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Scientists improve forecast of increasing hazard on Ecuadorian volcano

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Sea cave preserves 5,000-year snapshot of tsunamis

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Supercomputing helps researchers understand Earth's interior

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Tectonic shift?

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U-M researchers map New Zealand landslides with satellites, drones, helicopters, hiking boots

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Virginia Tech researchers explore gigantic volcanic eruptions that led to mass extinctions

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Geologic imaging technique measures strength of Earth's outer shell

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Exploring one of the largest salt flats in the world

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New analysis reveals large-scale motion around San Andreas Fault System

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Scientists gain supervolcano insights from Wyoming granite

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New study finds major earthquake threat from the Riasi fault in the Himalayas

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Volcanoes tied to shifts in Earth's climate over millions of years

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How wind sculpted Earth's largest dust deposit

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Earthquakes in western Solomon Islands have long history, study shows

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Finding fault: New information may help understand earthquakes

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Re-thinking Southern California earthquake scenarios in Coachella Valley, San Andreas Fault

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Snail shells show high-rise plateau is much lower than it used to be

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Antarctic ice sheet is result of CO₂ decrease, not continental breakup

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Slow Earthquakes: It's All in the Rock Mechanics

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Penn Research Helps Paint Finer Picture of Massive 1700 Earthquake

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Earth Is "Lazy" When Forming Faults Like Those Near San Andreas

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India Joined With Asia 10 Million Years Later Than Previously Thought

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Does the Central Andean Backarc Have the Potential for a Great Earthquake?

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Researchers Find Haiti Quake Caused By Unknown Fault

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Glaciers Help High-latitude Mountains Grow Taller

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Glaciers Boost Mountain Growth in Andes

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Big Quakes More Frequent Than Thought on San Andreas Fault

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Frogs Evolution Tracks Rise of Himalayas and Rearrangement of Southeast Asia

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Geoscientists and Engineers Help Haiti Prepare for the Next Big Earthquake

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