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Tsunami Earthquake Triggered Earth's Free Oscillations
New Haven CT (SPX) May 20, 2005Oscillations begun by the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake in December 2004 are providing important information about the composition of the Earth as well as the size and duration of the earthquake, according to a report in the journal Science by an international group of scientists. Sumatra-Andaman Earthquake Modeled And Mapped University Park PA (SPX) May 20, 2005 
The earthquake that generated the Sumatran-Andaman Islands tsunami caused massive devastation, but exactly what happened beneath the ocean is the focus of modeling activities by an international team of geoscientists.Geophysicists Upgrade Dec. 26 Sumatran Quake Responsible For Deadly Tsunami 
Berkeley CA (SPX) May 20, 2005The Sumatra-Andaman earthquake that generated a deadly tsunami on Dec. 26 was stronger and slower than most seismologists thought, according to scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology in India and the United States Geological Survey (U.S.G.S.). |
Vietnam's Mekong Delta From Space During A Rare Cloudless Day
Paris (ESA) May 18, 2005Arising in the Himalayas, the Mekong River flows through the territory of six nations on its 4000-kilometre journey to the South China Sea: China, Myanmar (Burma), Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. Satellites Join Watch On Naples' Volcanic Hinterland 
Naples, Italy (ESA) May 19, 2005The world's oldest volcano observatory has added satellites to its repertoire of instruments to monitor volcanic features flanking Naples. The result has been the most detailed view ever of ground motion in this vicinity. When it was founded back in 1841, the Vesuvius Observatory of Italy's National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology was the world's first scientific institution devoted to volcanoes. Calipso Climatology Satellite On Its Way To California Launch Site 
Paris (SPX) May 20, 2005The climatology satellite Calipso (Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations) left Alcatel Space, a subsidiary of Alcatel, plant in Cannes (southern France) during the night of May 18 for transport to the Vandenberg Air Force Base and spaceport in California. |
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Momentum Building For Nuclear Power
Washington, (UPI) May 18, 2005China's lax environment policy and weak grassroots activism are a blessing to the nuclear power industry, and provides a stark comparison to the United States, where such projects receive tough scrutiny and opposition from lawmakers, non-governmental organizations and environmental groups. LA's 'Big Squeeze' Continues, Straining Earthquakes 
Pasadena CA (JPL) - May 19, 2005New NASA research confirms that northern metropolitan Los Angeles is being squeezed at a rate of 5 millimeters (0.2 inches) a year, straining an area between two earthquake faults that serve as geologic bookends north and south of the affected region. Stegosaur Plates And Spikes For Looks Only, Researchers Say 
Berkeley CA (SPX) May 18, 2005The bizarre plates and spikes that lined the backbones of the long-extinct stegosaurs were probably extreme examples of the often elaborate and colorful displays developed by animals to recognize fellow members of their species, according to an international team of paleontologists. |
NASA's CloudSat Spacecraft Arrives At Launch Site
Vandenberg AFB CA (SPX) May 17, 2005A NASA spacecraft designed to reveal the inner secrets of Earth's clouds has arrived at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., to begin final launch preparations. Following final tests, it will be integrated onto a Boeing Delta II launch vehicle, sharing its ride into orbit later this year with another NASA spacecraft, the Calipso. NOAA Issues Its Annual Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook 
Washington DC (SPX) May 17, 2005NOAA hurricane forecasters are predicting another above-normal hurricane season on the heels of last year's destructive and historic hurricane season. New Collision Looks Imminent For B-15A Iceberg 
Paris, France (ESA) May 18, 2005The mammoth B-15A iceberg appears poised to strike another floating Antarctic ice feature, a month on from a passing blow that broke off the end of the Drygalski ice tongue. |
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