Overall Green Earthquake alert in Indonesia on 16 May 2018 02:12 UTC

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M 5.4 in Indonesia on 16 May 2018 02:12 UTC

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Tracking precipitation planetwide

Thu, 17 May 2018 16:56:00 +0200news-uci (en)

UC Irvine engineering professor Soroosh Sorooshian spent the holiday break closely monitoring the heavy rains – not just at home but half a world away. Unlike local forecasters, he and his colleagues aim to help whole nations grapple with deluges. “Some climate modellers predicted drought for....

Is the Ring of Fire more active with volcanoes, earthquakes than usual?

Tue, 15 May 2018 16:51:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)

Reports of earthquakes and volcano eruptions in regions along the Ring of Fire might lead some to believe that the level of activity in recent months is above average. The approximately 25,000-mile-long, horseshoe-shaped Ring of Fire outlines the Pacific Ocean and is known for its chain of volcanoes and as the location for of Earth's earthquakes.

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