Earth Science

How Earthquakes and Volcanoes Reveal the Beating Heart of the Planet

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How Earthquakes and Volcanoes Reveal the Beating Heart of the Planet, via Smithsonian Magazine – Journey to the Center of Earth

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OCO-2 scientists @ JPL find patterns in Carbon Dioxide concentrations

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On October 29, 2015 JPL announced that scientists have found patterns in the carbon dioxide concentrations in Earth’s atmosphere. What is most interesting is tha

“…OCO-2 scientists are now beginning to study the net sources of carbon dioxide as well as their “sinks””

 

Another interesting video is this supercomputer model of CO2 levels in Earth’s atmosphere for a whole year (2006):

Full story @ JPL: Excitement Grows as NASA Carbon Sleuth Begins Year Two

Orbiting Carbon Observatory – 2 mission page

The latest earthquake that hit Lebanon [2014-09-01 @ 004136 & 012515]

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I have just found out that an earthquake has hit Lebanon. I did not feel it but 7 witnesses have reported the earthquake so far.
Details are as follows:

date: 2014-09-01 (July 06 2014)
time: 235011 / 205011 (Beirut / UTC)
depth: 20 km
epicenter: 41.14°N, 36.08°E (61 km NE of Beirut, 20 km NW of Baalbek)
(moment) magnitude Mw: 4.3

source: EMSC

Here’s an interactive map of the epicenter and the witnesses’ locations.
Source: EMSC

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The latest two quakes that hit Lebanon [2014-07-06 @ 004136 & 012515]

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 First earthquake

date: 2014-07-06 (July 06 2014)
time: 004136 / 214636 (Beirut / UTC)
depth: 14 km
epicenter: 33.693°N, 35.217°E (facing Saida/Sidon, Lebanon)
(moment) magnitude Mw: 4.1 +/- 0.12

source: Earthquake USGS http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usc000rqvn#summary

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