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- Frequency of Large Earthquakes on San Andreas Fault
- The El Capitan Rock Avalanche of 1872
- Flooding in Niger
- Mount Sinabung Volcano Erupts in Indonesia
- Sighting the International Space Station Over Your Home
- Alternative Rescue Plan for Trapped Miners in Chile
- Visual: How Far Underground Are the Trapped Chile Miners?
| Frequency of Large Earthquakes on San Andreas Fault Posted: 29 Aug 2010 11:22 PM PDT “Earthquakes have rocked the powerful San Andreas fault that splits California far more often than previously thought, according to UC Irvine and Arizona State University researchers who have charted temblors there stretching back 700 years.” – Quoted from the University of California, Irvine news release  |
| The El Capitan Rock Avalanche of 1872 Posted: 29 Aug 2010 10:26 PM PDT On March 26, 1872, a powerful earthquake on the Owens Valley Fault triggered a rock fall of 47,000 cubic yards in the Yosemite Valley. That combination of events changed John Muir’s mind about the relationships between earthquakes and the accumulation of talus. “Was the same earthquake that triggered the El Capitan rock avalanche also responsible [...]  |
| Posted: 29 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT Nearly 200,000 people have been displaced because of flooding in Niger, according to the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.  |
| Mount Sinabung Volcano Erupts in Indonesia Posted: 29 Aug 2010 03:42 PM PDT After being inactive for over 400 years, the Mount Sinabung volcano has erupted in Indonesia. At least 12,000 people have been evacuated.  |
| Sighting the International Space Station Over Your Home Posted: 29 Aug 2010 09:14 AM PDT Did you know that you can see the International Space Station orbiting the earth with your unaided eyes? It’s easy if you know when it is above your area and what part of the sky it will pass through. NASA has a website to help you see it.  |
| Alternative Rescue Plan for Trapped Miners in Chile Posted: 29 Aug 2010 08:01 AM PDT An alternative plan for rescuing the trapped miners in Chile has been revealed by mining engineers. The plan, which could shorten rescue time by two months, will widen one of the three already existing holes that are currently being used for supply delivery.  |
| Visual: How Far Underground Are the Trapped Chile Miners? Posted: 29 Aug 2010 07:10 AM PDT Just how far underground is 2,300 feet? CNN has a visual model comparing some famously tall structures in the world, and the depth of the mine in Chile.  |
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