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Tsunami warnings! Scientists reveal Tsunami threats in US states due to climate change and geology | – The Times of India

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Most tsunamis are terrifying, but mega tsunamis are on a whole different scale. These colossal waves can reach unimaginable heights, sometimes over 1,000 feet, and race inland with little to no warning. The triggers? Massive geological events like landslides, volcanic collapses, or powerful earthquakes. Now, as climate change accelerates glacial melt and destabilizes landscapes, the…

फिर आया तगड़ा भूकंप, कांप गई धरती! घरों से निकलकर भागे लोग, जानें क्या हैं ताजा हालात

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Earthquake in Indonesia: इंडोनेशिया के सेरम द्वीप पर सोमवार (21 अप्रैल) को 5.5 तीव्रता का भूकंप आया. यह जानकारी जर्मन रिसर्च सेंटर फॉर जियोसाइंसेस (GFZ) ने दी. GFZ के मुताबिक, भूकंप का केंद्र जमीन से 10 किलोमीटर गहराई में था. इस भूकंप से किसी के घायल होने या किसी नुकसान की कोई खबर नहीं है. …

Xavier Le Pichon, Who Modeled Movement of Earth’s Crust, Dies at 87

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Xavier Le Pichon, a French geophysicist whose pioneering model of the earth’s tectonic plates helped revolutionize how scientists understand movements of the earth’s crust, died on March 22 at his home in Sisteron, in the south of France. He was 87. His death was announced in a statement by the Collège de France, France’s highest…

How the Myanmar Earthquake Shook Skyscrapers in Bangkok

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More than 600 miles separated the epicenter of Friday’s earthquake in Myanmar from the skyscrapers of Bangkok, which lurched and swayed on the skyline of the vast metropolis. A 33-story high-rise under construction even collapsed. How could the shaking in Bangkok, the Thai capital, be connected to an earthquake so far away? The answer involves…

150 Years of Change: How Old Photos, Recaptured, Reveal a Shifting Climate

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For 30 miles we bounce along a dirt road in southwestern Wyoming, heading toward a jagged skyline. It’s early September and the aspens are starting to turn yellow. As we climb toward the mountains, the air grows colder. Soon the road will see snowfall. Jeff Munroe, a professor of geology at Middlebury College in Vermont,…

Scientists Detect Shape-Shifting Along Earth’s Solid Inner Core

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The inner core at the center of the Earth, a ball of iron and nickel about 1,500 miles wide, may not be perfectly solid. A new study finds evidence that the inner core’s outer boundary has noticeably changed shape over the past few decades. “The most likely thing is the outer core is kind of…

Grand Canyons on the Moon Were Made in a Matter of Minutes

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Two canyons near the south pole of the moon rival the Grand Canyon, both in depth and length. Unlike the sinuous chasm in Arizona, the two lunar canyons, known as Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis Planck, are straight, as if the crust of the moon had been cut by a knife. And unlike the Grand Canyon,…

Earthquakes May Explain Summerville Light’s Eerie Glow

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Summerville, a town northwest of Charleston, S.C., has its share of ghost stories. One yarn that has stuck around for decades is the tale of the Summerville Light. In the dead of night, along a dirt road in the nearby pine forest following abandoned railroad tracks, people have observed mysterious lights, bobbing up and down,…

Iceland volcano erupts for seventh time in a year

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Southwest Iceland witnessed its seventh volcanic eruption in a year, resulting in evacuations of nearby villages and tourist areas. Since March 2021, heightened seismic activity has marked a new phase after eight centuries of dormancy. The video explains various volcanic eruptions and their characteristics based on magma composition and viscosity. Source link

Geology Programmes at Harvard University and MIT: Which Cambridge-based Institution Leads in Academic Excellence and Research? – Times of India

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Harvard vs MIT: Which Geology Programme is Best for US Students in 2024? (Getty Images) When it comes to the study of Geology, two renowned institutions in the United States — Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) — stand out as giants. Both universities are located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and consistently rank…