A landslide in Anni, N. India has destroyed eight buildings.
Hazards & Disasters
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The 2023 Türkiye-Syria Earthquakes Shifted Stress in the Crust
In February, a devastating magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the eastern Mediterranean, triggering a second major jolt and a cascade of aftershocks.
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Beyond the Wine-Dark Sea
Innovative research on hazards in the Mediterranean is helping scientists contribute to safer communities in the basin and beyond.
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One Solution to the Climate Crisis: Better High School Education
Integrating Earth and space science into high school biology, chemistry, and physics courses may be the best way to educate the public about climate science.
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Some Chemicals Lingered for Weeks After Ohio Train Derailment
Researchers drove around a van outfitted with a sensitive mass spectrometer to measure airborne chemicals weeks after the disaster.
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Gaps and Challenges in Coastal Adaptation Research
A new study reviews 650 empirical studies on coastal adaptation, revealing knowledge gaps on its implementation, policy, governance, and economic contexts, especially in the Global South.
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Frozen Riverbanks May Erode Faster in a Warming Arctic
Frozen flume experiments reveal the sensitivity of permafrost riverbank erosion to water temperature, bank roughness, and pore-ice content.
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Modeling the Outer Winds of Tropical Cyclones
A new analytical solution for Emanuel’s theory on how the winds vary with the distance from the hurricane center outside of the core of the storm.
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Global Earthquake Analysis Seeks Elusive Foreshock Signal
Spotting foreshocks for what they are could help seismologists forecast large earthquakes.
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The 14 August 2023 landslides in Himachal Pradesh, India
Heavy rainfall has triggered extensive landslides in Himachal Pradesh, India