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more about #earthquake more comments → Dresan: "Supervillain by Accident" should be the title of a movie that must be done. more » ManchuCandidate: Is there going to be a new town called Uterville? more » Roklimber: 3.4 in the Richter scale? That's nothing. California gets hit by dozens of 3.x quakes every day. Recent quakes in California and Nevada (updated ever... more » omgwtflolbbqbye: Great, he already has the tech, now the Swiss courts are going to give him a motive to put on spandex and take his revenge. more » Belabras: I think they will have trouble proving the 'deliberate' part. That said, he should have invested in more Kyptonite. more » aubreyf: What if they're wrong though and what we perceive as aftershocks are just preshocks of a future-quake?! #quakes more » Ruthless, If you let me: I am going to extrapolate this further and claim that there was only one earthquake ever, and all others are aftershocks of it. #quakes more » redqueenmeg: The only earthquake I've ever been in was a New Madrid quake. I was in Milwaukee. #quakes more » Roklimber: For anyone interested, here's an awesome earthquake monitoring site for quakes in California and Nevada: [quake.wr.usgs.gov] It's updated every hour... more » Platypus Man: "Does this mean that the 1906 earthquake could still destroy San Francisco?" Yes, and I'm pretty sure that this is part of the plot of Roland Emmeric... more » BaggerMcGuirk: All this science and not one mention of earthquake weather. Harumph. #quakes more » tetracycloide: little known fact, i was in the 2004 tsunami and by 'in' i mean 'my feet got wet when the wave hit.' more » JohanSantannadanna: Any reason why the front page is left aligned, but the articles are centered? Or is it just me? more » -
#madscience
Accidental Supervillain on Trial for Causing Earthquakes
Markus Haering probably didn't intend to emulate Lex Luthor when his company's drilling triggered a series of minor earthquakes. But the geothermal energy mogul is up on criminal charges for his earth-shaking exploits. More » -
#earthquake
Earthquakes Never End, Say Scientists
The aftershocks of earthquakes can occur decades, and even centuries, after the initial tremors, according to new research carried out by scientists at the University of Missouri. Does this mean that the 1906 earthquake could still destroy San Francisco? More » -
#disasterprediction
Tsunami Just the Beginning of Earthquake Supercycle, Say Scientists
Massive earthquakes in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Sumatra are just the beginning. Researchers expect a 30-year cycle of mega-quakes like the one that caused the 2004 tsunami. -
#disaster
Instant, Inflatable Housing For San Francisco's Next Quake
These modular, snap-together housing units were developed to aid in disaster relief for a potential hurricane in New York City. But to us they look a lot more like something we'd use in San Francisco after the next Big One. After San Francisco's devastating 1906 earthquake, people moved into tiny shacks in Golden Gate Park (a few of the shacks still exist). These habitats are this century's answer to the earthquake shack: they can snap together in an infinite variety of combinations and are covered with inflatable, water-resistant shell. Check out the future of San Francisco housing below. More »
