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3 hrs ago | The Standard

Tsunami danger in Russia's Far East after 8.2 quake

Russia issued a tsunami warning for the Sakhalin Island region in its Far East after a deep sea earthquake measured at a magnitude of 8.2 by the US Geological Survey.

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Related Topix: Tsunami, Natural Disasters, Earthquake, US Geological Survey, Technical Services, Science, World News, Russia

7 hrs ago | WAFF-TV Huntsville

Earthquake hits Russia's Far East

A powerful earthquake on Friday hit Russia's Far East with tremors felt as far away as Moscow, about 7,000 kilometers west of the epicenter.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Earthquake, Science

Thu May 23, 2013

CBS Local

5.7 earthquake hits Northern California

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake hit Northern California Thursday night that was widely felt across the region, but there were no reports of serious damage.

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Related Topix: Earthquake, Natural Disasters, California, Greenville, CA, Susanville, CA, Science, Almanor, CA

Castanet.net

Earthquake shakes Northern California

Rafael Abreau, a geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey's National Earthquake Center, says the temblor struck at 8:47 p.m. and was centred 10 kilometres west northwest of Greenville, and about 40 kilometres southwest of Susanville.

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Related Topix: Earthquake, Natural Disasters, Science, Susanville, CA, Downtown (Seattle, WA), University Village (Seattle, WA), Capitol Hill (Seattle, WA)

Knoxville News Sentinel

I wonder how this will impact our Salamanders and frogs in our Boreal ...

Boreal toads are found at high elevations. The endangered species is at risk from a fungus as well as human populations and climate change.

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Related Topix: Science, Apiculture, Agriculture, Entomology, Sports

The Orlando Sentinel

Magnitude 5.7 quake strikes Northern California - U.S. Geological Survey

Geological Survey. The epicenter of the quake was located 2 miles north-northeast of the town of Canyondam, the USGS said.

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Related Topix: Science

Suria

Strong quake strikes off Tonga

A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck 255 kilometres southwest of Tonga on Friday, according to the US Geological Survey, but there were no reports of damage.

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Related Topix: Oceania, Tonga, Earthquake, Natural Disasters, US Geological Survey, Technical Services, Science

Mercury-Register

'What's shaking?' a spot north of Oroville

There's a greeting that goes, "What's shaking?" If that question was asked in Butte County Wednesday the right answer could well be six miles north of Oroville.

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Related Topix: Oroville, CA, Butte County, CA, Science, Earthquake, Natural Disasters

Suria

7.4 magnitude quake strikes southwest of...

A man points at a seismic chart at the Central Weather Bureau in Taipei on March 4, 2010.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Earthquake, US Geological Survey, Technical Services, Science, Tsunami

Samoa News

No tsunami generated from early morning quake south of Nuku'alofa

A 7.4 magnitude quake occurred around 6:19a.m. Thursday, May 23, 2013 , in the Tonga region, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

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Related Topix: Oceania, American Samoa, World News, Tonga, US Geological Survey, Technical Services, Science

TwinCities

St. Paul's Lilydale Park landslide toll at 2, as missing student's body found

Mohamed Bah, an uncle of 10-year-old Zack Mohamed Fofana, talks to the media near Lilydale Regional Park on Thursday, May 23, 2013.

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Related Topix: Landslide, Science, St. Louis Park, MN, Opinion

FOXReno

Hard rock mining gross value cracks $10 billion mark in 2012

Hard rock mining production is expected to crack the $10 billion threshold once state production and taxation totals are finalized and published by the Division of Minerals and the Department of Taxation later this year.

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Related Topix: Science

Mashable

Space Pics of Alaskan Volcano Eruption Are Amazing

Pavlof is one of the most active volcanos in the United States, with nearly 40 known eruptions.

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Related Topix: Volcanic Eruption, Natural Disasters, Science

The Guardian

'Could be worth A 4bn a year to UK economy'

The fuel could become a 'new North Sea' energy business, and create more than 70,000 jobs, according to a new report Investments in shale gas drilling could yield an industry worth nearly A 4bn a year to the UK economy and create more than 70,000 jobs, according to a new report from the Institute of Directors , becoming a "new North Sea" energy ... (more)

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Related Topix: Science, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Alternative Energy, Energy

Summit County Voice

Global warming: USGS study shows 20 percent decline in Rocky Mountain snow cover since 1980

Long-time skiers often say that skiing was better in the good old days, and new research from the U.S. Geological Survey suggests that those claims are based on more than nostalgia - notwithstanding the occasional bumper crop of powder like in 2010-2011. After taking an in-depth look at snowfall and temperature records, federal scientists said ... (more)

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Related Topix: US Geological Survey, Technical Services, Science, Agriculture, Weather

Wed May 22, 2013

Patch.com

Kent State University Geologists Assessing Tornado Damage in Oklahoma

Geologist researchers from Kent State University are on their way to Oklahoma in search of information to help make buildings stronger in the face of devastating tornados like the one that claimed the lives of 24 people in Moore.

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Related Topix: Science, Kent State University, State University, AR

Denver Post

Study: Frog, toad populations declining, even in Rocky Mountain National Park

Frogs, toads and other amphibians are vanishing so fast nationwide that if the decline continues at the same rate, they'll be gone from half their current habitats in 20 years, a federal study has found.

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Related Topix: US National Parks, Rocky Mountain National Park, US Geological Survey, Technical Services, Science

The New Zealand Herald

Editorial: Crown's aims for science give focus for research

Antarctic research is on the list, as is high technology, particularly in agricultural applications, and natural hazards, notably earthquakes.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Opinion

NatureNews

A network to track Caribbean hazards

Some US geophysicists are going where few of their compatriots have gone before: to Cuba, Venezuela and other countries that are notoriously anti-American. But these countries are also notoriously plagued by natural disasters such as earthquakes, and so engineers are blanketing the Caribbean with a network of sensors to detect the crustal strains ... (more)

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Related Topix: Boulder, CO, Science, World News, Venezuela,

NatureNews

Financial blow for Alaskan volcano monitoring

Volcanologists who monitor eruptions of Alaskan volcanoes are scrambling to cope with US federal budget cuts - even as the Pavlof volcano, 1,000 kilometres southwest of Alaska's biggest city, Anchorage, spouts a towering ash plume that is threatening plane flights.

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Related Topix: Volcanic Eruption, Natural Disasters, Alaska, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Science