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GEOLOGY 2

Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 12, 2023
Canadian lake sediments reveal start of new geological age, scientists say
The deposits provide unmistakable evidence that Earth entered a new human-driven chapter known as the Anthropocene epoch some seven decades ago, according to researchers.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Explainer
May 9, 2023
Alert for 'long-period ground motion' issued for Ishikawa quake. But what is it?
The lesser known type of quake can cause violent shaking on the upper floors of tall buildings, as well as major structural damage.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 5, 2023
Study explains how primordial life survived on 'Snowball Earth'
The findings demonstrate that the world's oceans were not completely frozen and that habitable refuges existed where multicellular organisms including plants and animals could survive.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 16, 2023
New analysis reveals dynamic volcanism on Venus
Radar images taken by NASA's Magellan spacecraft show that a volcanic vent about 1.6 kilometers wide on the Venusian surface expanded and changed shape over an eight-month span in 1991.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 22, 2023
Scientists newly confirm 1,350 km metallic structure at heart of Earth's inner core
The research studied waves from 200 earthquakes with magnitudes above 6.0 ricocheting like ping pong balls up to five times within the planet.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 14, 2023
Features of Pacific seabed formation named after Godzilla body parts
Such oceanic core complexes are formed when the mantle beneath the Earth's crust is exposed on the seafloor as a result of fault displacement.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 24, 2023
Earth's inner core may have started spinning other way, study says
The planet's inner core, a hot iron ball the size of Pluto, has stopped spinning in the same direction as the rest of the planet and might even be rotating the other way.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2022
New estimates show earthquake and tsunamis could kill up to 149,000 in Hokkaido
The report, prepared by the government of Hokkaido, said deaths could be significantly reduced if thorough evacuation measures are carried out swiftly.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / Remembering 3/11
Mar 8, 2021
Tectonic wobbles and muddy deposits: The seismic clues leading up to 3/11
New research is allowing scientists to envision a future where megathrust quakes are not only less unexpected, but perhaps, to a certain degree, predictable.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 5, 2021
In Iceland, 18,000 earthquakes over days signal possible eruption on horizon
Volcanoes in southwestern Iceland have been quiet for 800 years, but the period of rest may soon be over: More than 18,000 earthquakes have shaken the area in just over a week, leading scientists to believe that an eruption could be imminent.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 31, 2020
Millipede from Scotland is world's oldest-known land animal
A fossilized millipede-like creature discovered in Scotland may represent the oldest-known land animal, a humble pioneer of terrestrial living 425 million years ago that helped pave the way for the throngs that would eventually inhabit Earth's dry parts.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 21, 2020
M9 quake and 30-meter tsunami could hit northern Japan, panel says
Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, was forecast to be hit by the largest tsunami of 29.7 meters, followed by the Hokkaido town of Erimo at 27.9 meters.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jan 24, 2020
Earth's oldest crater found in Australia; asteroid may have helped thaw 'snowball Earth'
Scientists have identified Earth's oldest-known impact crater, and in doing so may have solved a mystery about how our planet emerged from one of its most dire periods.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jan 17, 2020
Japan officially enters geology books with 'Chibanian Age'
An international group of geologists on Friday formally adopted "Chibanian" as the name of a geologic age spanning 770,000 to 126,000 years ago, researchers said, marking the first time a Japanese name has been chosen.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 12, 2019
New Zealand police plan mission to recover bodies from volcano island
Police in New Zealand are planning a mission to volcanic White Island on Friday to retrieve bodies of people killed in this week's eruption, while the known death toll from the disaster climbed to eight, with two people dying in the hospital.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 11, 2019
Tremors worsen around New Zealand volcano, preventing recovery of bodies
Increasing tremors on a volcanic island in New Zealand on Wednesday prevented the recovery of the bodies of eight people thought to be left on the island, two days after an eruption engulfed dozens of tourists in steam and hot ash.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 26, 2019
Researchers discover Japan's oldest known rock, dating back 2.5 billion years
Japanese researchers said Monday they have found the country's oldest known rock, dating back 2.5 billion years, in Shimane Prefecture — around 500 million years earlier than the previous oldest discovery.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 12, 2019
North magnetic pole's movement forces unprecedented navigation fix
Rapid shifts in the Earth's north magnetic pole are forcing researchers to make an unprecedented early update to a model that helps navigation by ships, planes and submarines in the Arctic.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 27, 2018
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano shows signs eruption may be easing
Geologists are keeping a close eye on the crater of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano and a lava-spouting cone on its flank for possible signs a nearly three-month eruption may be slowing.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 19, 2018
Lava from Kilauea 'collapse explosion' destroys evacuated Hawaiian structures
A "collapse explosion" at the summit of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano on Wednesday sent a surge of lava that destroyed structures in an evacuated housing development, geologists and civil defense authorities said.

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