Machine-learning research published in two related papers today in Nature Geosciences reports the detection of seismic signals accurately predicting the Cascadia fault’s slow slippage, a type of failure observed to precede large earthquakes in other subduction zones.
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Hurricane Maria Gave Ecologists Rare Chance to Study How Tropical Dry Forests Recover from Extreme Weather Events
To counteract the damage hurricanes have caused to their canopies, trees appear to adjust key characteristics of their newly grown leaves, according to a year-long field study presented at the British Ecological Society’s annual conference today.
Satellite Data Expose Looting
Globally archaeological heritage is under threat by looting.
Researchers solve seismic mystery that shook central Alberta communities
Icequakes created by a unique combination of weather and buckling lake ice—not earthquakes—caused the tremors that damaged homes and properties in several central Alberta communities last New Year’s Day, according to new research.
The Full Story on Climate Change Requires the Long View
Researchers provide the long view on what nine different world regions have contributed to climate change since 1900.
Scientists unearth soil property that combats chronic wasting disease
Scientists at the University of Alberta have discovered a property in soil that can help reduce the spread of a fatal, incurable disease in wild deer.