Landslides – PossibleThreat Articles

GIS-based analysis of fault zone geometry and hazard in an urban environment

October 24, 2019 0 Comments Earth Science, Earthquakes, Geoengineering, Geography, Geology, Landslides, Natural Disasters, Oceanography

Typical geologic investigations of active earthquake fault zones require that the fault can be observed at or near the Earth's surface. However, in urban areas, where faults present a direct hazard to dense populations, the surface expression of a fault is often hidden by development of buildings and infrastructure. This is the case in San Diego, California, where the Rose Canyon fault zone trends through the highly developed downtown.

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Ground failure study shows deep landslides not reactivated by 2018 Anchorage Quake

October 23, 2019 0 Comments Earth Science, Earthquakes, Geography, Geology, Global Warming, Landslides, Natural Disasters, Tsunamis

Major landslides triggered by the 1964 magnitude 9.2 Great Alaska earthquake responded to, but were not reactivated by, the magnitude 7.1 Anchorage earthquake that took place 30 November 2018, researchers concluded in a new study.

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Distribution of highly radioactive microparticles in Fukushima revealed

October 16, 2019 0 Comments Energy and the Environment, Energy Technology, Environmental Science, Landslides, Nuclear Energy, Physics, Renewable Energy, Weapons Technology

New method allows scientists to create a quantitative map of radioactive cesium-rich microparticle distribution in soils collected around the damaged Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP). This could help inform clean-up efforts in Fuksuhima region.

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Rice irrigation worsened landslides in deadliest earthquake of 2018

October 8, 2019 0 Comments Agriculture and Food, Earthquakes, Food and Agriculture, Landslides, Natural Disasters, Nature, Soil Types, Tsunamis

Irrigation significantly exacerbated the earthquake-triggered landslides in Palu, on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, in 2018, according to an international study.

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Early warning signals heralded fatal collapse of Krakatau volcano

October 1, 2019 0 Comments Earthquakes, Floods, Geography, Landslides, Natural Disasters, Tsunamis, Volcanoes, Weather

On 22 December 2018, a flank of the Anak Krakatau plunged into the Sunda strait between the Indonesian islands of Sumatra and Java, triggering a tsunami that killed 430 people. An international research team has now shown that the volcano produced clear warning signals before its collapse. The researchers recommend to use their study to improve monitoring of volcanoes.

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Soil microbes play a key role in plant disease resistance

September 25, 2019 0 Comments Acid Rain, Agriculture and Food, Endangered Plants, Exotic Species, Grassland, Landslides, Organic, Soil Types

Scientists have discovered that soil microbes can make plants more resistant to an aggressive disease — opening new possibilities for sustainable food production.

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Visible from outer space, Detroit's unofficial pathways could play important role in land redevelopment

September 24, 2019 0 Comments Astronomy, ESA, Landslides, Space Probes, Space Telescopes, Sustainability

As neighborhood and city planners design ways to reuse vacant land in cities like Detroit, a researcher is urging them to look at the footpaths of people who already live there — literally.

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No clear link between local food and cancer risk in glassworks areas

September 23, 2019 0 Comments Breast Cancer, Cancer, Chemistry, Colon Cancer, Inorganic Chemistry, Landslides, Oceanography, Ozone Holes, Petroleum

There is no clear link between cancer incidence and locally produced food from an area with a history of glass manufacture with contaminated soil, according to a new study. A high consumption of certain local foods seems to be linked to an increased risk of certain cancers, but this probably reflects that the exposure to contaminants was higher in the past.

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To grow or to flower: Genes IDed in early land plant descendant also found in modern crops

September 19, 2019 0 Comments Botany, Endangered Plants, Evolution, Exotic Species, Fossils, Grassland, Landslides, Nature, Origin of Life

Since they first arrived on land, plants have likely been using the same genetic tools to regulate whether they grow bigger or reproduce. The discovery was made using liverwort, one descendant of the first plants to move out of the ancient oceans and onto land.

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Inequality: What we've learned from the 'Robots of the late Neolithic'

September 18, 2019 0 Comments Anthropology, Archaeology, Consumer Behavior, Early Climate, Land Management, Landslides, Perception, Poverty and Learning, Stress, Sustainability, Urbanization, Weather

Seven thousand years ago, societies across Eurasia began to show signs of lasting divisions between haves and have-nots. Scientists have now charted the precipitous surge of prehistoric inequality and trace its economic origins back to the adoption of ox-drawn plows.

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