Hunga Volcano’s Seafloor Collapse in 2022 Unleashed a Cascade of Extreme Hazards
Seafloor mapping shows the centre of Tonga's Hunga volcano collapsed by over one kilometre during the 2022 eruption, displacing 8.9 ...
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How Clay Content Decides Whether Ancient Landslides Creep Back or Collapse Fast
New model experiments show that the clay content of ancient landslide deposits determines whether rainfall triggers rapid shallow sliding or ...
Atmospheric Waves Turn Three South Atlantic Harbors Into Very Different Resonators
A new comparative study reveals that three South Atlantic ports respond to meteotsunamis in strikingly different frequency-dependent ways.
Radar and Terrain Data Reveal Which Watersheds Are Primed for Deadly Flash Floods
Researchers in Colombia combined terrain analysis and high-resolution radar rainfall data to build a validated statistical framework that identifies watersheds ...
New Terrain-Aware Model Maps Hidden Road-Safety Risks in Mountainous Cities
Researchers in China have developed a spatial framework that combines terrain-based environmental resistance modeling with socio-technical indicators to assess road ...
Machine Learning Maps Landslide Danger Along Tibet’s Vital Lhasa–Dingri Highway
A new random forest model with spatial cross-validation reveals that slope and topographic relief control landslide hazards along the Lhasa–Dingri ...
Cliffs and Seafloor Ridges Doubled the Deadly 1945 Makran Tsunami, Study Finds
New modelling of the 1945 Makran tsunami shows that coastal cliffs and a continuous seafloor shelf rim reflected and amplified ...
New Risk–Resilience Framework Maps Flood Mismatches Across China’s Yangtze River Delta
A new integrated risk-resilience framework reveals that more than a third of China's Yangtze River Delta faces high flood danger ...
Hidden Tsunami Threat to Anguilla, Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy Revealed by New Simulations
New numerical simulations combining 500 years of historical records and twelve fault rupture scenarios show that the low-lying islands of ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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