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The San Andreas Fault from Above
The name of the San Andreas Fault precedes itself like, well, like an unavoidable rift in the earth's surface. Running some 1,300 kilometres through the US state of California, and reaching a depth of 15 to 20 kilometres, the San Andreas forms the tectonic boundary between the Pacific and North American Plates. Yet because of its vast size, it's difficult to grasp this giant geological feature; except, that is, when you look at it from above.
Continue reading...Geological Faults that Tear the Earth Apart
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
An earthquake shaking the very foundations you live on would be jeopardy enough for most people to endure, but if upon stepping outside your home you were also to find massive fissures riddling the earth, cathedral-sized alarm bells would start ringing. Cracks appearing in the ground during major seismic events is picture book stuff, but let's see how they look for real, while considering the forces that cause them – and the effects they have.
Continue reading...5 Catastrophic Earthquakes in Major Cities
Monday, April 28, 2008
Paso Robales, California, 2003. Image from Hey Paul Earthquakes are a perfect representation of the age-old riddle: if a tree falls in a forest, and nobody is there to hear it, does it make a noise?
Continue reading...California is Screwed: Major Quake by 2037
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
George Strait might get his ocean front property in Arizona , after all – California is expected to have a magnitude 6.7 or higher quake in the next 30 years, the rough equivalent of the 1994 Northridge earthquake that collapsed freeways and shattered water mains. This was a [...]
Continue reading...Real Life Transformers-Style Prototype in 5 Years!
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Rejoice, children of the 80s. Optimus Prime. Image from ForeverGeek.com Weep no longer over the death of Optimus Prime, real life Transformers are on their way.
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Friday, June 19, 2009
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