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The "plumbing systems" that lie under volcanoes,  the location and behavior of magma chambers on the Earths mid-ocean ridge system, a vast chain of volcanoes along which the Earth forms new crust, could bring scientists closer to predicting large eruptions. Researchers worked in Afar (Ethiopia) and Iceland, the only places where mid-ocea

From a VR game to a hobby seismometer – projects to try and make earthquakes less deadly

When conventional seismometers in Haiti failed before the 2010 quake, less sophisticated devices operated by citizen scientists helped seismic researchers fill in the blanks.

Port-au-Prince, Jan 27 (Prensa Latina) In only three days, Haitian authorities recorded 75 magnitude 5.5 earthquakes originated in a fault yet to be studied, generating concern about an increase in the seismic activity.