Two Earthquakes Jolt Chile, South Shetland Islands
The quake in the South Shetland Islands had a magnitude of 6.9 with a depth of 9.6 kilometers, while the earthquake in Chile had a magnitude of 5.8, says report Associated Press (AP) 2021-01-24T09:53:04+05:30 Two Earthquakes Jolt Chile, South Shetland Islands outlookindia.com 2021-01-24T09:56:42+05:30
Two almost simultaneous earthquakes were felt Saturday in the South Shetland Islands in the Antarctica and in central Chile, where buildings shook in the country s capital. No casualties or damage were immediately reported.
The quake in the South Shetland Islands had a magnitude of 6.9 with a depth of 9.6 kilometers, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, while the earthquake in Chile had a magnitude of 5.8.
Lynas shares jump on deal for US rare earth plant
A semi-trailer carries equipment at Lynas Corp s Mt Weld rare earths project in Western Australia. Credit: Lynas Corp.
Australian rare earths miner Lynas Corp.’s (ASX: LYC) shares jumped on Friday after it announced a deal with the U.S. government to build a commercial light rare earths separation plant in Texas.
The facility, expected to produce about 5,000 tonnes of rare earths a year, would help Washington’s push to secure domestic supply of essential minerals used in magnets and motors that power phones, wind turbines, electric vehicles and military devices.
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A map showing the geographical composition of Great Lakes Basin surface freshwater and groundwater. Image: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Editor’s note: This is the fourth part of a 5-part series by Kalah Harris, Audrey Porter, Yue Jiang and Claire Moore that focuses on trans-border U.S. and Canadian environmental research projects.
By Claire Moore
Freshwater is the aquatic version of treasure. It’s valuable and people really, really want it.
Access to oodles of freshwater is normal for those who live in or near the Great Lakes Basin. Its residents are close to Earth’s largest freshwater ecosystem, which formed when massive glaciers carved out lake beds, then melted.