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WoW Streamer Continues to Raid Through 7.8 New Zealand Earthquake
At midnight, local time, on Monday (14th November), New Zealand was hit by one of the biggest earthquakes recorded in the area, which killed two people, injured many others, and damaged hundreds of homes and building. In the aftermath of the quake, which measured 7.8 on the Richter Scale, the…
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Switzerland’s Large Hadron Collider Felt New Zealand Earthquake
New Zealand was hit by a devastating earthquake this morning (14th November, around Midnight local time), which left at least two people dead and injured many more. The quake, which was of a magnitude of 7.8 on the Richter Scale, hit New Zealand’s South Island between the cities of Christchurch…
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Electronics Supplies Affected by Japanese Earthquake
Earlier this week Southern Japan was wracked by a number of powerful earthquakes which has affected the supply chains for a number of major electronics firms including Sony, Mitsubishi Electric and chip-maker Renesas which had factories in the area. The Kumamoto prefecture on the isle of Kyushu was first struck on Thursday…
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Carbon Fiber Threads Could Protect Old Buildings Against Earthquakes
When it comes to protecting buildings from earthquakes, the more recent the building the more likely it is to stand up thanks to advancements in both technology and structural designs to use supports and designs that will help reduce or even prevent a building being damaged. This doesn’t give you…
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You Can Help Detect Earthquakes With Your Smartphone!
There is an app for everything these days, from ordering an Uber taxi to messaging through Whatsapp types of services. You can remote control drones, monitor your exercise and even play board games on the little device you keep in your pocket. So why not get an app that can be used to…
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The Wonders of Technology – Anti Earthquake Beds!
Natural disasters. We can be warned about some of them, such as Storms and Volcano’s erupting but sometimes that just isn’t enough. Earthquakes strike fast, and even with preparation, they can be deadly. Not to fear, a clever designer has created a range of beds designed to keep you safe should…
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Twitter is Helping the USGS to Detect Earthquakes
The US Geological Survey is the government body that is responsible for tracking seismic activity in the United States and abroad, and it looks like those who are directly involved in these tracking sessions are using data from Twitter in order to achieve quicker and more precise results. More specifically,…
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Game Developers Support Nepal Earthquake Relief Funding
It’s always heart-warming when gamers and developers come together to help out when catastrophe strikes. Last week, on April 25th, a 7.8 Magnitude Earthquake hit Nepal with an aftershock of 6.6 and a second aftershock measuring 6.7 the next day. The death toll climbed to more than 6,800 people, according…
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Startphones May Be Able to Predict When the next Earthquake Will Be
The common smartphone can do more than track movement, personal health or geographical position. The gadgets nowadays can also warn users of potential earthquakes thanks to advancements in GPS technology. A team of researchers from the United States reveal how a crowdsourced early warning system can look like. They say…
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NVIDIA Award Given to Scientists Who Use GPUs to Predict Earthquakes
Computational scientist Yifeng Cui and his team developed a GPU-accelerated code, named AWP-ODC, which creates detailed simulations of high-frequency seismic waves as they propagate through the earth. This in turn is said to predict earthquakes and helped the team receive the NVIDIA 2015 Global Impact award. “This month marks the…
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Check Your Areas Earthquake Potential With National Seismic Hazard Map
Predicting when an earthquake will happen is still something that proves near impossible for researchers, if we could, then we would be able to save a lot of lives from the dangers of some of the bigger earth quakes that happen around the world each year. However, we can access…
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NASA Reveal Images Of A New Island That Emerged After Pakistan Earthquake
NASA have released a few images showing an Island that newly formed off the coast of Pakistan on September 24th. The island formed after a devastating earthquake struck mainland Pakistan causing over 500 fatalities, RT reports. However, one of the consequences of that quake was this new island which formed 380…
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Magnitude 7 Earthquake Under New Zealand Has Been Happening For 5 Months
A report by GeoNet suggests that a magnitude 7 earthquake has been occurring underneath New Zealand’s North Island now for over 5 months. Citizens in the city of Wellington and in other places on the North Island have yet to feel anything either despite a magnitude 7 earthquake taking place…
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Russian Magnitude 8.3 Earthquake Said To Biggest Ever Deep Temblor
Just two days ago Eastern Russia was struck by an earthquake of magnitude 8.3. In itself that strength makes this earthquake very significant but what is most significant is that it occurred a staggering 608.9 kilometers below the Earth’s surface. According to reports by Nature this is unusual because we…
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