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Esquema algoritmo de aprendizaje para estimar las magnitudes de terremotos sobre la base de señales de elastogravidad rápida.
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Monitoreando terremotos a la velocidad de la luz

by Mohammed El-Said 30 June 202230 June 2022

Nueva investigación utiliza la gravedad y un modelo de aprendizaje automático para estimar instantáneamente la magnitud y ubicación de grandes terremotos.

Illustration of the AI algorithm estimating large earthquakes’ magnitudes on the basis of prompt elastogravity signals (PEGS) traveling at the speed of light, much faster than seismic (P and S) waves.
Posted inNews

Monitoring Earthquakes at the Speed of Light

by Mohammed El-Said 2 June 20222 June 2022

New research uses gravity and a machine learning model to instantaneously estimate the magnitude and location of large earthquakes.

Muon detectors in a tunnel under Tokyo Bay
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Muography Array Under Tokyo Bay Spots Meteotsunami Waves

by Tim Hornyak 20 May 2022

A new study shows how muons can be used to study tide and wave phenomena, helping secure coastal communities.

A view of a swamp on Rishiri Island, with trees and water in the foreground and a snowy mountain in the background
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Climate and Currents Shaped Japan’s Hunter-Gatherer Cultures

by Rebecca Dzombak 5 May 2022

New climate records from a peat bog show how two neighboring cultures responded differently to shifts in climate and ocean currents.

Series of six maps showing the location and observations of the typhoon
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Radar Observations of a Tornado Associated with Typhoon Hagibis

by Suzana Camargo 23 October 202025 February 2022

Analysis of tornadogenesis processes on a shallow supercell associated with Typhoon Hagibis using finely resolved rapid-scan radar observations at a very close range.

A scene from a Japanese picture scroll depicting the 1855 Edo earthquake
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Kabuki Actor’s Forgotten Manuscript Yields Clues About 1855 Quake in Japan

by Tim Hornyak 8 September 20206 December 2021

Researchers analyzed a survivor’s account of the disaster to better understand future temblors.

Tokyo skyline
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The First Undeniable Climate Change Deaths

by D. Merino 18 August 20206 December 2021

In 2018 in Japan, more than 1,000 people died during an unprecedented heat wave. In 2019, scientists proved it would have been impossible without global warming.

Maps showing the data assimilated wavefields at 30 and 120 seconds on the left and the forecasted future wavefields at 200 seconds on the right
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Real-time Ground Motion Estimation for Large Earthquakes

by M. Yamada 31 July 20202 March 2022

Advanced computing technology can be used to forecast ground shaking from earthquakes and provide an early warning in real time.

YoriMawari-nami wave in 2013
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Submarine Canyons Breed Megawaves in Japan

by Jenessa Duncombe 21 February 20206 December 2021

The canyons act like a prism, focusing waves into mammoths of destruction.

A fireball in the night sky
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Tiny Fireballs May One Day Reveal Unseen Asteroids

by Nola Taylor Tillman 20 February 202015 February 2022

The tiny fireball that flew over Japan in 2017 came from an asteroid that could threaten Earth in 10 million years or so. Scientists are trying to use these little meteors to hunt larger objects.

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