Powerful earthquake shakes Mexico and southwest Guatemala

Mon, 26 Oct 2020 09:51:00 +0100en24 (en)

A strong 5.7 magnitude earthquake, whose epicenter was southeast Mexico , shook part of Guatemala this Sunday, October 25, causing alarm among citizens, but without reports of victims or damages, reported civil protection . The spokesperson for the Coordinator for Disaster Reduction (Conred), David....

Scientists rediscover tectonic plate lost for 60 million years

Sat, 24 Oct 2020 17:51:00 +0200newsnow-co-uk (en)

Tectonic plates are massive, and it’s hard to imagine one being lost for 60 million years, but that is the case. Researchers from the University of Houston have discovered a lost tectonic plate that spent 60 million years hidden under the Pacific Ocean.

Despite active hurricane season, Louisiana's coastal restoration projects saw little damage; here's why

Sat, 24 Oct 2020 16:07:00 +0200nola (en)

Restoration projects along Louisiana’s coastline were mostly spared by the six different hurricanes that have threatened the state so far this year, including Category 4 Laura and Category 2 Delta, which slammed into the southwestern part of the state, Gov. John Bel Edwards said this week.

Tectonic plate ‘lost’ for 60M years found hiding under Pacific Ocean

Fri, 23 Oct 2020 22:29:00 +0200todayheadline (en)

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Tectonic plate ‘lost’ for 60M years found hiding under Pacific Ocean

Fri, 23 Oct 2020 22:04:00 +0200nypost (en)

(l-r) Jonny Wu, assistant professor of geology in the UH Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and Spencer Fuston, a third-year geology doctoral student, applied a technique developed by the UH Center for Tectonics and Tomography called slab unfolding to reconstruct what tectonic plates in....