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Large seismic event underway off North Island's east coast, triggering swarm of earthquakes
There have been 85 quakes in this area since Monday. Photo credit: GNS Science
<p>A swarm of earthquakes has been triggered off the North Island's east coast by a large seismic event similar to what preceded the 2011 Japanese quake and tsunami.<br />GNS Science has confirmed one of the largest "slow-slips" ever observed in New Zealand ...
100 Ancient Egyptian Inscriptions Found at Amethyst Mining Site
Live Science   26 March 2019   Egypt  
Credit: Photo courtesy Wadi el-Hudi Expedition
<p>Archaeologists have uncovered more than 100 ancient inscriptions carved into rock at Wadi el-Hudi, where the ancient Egyptians mined amethyst.<br />In addition to the carved-rock inscription, the researchers also found 14 stele (inscriptions carved on a ...
Earth scientists plan to meld massive databases into a ‘geological Google’
Science   26 February 2019   World  
Deep-time Digital Earth aims to liberate data from collections such as the British Geological Survey’s. British Geological Survey
<p>The British Geological Survey (BGS) has amassed one of the world&rsquo;s premier collections of geologic samples. Housed in three enormous warehouses in Nottingham, U.K., it contains about 3 million fossils gathered over more than 150 years at thousands ...
Ring of Fire WARNING: When will earthquake strike California - when will BIG ONE hit?
Express   11 February 2019   USA   California  
<p>CALIFORNIA will eventually be struck by a huge earthquake that could have catastrophic effects. But when will the Big One hit?</p>
Decoding the urban sprawl: the world’s most complex metro maps
Railway - Technology.com   06 February 2019   World  
New York City Subway
<p>In the sprawling metropolises of Tokyo, London and Paris, urban metro networks are vital for keeping things moving, but laying out these complex systems intuitively for passengers is no easy feat. Which metros have the most complicated network and how have ...
New Resource for Using Cone Penetration Testing in Geotechnical Design
CROSSROADS   04 February 2019   World  
<p>A newly produced geotechnical design guide uses cone penetration testing to characterize soils and foundation needs. A supplement to the Minnesota Department of Transportation&rsquo;s geotechnical design manual, this resource will provide improved methods ...
Polar vortex reportedly causes ‘frost quakes’ in Chicago: What is the geological phenomenon?
Fox News   01 February 2019   USA   Chicago  
<p>Freezing temperatures in Chicago — which at one point Thursday were said to be lower than those in Alaska and Antarctica — have reportedly caused a loud, ground-shaking phenomenon to occur: so-called “frost quakes.”<br>Chicago residents reported hearing ...
Big One WARNING: Scientists CAN predict earthquakes by ‘silent slip’ in major breakthrough
Express   23 January 2019   World  
The new research could give people more warning on major earthquakes (Image: GETTY)
<p>The scientists have discovered that a large earthquake usually comes after a shallow mantle creep and seismic swarms, which is a process called &lsquo;silent slip&rsquo;. This process is when the Earth moves, but there is no earthquake and can lead to actual ...
Earthquake faults crisscross LA. Is it safe to tunnel here?
Los Angeles Curbed   16 January 2019   USA   Los Angeles  
The underground portion of the soon-to-open Crenshaw/LAX Line is located in a liquefaction zone, where engineers must contend with damp, sandy soil that can destabilize in an earthquake. By Liz Kuball
<p>In December, tech billionaire Elon Musk and his tunneling startup, The Boring Company, unveiled a mile-long tunnel beneath Hawthorne&mdash;a prototype of an undergroundtransportation system called &ldquo;Loop.&rdquo;<br />Musk has repeatedly suggested that ...
An old bridge goes out with a bang
The Washington Post   15 January 2019   USA   New York  
Mike Segar/Reuters
<p>A big chunk of an old New York bridge went down in history Tuesday as explosives demolished the eastern part of the Tappan Zee Bridge.<br />The bridge has been replaced by the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge, which carries Interstate 87 traffic over the ...