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Una vista de la Space Needle de Seattle y sus alrededores con una bahía al fondo.
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Revolucionando la ciencia de los terremotos en Cascadia

by Caroline Hasler 7 November 20237 November 2023

Un nuevo centro reunirá a científicos de sismos para estudiar la zona de subducción de Cascadia y aclarar los peligros sísmicos.

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Shaking Up Earthquake Science in Cascadia

by Caroline Hasler 16 October 20237 November 2023

A new center will bring together earthquake scientists to study the Cascadia Subduction Zone and clarify seismic hazards.

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Illuminating the Complex Structural Fabric Beneath the European Alps

by Fiona Darbyshire 5 October 20238 July 2024

A new study investigates the dynamics of the complex continental collision that formed the European Alps and reveals how structural alignments change with depth.

Two diagrams from the paper
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Fluid Release from Subducted Slabs Without Percolation Flow

by Nikolai Bagdassarov 28 September 202327 September 2023

A new study demonstrates the absorption mechanism of H2O release out of subducting slabs, making the previous hypothesis of dehydration embrittlement unnecessary.

Figure from the paper.
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Low-Frequency Quakes Have Modest Effect on Slow Earthquake Cycle

by Marcos Moreno 5 September 202331 August 2023

Slow slip phenomena on subdaily scales, captured by seismic and GNSS data, show that low-frequency earthquakes are incidental to larger magnitude slow earthquakes, in which aseismic slip dominates.

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A New, Underground Atlas of Subduction Zones

by J. Besl 28 August 202331 August 2023

Submap merges graphic design with geodynamics, providing a fast, free, and user-friendly resource to map subduction zones.

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Talc May Make Mexico’s Subduction Zone More Slippery

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 23 August 202323 August 2023

Production of the weak, water-bearing mineral at the interface between the Cocos and North American Plates could contribute to the occurrence of poorly understood episodic tremor and slow slip.

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Mounds of Ancient Ocean Floor May Be Hiding Deep in Earth

Tim Hornyak, Science Writer by Tim Hornyak 13 June 20234 August 2023

A mysterious seismic feature at the bottom of Earth’s mantle is more widespread than previously thought.

Diagram from the paper.
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Are Low-Frequency Earthquakes Just Slow Slip?

by Marcos Moreno 5 June 202331 May 2023

Tests of seismic attenuation show fluid saturation and high pressure near a seismic source reduce high-frequency content, challenging the idea of slow slip as the cause of low-frequency earthquakes.

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Bio-Argo Floats Reveal Phytoplankton Increase at Ocean Fronts

by Takeyoshi Nagai 20 March 202320 March 2023

Bio-Argo floats and satellite altimeter data reveal that upwelling caused by confluent flow on the warm side of ocean fronts increases phytoplankton carbon and chlorophyll.

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