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用分布式声学传感探测地下奥秘

by Yingping Li, Robert Mellors and Ge Zhan 20 March 202519 March 2025

新书探讨了安装在井孔中的光纤电缆如何监测地震活动、流体流动、地下温度等。

The Los Angeles River passes under a bridge at sunset.
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Seismometers Provide Fuller Picture of Los Angeles Groundwater

by Grace van Deelen 19 March 202519 March 2025

A new method to evaluate deep aquifers shows even torrential rains haven’t fully replenished groundwater beneath Los Angeles.

Graph from the study
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Listening to Groundwater Dynamics

by Stefan Kollet 10 March 20257 March 2025

Deep learning from shallow passive seismic data reveals groundwater table depth information in space and time.

Researchers walk toward a large geodesic dome and a small red Quonset hut on the Greenland Ice Sheet.
Posted inNews

Tiny Icequakes Ripple Through Greenland’s Largest Ice Stream

by J. Besl 5 March 20255 March 2025

Seismologists made an accidental discovery on the Northeast Greenland Ice Stream, changing the way glaciologists understand how ice moves.

Map of the Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula.
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Observing Magma-Induced Seismic Velocity Changes with Fiber-Optics

by Marcos Moreno 26 February 202526 February 2025

A new high-resolution method for tracking volcanic activity utilizes fiber-optic sensing to detect magma intrusion by measuring seismic velocity changes.

Google Earth view from November 2022 showing the aftermath of the Cilan Landslide in Taiwan.
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The 16 October 2022 Cilan Landslide in Taiwan

by Dave Petley 20 February 202520 February 2025

The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. In a paper just published in the journal Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, Chang et al. (2025) describe the 16 October 2022 Cilan Landslide in Taiwan. The research is fascinating, using […]

Tsunami hazard zone sign.
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T-waves May Improve Tsunami Early Warning Systems

by Han Yue 17 February 20257 February 2025

A unique acoustic wave related to the generation of tsunamis could be used to enhance early warning systems.

An aerial view of the Sierra Nevada mountains in California
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Deep Beneath California’s Sierra Nevada, Earth’s Lithosphere May Be Peeling Away

by Nathaniel Scharping 17 January 202530 April 2025

Evidence for lithospheric foundering, or the process of denser material sinking into the mantle, is emerging.

Photo of fiber-optic acoustic and temperature sensors.
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Listening to Earth’s Subsurface with Distributed Acoustic Sensing

by Yingping Li, Robert Mellors and Ge Zhan 8 January 202520 March 2025

A new book examines how fiber-optic cables installed in boreholes can monitor seismic activity, fluid flow, subsurface temperatures, and more.

Photo of an enhanced geothermal system.
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Guidelines for Managing Induced Seismicity Risks

by Ryan Schultz, Wen Zhou, Federica Lanza and Iason Grigoratos 7 January 202513 January 2025

Consolidating state-of-the-art science into guidelines provides a path forward for managing induced seismicity risks and highlights avenues for future research.

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