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After Hurricanes, Two Earthquakes Jolt Crisis-hit Cuba

Two powerful earthquakes rocked southern Cuba in quick succession on Sunday, US geologists said, just days after the island was struck by a hurricane that knocked out power nationwide.

International Business Times

Coalition’s nuclear plan is ‘today’s version of a lump of coal in parliament’, inquiry told

Renewables advocate tells parliamentary hearing that opposition’s nuclear proposal is a ‘smokescreen’ for burning coal and gas

The Guardian - AU

'How big does a disaster have to be?': council's natural disaster application rejected

Upper Hunter earthquakes not considered to be natural disasters.

Newcastle Herald

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Clues left by the Alpine Fault’s last big quake reveal its direction – this will help NZ prepare for the inevitable next rupture

One of the world’s most anticipated earthquakes is the next major surface rupture of the Alpine Fault in the South Island of New Zealand.

The Conversation

'Every volcano has its own personality': Mystery Mount Adams earthquake surge under investigation

Scientists are installing multiple temporary seismic monitoring stations to get a better understanding of the sharp increase in earthquakes recorded at Mount Adams.

LiveScience

‘A huge loss’: is it the end for the ship that helped us understand life on Earth?

The Joides Resolution has contributed to our understanding of climate crisis, the origin of life, earthquakes and eruptions. But funding cuts mean it may have sailed its last expedition

The Guardian - UK

Record spike in earthquakes at Washington's 'high threat' volcano sends researchers scrambling for answers

Six earthquakes were recorded at Mount Adams in September — the highest number in a single month since records began in 1982.

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Why is Mount Everest so big? New research highlights a rogue river – but deeper forces are at work

Mount Everest (also known as Chomolungma or Sagarmāthā) is famously the highest mountain in the Himalayas and indeed on Earth. But why?

The Conversation

Earthquakes and nuclear reactors don't mix, Coalition concedes

Coalition to weigh up Hunter earthquake risk in nuclear plan.

Newcastle Herald

Japan Quake, Flood Victim Attemps Fresh Start With Wife's Memory

Two huge earthquakes 17 years apart robbed Shoichi Miyakoshi first of his wife, and then his home.

International Business Times

Last Year A 600-Foot Mega-Tsunami Hit Greenland — And Researchers Had No Idea It Happened

Instead of the frequency-rich rumble typical of earthquakes, this was a monotonous hum.

Inverse

MLS Matchweek 32 Wrap-up: Lionel Messi Bags Brace in Inter Miami Return

Inter Miami and LA Galaxy picked up important wins in MLS action this past weekend.

Sports Illustrated

As New Mexico Shakes, State Cancels Dozens of Planned Wastewater Injection Sites

Study uncovers thousands of undocumented quakes, underscoring the link between injection sites and seismic activity.

Capital & Main

Monitoring devices deployed at Muswellbrook after 'earthquake swarm'

Geoscience Australia is studying the Hunter's earthquake trend to learn more.

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Latest Muswellbrook earthquake connected to a 'swarm' of shakes in the Upper Hunter

What caused the latest earthquake at Muswellbrook on Saturday? Experts explain.

The Independent UK

Why our favourite holiday destinations in Europe are at growing risk of earthquakes

Portuguese residents were terrified when the ground started shaking in the early hours of Monday morning last week. Environmental scientist Deborah R Coen explains why they are right to worry about when the big one will hit Lisbon and many other of our favourite destinations in southern Europe

The Conversation

How do you make a giant gold nugget? Take a vein of quartz, add a few thousand earthquakes

Humanity’s fascination with gold stretches back thousands of years. Gold mining is described in ancient Greek and Roman sources, and gold rushes – especially in the 19th century – played a powerful role in shaping the modern world.

LiveScience

Earthquakes can trigger quartz into forming giant gold nuggets, study finds

Geologists have known for decades that gold forms in quartz with the help of earthquakes, but now they have worked out exactly how the setting and seismic waves combine to form large nuggets.

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The Conversation

Seismic echoes reveal a mysterious ‘donut’ inside Earth’s core

About 2,890 kilometres beneath our feet lies a gigantic ball of liquid metal: our planet’s core. Scientists like me use the seismic waves created by earthquakes as a kind of ultrasound to “see” the shape and structure of the core.

The Conversation

Could the Muswellbrook earthquakes be caused by coal mining? Geoscientists explain

On Friday 23 August, a magnitude 4.8 earthquake near Muswellbrook, New South Wales, shook the state. The earthquake caused local damage and Geoscience Australia received more than 3,600 felt reports, including from Sydney and Canberra, up to 360 kilometres away.

Newcastle Herald

Where the fault lies: opinion divided over mining's role in Muswellbrook earthquakes

Hunter Valley locals debate mining's role in recent earthquakes.

Newcastle Herald

Mine workers injured, will there be aftershocks? What we know about quake

It was the largest earthquake in the Hunter Valley in 20 years.

LiveScience

Rare 'doomsday fish' said to bring earthquakes spotted in California days before LA quake

Beachgoers found a rare oarfish off California two days before an earthquake, mirroring folklore that says the deep-sea creatures are "doomsday fish."

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“Bad Omen”: Rare Sea Serpent Surfaces In San Diego Waters, Linked To Earthquake Legend

Kayak adventurers found an incredibly rare, 4-meter-long “sea serpent” washed ashore in San Diego. It was the latest in only 20 encounters in California waters since 1901. The post “Bad Omen”: Rare Sea Serpent Surfaces In San Diego Waters, Linked To Earthquake Legend first appeared on Bored Panda.

The Conversation

Some New Zealand homes are becoming uninsurable because of natural disasters – but all may not be lost

After a series of natural disasters – from the Canterbury earthquakes to Cyclone Gabrielle – real doubt hangs over the insurance options available to some New Zealand homeowners.

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