News tagged with rockfall
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 ...
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May 18, 2010 |
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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
May 04, 2009 |
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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.
Nov 30, 2010 |
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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.
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Jan 02, 2010 |
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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 ...
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Jul 10, 2008 |
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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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Jun 30, 2008 |
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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.
May 30, 2006 |
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