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Sound waves may be able to trigger earlier tsunami warnings

Physics

Sound waves may be able to trigger earlier tsunami warnings

When an earthquake sets off a tsunami, it releases speedy sound waves that could give us early warning. But they still can’t predict the size of the tsunami

 

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Tsunami warning for US west coast after magnitude-7.9 earthquake

Humans

Tsunami warning for US west coast after magnitude-7.9 earthquake

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People run in the streets after a powerful earthquake jolted Mexico City on 19 September

Earth

Mexico City quake: A few seconds' warning can still save lives

Analysis

People search for survivors in a collapsed building in the Roma neighborhood of Mexico City

Earth

There is no way to spot big earthquakes ahead of time

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Earth

Fear and trembling, from The Great Quake to Quakeland

Culture

Mysterious lights in the sky seen after Mexico’s huge earthquake

Earth

Mysterious lights in the sky seen after Mexico’s huge earthquake

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Taking Earth’s pulse: How to predict eruptions from space

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Life

Children run Everest Marathon after quake destroys their home

Regulars

Yellowstone National Park

Earth

Yellowstone National Park hit by 1400 earthquakes in six weeks

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A fault on the Earth's surface seen from the air

Earth

Nowcasting may help forecast big earthquakes in 53 major cities

Records of small quakes can help us gauge how close we are to really big ones, using a technique borrowed from economics and finance

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Map of the underworld may let us play plate tectonics in reverse

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