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Earth's day length shortened by Japan earthquake

By: august | 2011-04-22 | Branding
A new analysis of the 8.9-magnitude earthquake in Japan has found that the intense temblor has accelerated Earth's spin, shortening the length of the 24-hour day by 1.8 microseconds, according to geophysicist Richard Gross at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. read more

Chile earthquake clipped fraction of second off Earth day

By: Jolie | 2010-03-03 | Environment
The length of a day on Earth is 1.26 microseconds shorter. That is the direct result of the sixth worst earthquake since 1900 hitting Chile Saturday, according to scientist of NASA. read more

Three aftershocks exacerbate flurry in Chile

By: Jolie | 2010-03-04 | News and society
Mother Nature sparked panic in Chile not only once. Following 8.8 magnitude earthquake last Saturday, three aftershocks struck the South American country, exacerbating the unrest among Chilean people. read more

How Earthquakes Happen

By: Eric Giguere | 2010-10-30 | Science
An earthquake, the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth’s crust, is measured with a seismometer. An earthquake with magnitude 3 or lower is mostly imperceptible while magnitude 7 can cause serious damage over large areas. The shaking in earthquakes can also trigger landslides and sometimes volcanic activity. In contrast, earthquakes are caused by volcanic activity, landslides, and nuclear tests. read more

2010 - Let The Earthquakes Begin

By: Ernie Fitzpatrick | 2010-01-22 | Nature
It seems as though Mother Nature is out of sorts somehow. Could it be that we've done something to the planet that Gaia isn't happy with, and we need to awaken and change? read more

Mining In Chile - The Pros And Cons

By: Gary Sargent | 2010-11-30 | Travel & Leisure
On 13th October 2010, the last of 33 miners trapped by an accident at the San Jose copper-gold mine near Copiapo, Chile was winched to safety. He had been at a depth of 2,300 feet below ground level. He had spent 69 days trapped underground with his companions after a shaft collapsed at the notoriously dangerous mine where the deaths of 8 miners had been reported over the last 12 years. read more

Chile Rejoices as 33 miners are rescued

By: Mary Rose | 2010-10-14 | News and society
Chile’s 33 trapped miners were rescued after over two months trapped deep beneath the earth. Their longest underground nightmare in history ended safely. Miners were raised one by one through a smooth-walled shaft of rock. One claimed that they had had strength and spirit and wanted to fight and fight for their families, and that had been the greatest thing. The rescue which exceeded expectations every step of the way was planned with extreme care. The rescue operation has been so marvelous, clean, and emotional. read more

Bizarre Events After Earthquake And Volcanic Eruption

By: Eric Giguere | 2011-03-21 | Weather
In nature world, there is a great deal of unexplainable phenomena that no scientist could surely offer the answers. Many disputes around such questions from nature, especially after earthquake, what should follow the tremor, a number of fish or giant sinkhole hundreds of meters in depth? Some typical confusing events were listed below to give you an overview which should be helpful in some cases. read more

Chile Volcano Eruption: Incredible Photos

By: Mary Rose | 2011-06-07 | News and society
Thousands of residents in Chile have been suffered from volcano ash effects. They are forced to move away into government shelters or friends' homes. Take some minutes to see the overview of Chile volcano eruption which turned sky dark. read more

New Discoveries of 2010

By: Eric Giguere | 2010-12-05 | Science
Many new things are discovered each year because the life is changing continuously and scientists are incessantly trying their best to find out plenty of secretes around our planet. Fish With "Hands", the author of “the Dead Sea Scrolls”, and new animal species so on are among the biggest discoveries of this year. These things are considered as the biggest achievements because of their influences and importance. Let’s find out more about them and other discoveries as well through these photos as following: read more

After The Earthquake: Can There Be Shipping Haiti?

By: Rebecca Glessner | 2011-10-22 | Transportation and Logistics
The earthquake that shook Haiti last January 12, 2010 had devastated more or less 3 million people. The quake also damaged some infrastructure, houses and main roads. read more

Engineering in Response to Earthquakes

By: Henry Ford | 2011-04-14 | Environmental
As defined by Bolt (2002), earthquake is the trembling or shaking of the earth's surface caused by sudden release of energy. The processes involved in earthquake are associated with faulting and breaking of rocks on the earth's surface. Earthquakes have caused a lot of havoc to human life and more specifically loss of lives. Statistics carried on various earthquakes phenomenon shows that, over the read more

Paper Plane Captures Earth’s Stunning Images

By: John Stevens | 2010-11-15 | Photography
British amateur space enthusiasts have made history by sending a paper plane launching into the space taking amazing pictures of our planet. After a leisurely 90-minute flight through the heavens reaching the height of 90,000 feet, the plane has captured earth’s stunning images. read more

Chile Celebrates World's Longest Mine Rescue as Last Man Freed

By: alam.md | 2010-10-14 | Free
In Chile, 33 miners have been trapped in a mine for 69 days at a depth of 1970 feet from the surface of the earth. Their survival and rescue is one of wonderful incidents in the humane history. Many people watched their rescuing. It is a history and record read more

Earth’s View From GeoEye-1

By: Paige Taylor | 2010-11-25 | Destinations
GeoEye 1 is the polar-orbiting satellite which can zoom any points on earth almost every three days. Each day, GeoEye 1 makes 15 orbits flying around the earth and passes over a given area at about 10:30 a.m. local time every day. GeoEye-1 comes to the universe with a deftly train the ITT camera on multiple targets which enables the satellite collect more imagery during a single pass. GeoEye-1 has the highest resolution of imaging system which can capture imagery at 0.41-meters. Thanks to these advance functions, GeoEye 1 becomes the dominant partner of Google Earth and Google Maps. Let’s review the most outstanding pictures of GeoEye 1 capturing our planet. read more