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Six months on from earthquakes, tent hospital treats patients in Syria

The hospital was established as an urgent response to the quake disaster and the region’s need for medical services.

Al Jazeera

Councils forced to consider asset sales as insurance premiums go through roof

The three 'i's of inflation, interest and now insurance hikes of up to 56% are tipping local authorities into an unprecedented cashflow crisis. Some are leaving halls, pools and libraries uninsured – or looking to sell them off. Jonathan Milne reports.

Newsroom.co.nz

‘The illegality is enormous’: Turkey’s quake cleanup may kill even more

Six months on, mountains of rubble, asbestos and heavy metals blight the landscape, threatening the health of communities already suffering from devastating loss

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Turkey withdraws as host of Cop16, blaming February’s earthquakes

UN appeals for another country to step in for biodiversity summit – due to take place in 2024 – as Ankara cites ‘force majeure’ for move

The Guardian - UK

UK ‘a leader’ in Turkey-Syria earthquake appeal as donations top £150 million

At least 58,000 people across southern Turkey and north-west Syria were killed after the earthquakes on February 6.

The Independent UK

Deadly swarm of earthquakes in Japan caused by magma moving through extinct volcano

Over 10,000 earthquakes have hit the Noto Peninsula over the last three years. They are believed to be emanating from an long-dead volcano, with fluids pushing through the collapsed system.

LiveScience

Predicting earthquakes is currently impossible. GPS data could help change that

GPS data can track slight tremors underground that could help predict earthquakes two hours in advance.

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Book of the Week: It happened in Christchurch

Two new novels explore a city battered by earthquakes and hanging on among "the motley motels and paint-peeled homes"

Newsroom.co.nz

People in Turkey and Syria: what has life been like since the February earthquakes?

We’d like to hear from people affected by the earthquakes and how they have experienced the months since the disaster

The Guardian - UK

Earthquake of magnitude 3.3 hits Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang

On July 22, an earthquake of magnitude 3.3 hit Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh. NCS reported it occurred at 6.56 am at a depth of 5 km. A day earlier, three earthquakes occurred in Jaipur, Rajasthan in 30 mins. First quake of 4.4 at 4.09 am, second of 3.1 at 4.22 am…

The Hindu

GPS satellites may be able to detect earthquakes before they happen

Earthquakes may make their presence known through GPS measurements several hours before their main events.

Space

San Jose Earthquakes starlet addresses “cool feeling” amid links with Newcastle United and Bayern Munich

One of the USMNT's brightest emerging stars notched his first goal for his country recently and his rise has not escaped the attention of some of Europe's biggest clubs

Daily Mirror

Why earthquakes happen all the time in Britain but not in Ireland

The village of Tean in Staffordshire, England, was hit by a 3.3-magnitude earthquake on June 28 2023. The tremors caused windows and doors to rattle in the surrounding area.

The Conversation

Fears volcano could erupt within DAYS after 1,200 earthquakes logged in 48 hours

A monster surge of earthquakes along the Reykanes peninsular in Fagradalsfjall, Iceland over the past two days has caused concern for experts, who are now meeting to discuss the risk

Daily Mirror

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The Independent UK

Map: How rare are UK earthquakes? Country ‘riddled’ with fault lines

Earthquake that struck UK on Wednesday night is “not out of the ordinary”, experts have revealed, as hundreds of tremors hit country every year

Wales Online

UK shaken by magnitude 3.3 earthquake

It is the largest earthquakes to hit the UK in recent months

Daily Mirror

Europe supervolcano on brink of first eruption since 1538 sparking global winter fear

Although Campi Flegrei last erupted almost 500 years ago, a spate of recent earthquakes has left scientists concerned another catastrophe could be imminent

Space

Earthquakes seem more intense after cosmic ray strikes. Scientists say this is why.

A new study has found an odd link between the magnitude of earthquakes and the intensity of cosmic radiation reaching our planet from space.

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Bangkok Post

Quake 'can damage' old buildings

A major earthquake in Myanmar may damage buildings in Bangkok that were built before the nation's building codes were revised in 2007 to make them more quake-resistant, according to the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) on Tuesday.

Tribune News Service

Eight earthquakes in 4 weeks proves old fault exists near NC mountain town, USGS says

A North Carolina town was hit June 16 by its eight earthquake in just over three weeks, which means there’s an old fault line that’s now active, the U.S. Geological Survey says.

The Conversation

Seismology at light speed: how fibre-optic telecommunications cables deliver a close-up view of NZ's Alpine Fault

Aotearoa New Zealand experiences frequent earthquakes, including destructive ones such as those that struck Christchurch in 2010 and 2011, and near Kaikōura in 2018.

The Hindu

Four earthquakes hit Jammu region in a day, educational institutes shut

The two fresh earthquakes hit a day after a high-intensity one of magnitude 5.4 jolted the Doda district

Irish Mirror

Experts discover reason there are more earthquakes in Britain than in Ireland

Researchers from the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies and the University of Cambridge made the discovery when trying to figure out why seismic shakes occur more frequently in Britain compared with here.

The Week

Japanese vending machines to automatically offer free food in earthquakes

Vending machines in Japan will offer free food and drink in the event of a major earthquake or typhoon.

ABC News

Melbourne earthquake stronger than previously thought, with Geoscience Australia revising it to magnitude-4

The earthquake that hit Melbourne's north-west fringe on Sunday night was stronger than originally thought, with Geoscience Australia revising it up to magnitude-4.

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