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Can we predict when and where rock will fall?

(PhysOrg.com) -- Falling rock shatters the tranquillity of Yosemite National Park about every 10 days, and occasionally leads to fatalities. What forces trigger a rockfall? Are there precursor signals that ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 18, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Seismic recordings of rockfall a step toward early-warning system in Yosemite

Hardly anyone noticed the ruckus when Yosemite Valley's largest rockfall in two decades thundered down near Half Dome before sunrise one March morning -- but scientists will hear all about it soon.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0




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New pseudoscorpion discovered in Yosemite National Park (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- It waits blindly in the darkness of granite caves in Yosemite National Park, moving little to conserve energy.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 30, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Philippine volcano calming; thousands head home

(AP) -- Thousands of villagers evacuated from near the Philippines' most active volcano headed home Saturday after scientists said the rumbling mountain was showing signs it was calming down.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jan 02, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Long Wait Before Next China Quake?

A new analysis of the setting for May's devastating earthquake in China shows that the quake resulted from faults with little seismic activity--and that similar events in that area occur, on average, only ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jul 10, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

China quake rare and unexpected, new study says

A new analysis of the setting for last month's devastating earthquake in China by a team of geoscientists at MIT shows that the quake resulted from faults with little seismic activity, and that similar events ...

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created Jun 30, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (15) | comments 0

St. Helens again spews steam and ash

Mount St. Helens displayed a Memorial Day reminder of its might, shooting steam and an ash plume to an altitude of about 20,000 feet.

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created May 30, 2006 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0


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