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Drilling deep for geothermal energy: Little seismic disturbance recorded

According to a new study, geothermal drilling in deep layers is a technological challenge but it is not related to strong seismic events. Geothermal energy is the thermal energy produced and stored i...

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2 strong earthquake hit Philippines: At least 14 fatalities

At least 14 people died after 2 earthquakes struck the southern part of Philippines. The first seismic shock (M 5.6) occurred on October 29, 2019, and it was followed by a M 6.5 tremblor 2 days later...

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Earthquakes can aggravate sea water level rise

According to a new study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, earthquakes can cause sea level rise even faster than climate change.  Researchers believe that certain regions...

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Huge meteor crater discovered in Greenland

Geologists have discovered a massive crater beneath the ice sheet of Greenland. The crater was formed after a one-mile wide iron meteorite struck a northwest region of Greenland at a speed of 19 km...

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Lebanon's mountains are being wiped out

More than 3,000 quarries have ripped apart the mountains and destroyed the natural habitat of Lebanon. The landscape of the country has rather changed due to human intervention. The natural environ...

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Organic matter found on Mars by Nasa's rover

Nasa's Curiosity rover found organic matter buried and preserved in ancient sediments that formed a vast lake bed on Mars more than 3billion years ago.  What does this new discovery show about...

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''Snowball Earth'' triggered by the advent of plate tectonics?

During the Neoproterozoic, a geological era which occurred about 542 million to one billion years ago, Earth experienced unusual episodes of global cooling that geologists refer to as ''Snowball Earth...

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Huge crack spreading on Washington’s Rattlesnake Ridge prompts evacuations (video)

Authorities in Yakima County, Washington are closely monitoring Rattlesnake Ridge, after a large tension crack formed recently on the hillside and a landslide is imminent. The crack on Rattlesnake...

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Clay Mineral Image Collection for Education in Geotechnical Engineering and the Earth Sciences Made Freely Available

Exciting microscope images of clays (Kaolinite and Bentonite pure clay minerals, and the fine portion of a natural soil). The collection was released on December 2015 by Associate Professor Jo...

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Beijing Sinking at a Significant Rate

A recent study has found that Beijing, the capital of China is sinking as much as 11 cm per year. As one of the largest cities in the world with a population over 20 million, this could prove to be a...

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