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New Study Helps to Explain ‘Silent Earthquakes’ Along New Zealand’s North Island
Underwater mountains may help to dampen movements along faults that otherwise have the potential to generate large earthquakes.
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Looking Out for Marine Mammals
When using sound to search for an undersea fault, researchers must take special precautions to protect dolphins, whales and other vulnerable species.
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Seismic Data on Deck: Sounding for the Cascadia Megathrust Fault
Using sound and a 7.5-mile-long streamer towed behind the boat, scientists can collect a tremendous amount of data from under the seafloor.
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Observations While on Quarantine in Newport, Oregon
Before embarking on a 6-week voyage to scan for Cascadia’s megathrust fault, the research team had to quarantine for two weeks in a hotel.
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Searching for the Megathrust Fault at Cascadia
Researchers have set sail to find and map a fault that causes giant earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest.
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Summer Forecast: Dangerous Heat, Fire, and an Active Hurricane Season
Climate change may be loading the dice for a tough summer.
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Scientists Track the Sudden Disappearance of an Antarctic Ice-Shelf Lake
A rarely seen phenomenon may not bode well for the future survival of the ice.
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Which Areas Will Climate Change Render Uninhabitable? Climate Models Alone Cannot Say
Understanding how people will respond to climate dangers depends not only on top-down data, but also on bottom-up community engagement.
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Explore This Map of Land and Sea Features Named After Trailblazers at Lamont
The legacies of many of our researchers are recorded not only in the history books, but also in the mountains, canyons, and islands that now bear their names.
