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The Birth of The Himalayas
- May, 27, 2015
- News On Research / Academia Earthquake Reconnaissance Earthquake Reconnaissance
- Himalayas
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Five weeks after the terrible earthquake in Nepal which literally shook the Himalayas, researchers from the US claim that they have found the missing pieces of the puzzle on the formation of the highe...
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How Do Dams Trigger Earthquakes?
- May, 25, 2015
- News On Research / Academia Dam Engineering Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
According to scientists, earthquakes are triggered by dams, since there are many cases giving evidence that the earthquakes have been linked to the construction of dams. Dr. V. P Jauhari in his pap...
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Video: Do Changes in Groundwater Levels Affect Streamflow?
- May, 14, 2015
- News On Research / Academia Groundwater & Seepage
- Ozark Plateaus
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
In the Buffalo National River, somebody can hear the running water and the next minute the water is gone! In the Ozarks, there are streams that disappear and reappear randomly! The ultimate...
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Video: Minor tremors from San Andreas Fault closely monitored by UC Berkeley
- May, 13, 2015
- News On Research / Academia Seismic Earthquake Reconnaissance
- UC Berkeley, CA
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The increase in the frequency of low intensity tremors, originating from the San Andreas Fault, about 10 hours after the magnitude 6 Napa earthquake last August, and an observed increase in two other...
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Salty Aquifer Discovered Under Antarctic Surface
- May, 11, 2015
- News On Research / Academia Engineering Geology
- McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Researchers from the National Science Foundation (NSF) have gathered evidence for the existence of a salty aquifer beneath Antarctica's ice-free McMurdo Dry Valleys, by using an airborne electromagnet...
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USGS report correlates earthquake triggering to human activity
- May, 07, 2015
- News On Research / Academia Earthquake Reconnaissance
- Reston, Virginia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A newly released report from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has for the first time attempted to establish a connection between human activities such as fracking with earthquake occurrence. Even tho...
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Ethiopia's geothermal energy monitored and mapped
Aluto volcano, Ethiopia's main source of geothermal energy is in the center of attention, for a group of scientists from U.K. and Ethiopia, who using advanced monitoring techniques, are exploring the...
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Groundwater flow is now better monitored following new study
- Apr, 24, 2015
- News On Research / Academia Geoenvironmental Engineering Engineering Geology
- Pennsylvania, USA
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Accurate measurement of water flow has been for years difficult to perform, not to mention prediction of the water's path which is easily altered by the smallest soil details. Very fine details diverg...
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Video: NASA generated landslide map reveals most landslide prone areas!
- Apr, 22, 2015
- News On Research / Academia Landslides
- Washington, DC, USA
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Rain-induced landslides have hit a death toll of nearly 20,000 since 2007. For an overview of the landslides' locations NASA has updated the open source Global Landslide Catalog. The video released by...
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Twitter to help in real-time flood map generation!
- Apr, 15, 2015
- News On Research / Academia Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters
- Delft, Nederlands
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
As a flooding event is still in progress, real-time information on its extent and the population affected is difficult to obtain, putting rescue crews and associated agencies in a difficult position i...
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