New research shows the last big earthquake on the Alpine Fault ran from south to north. With a 75% chance of another rupture in the next 50 years, this improves how we can forecast its impact.
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Mount Everest is growing surprisingly quickly – but are rivers or earthquakes responsible?
Gold nuggets grow much bigger than they should – and electricity produced by earthquakes may be the reason why.
Like a piece of music, every earthquake has a coda – and it contains clues about what’s happening in our planet’s core.
Since last Friday, more than 20 seismic events have rattled the earth near the Mount Arthur coal mine in New South Wales.
Here’s how our understanding of underwater avalanches is changing.
Landslides are usually sudden and cause devastation in their wake. Here’s why they are seemingly impossible to predict.
The earthquake, one of New Jersey’s largest on record, could be felt from Maryland to Boston. But don’t read too much into it.
We can’t rule out the possibility today’s earthquake was not even the biggest event in this sequence, although as time passes the likelihood of a larger associated event decreases.
Not all types of ground are the same and understanding how varied ground types react to environmental stresses is key to achieving true sustainability.
Governments and the media remain focused on responding to disasters, not preventing or preparing for them. Here’s what must change — and will and won’t work — as Canada faces increased disaster risks.
As Turkey is recovering from the most devastating earthquake in its recent history, a timely opportunity emerges to change how to reconstruct housing.
Social workers encountered challenges in providing their services in the aftermath of the Turkey earthquakes, facing obstacles outside of their control.
It has been one year since Turkey’s deadly earthquakes – the road ahead remains daunting.
Evidence suggests magma is close to the surface in south-west Iceland, prompting evacuations.
In this episode of The Conversation Weekly, we hear about the importance of Marrakech’s old medina to Islamic heritage and what’s happening to its network of traditional artisans.
The same instruments used to measure earthquakes pick up vibrations as ocean waves put pressure on the sea floor. Four decades of data tell a story about ocean storms.
Morocco is grappling not just with the loss of lives from the recent earthquake, but with the destruction of its cultural heritage – a 12th century mosque in the village of Tinmel is among them.
With Morocco, there’s stronger bureaucracy, and in Libya, authorities are weaker. But, as a scholar who has worked in both countries explains, the results are the same: not enough aid getting through.
One way to prevent the destruction wrought by a devastating earthquake – like the one that hit Morocco in September 2023 – is to construct resilient homes and buildings.
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Top contributors
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Associate Professor of Earthquake Science, The University of Melbourne
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Earthquake Scientist, Monash University
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Professor in Earth Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and Emeritus Professor of Mineral Physics, University of Cambridge
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Adjunct Research Fellow, Curtin University
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Professor of Geophysics, Durham University
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Honorary Fellow in Structural Geology and Tectonics, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer, Humanitarian Emergency and Disaster Management, Charles Darwin University
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Reader in Physical Geography and Natural Hazards, Coventry University
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Honorary Professor of Tsunami Research, PANGEA Research Centre, UNSW Australia, UNSW Sydney
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Professor, Australian National University
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Professor of Geophysics and Department Head, Colorado State University
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PhD Candidate in the Department of Earth Sciences, Durham University
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Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor Emeritus, The University of Melbourne
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Pro-Vice Chancellor: Global and Sustainability, Newcastle University
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Professor of Geoenergy, Carbon Capture and Storage, Durham University
