+ words) Seismological Society of America > News > Annual Meeting > Fiber Optic Cable Tracks Tiny Slip Events Deep Within Taiwan Landslide 16 April 2026 Placed within a borehole drilled deep through the layers of a landslide, a fiber optic cable captured tiny, periodic stick-slip events…...
Seismic Sensing Reveals Rapid Permafrost Thaw Under Rivers
13+ hour, 15+ min ago (553+ words) Seismological Society of America > News > Annual Meeting > Seismic Sensing Reveals Rapid Permafrost Thaw Under Rivers 17 April 2026 Thawing permafrost buried underneath rivers may be accelerating permafrost degradation faster than previously estimated in these inundated regions, according to new research shared at…...
What's Causing Hundreds of San Ramon Earthquakes? New Sensors Seek Answers | KQED
2+ week, 3+ day ago (859+ words) Mona Epstein thought the violent shaking that woke her was just a nightmare. But when she checked her phone, she saw that an earthquake had struck the San Ramon Valley. Epstein lives in San Ramon, a typically quiet Bay Area…...
Grand Canyon officials to ease water restrictions
1+ day, 12+ min ago (224+ words) Officials at Grand Canyon National Park will begin to ease water restrictions as crews make progress repairing breaks in the Transcanyon Waterline. Concessionaire-run lodging on the South Rim will return to full capacity Friday evening as water is again being…...
How the Grand Canyon formed is a surprisingly messy story. Here's the latest clue
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (990+ words) The Grand Canyon draws more scientific attention than just about any stretch of river-carved rock in the world, yet it remains steeped in mystery. Around 6. 6 million years ago, the authors argue, an. .. The Grand Canyon draws more scientific attention than…...
How to prepare for the next earthquake in San Francisco
16+ hour, 28+ min ago (784+ words) The San Francisco Fire Department and California Highway Patrol take part in disaster-preparedness drills at SFFD's Treasure Island Training Facility in April 2024." As San Francisco marks the 120th anniversary of the 1906 earthquake, emergency-management officials are encouraging residents to prepare for the…...
Trump administration takes emergency step to sustain key Colorado River reservoir
9+ hour, 2+ min ago (796+ words) The water crisis along the Colorado River, a critical source for California and six other states, has gotten so serious that the Trump administration is responding with emergency measures to prevent disaster at the nation's second largest reservoir. The effort…...
Colorado River may have pooled and spilled over to form the Grand Canyon, solving a long-standing mystery " but not everyone agrees
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (419+ words) The Colorado River may have carved out the Grand Canyon after pooling as a giant lake in what is now northern Arizona and spilling downstream, a new study suggests. Scientists found that tiny sediment grains in the Bidahochi Basin, upstream…...