Greek election: Candidate Alexis Tsipris hopes an earthquake will …
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Alexis Tsipras rose from student politics to parliament and now wants the Greek prime minister job. The euro may never be the same. WASHINGTON (AP) — The controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing to extract natural gas does not pose a high risk for triggering earthquakes large enough to feel, but other types of energy-related drilling [...]
Read MoreEarthquakes that rattled Disneyland occurred near major fault
Job description: Measuring earthquakes by installing mini-sensors in their homes. Reward: Helping scientists understand how earthquakes shake buildings and KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan officials say they are halting efforts to dig out more than 60 bodies from the site of a devastating landslide that followed A 4.1 earthquake in Yorba Linda that shook parts of [...]
Read MoreHelp scientists measure quakes – right in your own home
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But Earthquake, who appears at the Virginia Beach Funny Bone this weekend, is one of very few who has been responsible for causing a full-fledged Broken ANKARA, Turkey — A moderate earthquake shook southeastern Turkey on Thursday, damaging a mosque's minarets and injuring a handful of people who An Afghan village where more than 70 [...]
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SB Nation is a collection of over 300 individual communities, each offering high quality year-round coverage and conversation led by fans who are passionate about their favorite teams, leagues or sports. By empowering fans Visitors to Alaska's Denali National Park this summer may be able to catch a glimpse of something you don't see every [...]
Read MoreSmall Earthquake Shakes Southern California
April 28, 2012 10:56 am | (0) Comments Some Southern Californians were shaken out of bed Saturday morning by a small earthquake that rattled homes across the Inland Empire region and caused buildings to sway in downtown Los Angeles. Many Inland Empire residents were shaken out of bed Saturday morning by a magnitude 3.8 earthquake [...]
Read More'He was a good daddy': Father, daughters among 5 killed by tornadoes
A powerful storm system hit the Midwest last night, and is expected to continue today: 121 tornadoes were reported. At one point, the twisters "popped up faster than they could be tallied." The severe storm system that swept through the Midwest happened exactly as predicted, with at least 120 tornadoes seen throughout the region. However, [...]
Read MoreViolence and race: a two-way street
(CNN) – The GOP nomination may appear to be in Mitt Romney's reach, but Texas Rep. Ron Paul isn't leaving the race without knocking his rivals at least one more time. According to reporting by CNN's Shawna Shepherd, Santorum spoke to Romney before addressing the media and Romney requested a meeting in the near future. [...]
Read MoreWis. hires seismologists to seek source of mysterious booms
Post-Crescent CLINTONVILLE, Wis. – After four days of unexplained loud booms that have roused area residents from their beds with no answers in sight, local officials have hired an engineering firm to try to locate the source of the strange sounds. MILWAUKEE — A series of mysterious underground booms have been rattling a small eastern [...]
Read MoreEarthquake in Mexico: Powerful, destructive but not deadly (+video)
By Anthony Harrup Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES MEXICO CITY (Dow Jones)–Mexican stocks opened higher Wednesday, rebounding from losses the previous session. The previous session was cut short in the wake of a strong earthquake that rattled the capital, The White House says President Barack Obama's oldest daughter, Malia, is safe and never was in danger [...]
Read MoreSpace weather storm fizzles – but impact could worsen
As the solar wind flows around Venus, it creates similar space weather effects as it does near Earth. Credit: ESA/C. Carreau. Video description: a fiery corona. This weekend we move the clocks forward and contrary to popular perception that is not a weather event. Daylight Saving Time is based on politics and economics which explains [...]
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