News tagged with liquefaction hazard
New liquefaction hazard maps of Santa Clara Valley, Northern California
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 27, 2009 |
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New hazard maps for communities from San Jose to Palo Alto in Northern California delineate the probability of earthquake-induced liquefaction, based on three scenarios: a magnitude 7.8 on the San Andreas ...
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HP recalls laptop batteries over fire hazard
May 14, 2009 |
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Hewlett-Packard (HP) is recalling some 70,000 batteries for notebook computers because of a fire hazard, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said on Thursday.
United States death map revealed
Dec 17, 2008 |
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A map of natural hazard mortality in the United States has been produced. The map, featured in BioMed Central's open access International Journal of Health Geographics, gives a county-level representation of the likelihood of dyi ...
Research gives glimpse of tectonic history on Puget Sound-region fault zones
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- New research on the Kitsap Peninsula, at the west edge of Washington state's Puget Sound, finds evidence that land was raised at least 6 feet by ancient earthquakes.
Glass Thermometers Still a Safety Hazard
Nov 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A study by emergency physicians at Children's Hospital Boston provides a wakeup call to parents to get rid of their old glass thermometers. A 12year review of patients seen in Children's emergency department ...
EPA relents, discloses list of high-risk coal ash sites
Jun 30, 2009 |
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The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday released a list of 44 coal-fired power plant waste sites in 10 states with a high hazard potential, including 12 sites in North Carolina, seven in Kentucky and a large storage ...
Off the shelf maps help mitigate volcanic hazards
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- When volcanoes erupt, pinpointing the regions at high risk for lethal hazards and deciding whether or not to evacuate a resistant population comprise the most difficult problems faced by hazards ...
Calif regulators find pot smoke causes cancer
Jun 20, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Marijuana smoke has joined tobacco smoke and hundreds of other chemicals on a list of substances California regulators say cause cancer.
What part do relapses play in severe disability for people with MS?
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 04, 2009 |
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ST. PAUL, Minn. -People with multiple sclerosis (MS) who have relapses within the first five years of onset appear to have more severe disability in the short term compared to people who do not have an early relapse, according ...
New Madrid fault system may be shutting down
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 13, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The New Madrid fault system does not behave as earthquake hazard models assume and may be in the process of shutting down, a new study shows.
Biomass as a source of raw materials
May 12, 2009 |
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For the protection of the environment, and because of the limited amount of fossil fuels available, renewable resources, such as specially cultivated plants, wood scraps, and other plant waste, are becoming the focus of considerable ...
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