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Vulnerable Cities: Megacities and Earthquake Risk

søndag, 17. april 2011

Vulnerable Cities- Megacities and Earthquake Risk - Views of the World 2011-04-17 21-30-37

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The following map is a modified version of the earthquake vulnerability map published on Views of the World last month (see…

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Dust cloud a new headache for Christchurch Nz

onsdag, 2. marts 2011

Hundreds and thousands of tonnes of silt has filled the Christchurch air this week, and residents are now being asked…

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Christchurch Quake Map

fredag, 25. februar 2011

google christchurch quake map

Credit: Paul Nicholls from the University of Canterbury in Christchurch

After the 2010 Canterbury Earthquake, a 7.1 magnitude earthquake near Christchurch,…

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Google Maps viser over 5000 jordskælv i Christchurch

fredag, 25. februar 2011

google christchurch quake map

Forskeren Paul Nicholls fra University of Canterbury i Christchurch har udarbejdet et specielt Google Map, hvor alle jordskælv over ca.…

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New Zealand puts quake toll at 98, many more missing

torsdag, 24. februar 2011

New Zealand rescuers said on Thursday they held grave fears for more than 200 people still missing as the death…

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On the causes of the high levels of loss in the Christchurch earthquake

torsdag, 24. februar 2011

AGU Blogosphere - The Landslide Blog - On the causes of the high levels of loss in the Christchurch earthquake_1298545916134

Inevitably there is considerable, sometimes somewhat ill-informed, speculation about why the losses are so high. The key reasons are likely…

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IRIS: Seismic Monitor – Recent Earth Quakes

tirsdag, 22. februar 2011

iris seismic monitor

Continue: IRIS

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Christchurch earthquake: Aerial photos

tirsdag, 22. februar 2011

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Continue: nzh

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Quake shakes 30m tonnes of ice off glacier

tirsdag, 22. februar 2011

The magnitude 6.3 earthquake that devastated Christchurch was strong enough to shake 30 million tonnes of ice loose from Tasman…

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USGS: Christchurch Earthquake Summary

tirsdag, 22. februar 2011

nz quake seismik hazard map

Enlarge: USGS Seismic Hazard map

The February 21, 2011 South Island, New Zealand earthquake occurred as part of the aftershock sequence…

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Seismogram on New Zealand earthquake

tirsdag, 22. februar 2011

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Seismogram from the Christchurch, New Zealand, earthquake, as recorded by the seismograph at South Karori, New Zealand

Continue: Lamont-Doherty Cooperative Seismograph…

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Update: Devastating Christchurch 6.3 quake

tirsdag, 22. februar 2011

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Yesterday’s earthquake has claimed at least 65 lives and scores more are injured in what Prime Minister John Key says…

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New Zealand quake kills at least 65

tirsdag, 22. februar 2011

A strong earthquake killed at least 65 people in New Zealand’s second-biggest city of Christchurch on Tuesday

Continue: Reuters

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