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fromsfist.com
1 week ago

Humpday Headlines: Two UC Berkeley Professors Win Nobel Prizes

UC Berkeley Professor Omar M. Yaghi is among three recipients of this year's Nobel Prize in chemistry, for his work in discovering metal-organic frameworks that can capture gases, like carbon dioxide. This is a second Nobel win this week for UC Berkeley, with Professor John Clarke taking the prize in physics on Tuesday. [Associated Press] The City of San Jose is facing property loss complaints from homeless residents who say their belongings were destroyed or disposed of amid encampment clearings.
California
Science
fromState of the Planet
2 weeks ago

Earth's Crust Is Tearing Apart off the Pacific Northwest-and That's Not Necessarily Bad News

A Cascadia subduction zone off Vancouver Island is actively tearing itself apart, revealing how subduction zones can terminate and affecting earthquake risk.
Science
fromMail Online
1 month ago

America's Heartland on edge as monster earthquake zone is overdue

The New Madrid Seismic Zone is overdue for a major earthquake that could kill thousands and cause catastrophic infrastructure damage across much of the US.
#tintina-fault
Miscellaneous
fromThe Washington Post
3 months ago

Saving Istanbul's ancient structures from the next big earthquake

Istanbul faces a significant earthquake risk due to its location on the North Anatolian Fault, with potential catastrophic impacts on its historic sites.
#concord-fault
Los Angeles
fromABC7 San Francisco
5 months ago

Could monster 9.0-magnitude earthquake sink part of CA's coastal communities?

The Cascadia fault poses a significant risk for flooding in Northern California during a major earthquake.
Portland food
fromNew York Post
5 months ago

Major chunk of Pacific coast from California to Canada will sink into the sea if mega-earthquake hits this spot, doomsday study warns

A major earthquake in the Cascadia Subduction Zone could flood hundreds of miles of Pacific Northwest coastline, with significant loss of land and life.
Renovation
fromMail Online
5 months ago

City where more than a THOUSAND buildings could crumble in earthquake

Seattle has over 1,100 buildings at risk of collapse during earthquakes, necessitating urgent structural retrofitting.
Los Angeles
fromLos Angeles Times
6 months ago

This little-known earthquake fault has been quiet. But it can unleash devastation across SoCal

The Elsinore fault poses a significant earthquake risk in Southern California, despite its historical inactivity.
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