Earthquakes – PossibleThreat Articles

Hidden “electron highways” beneath our feet could revolutionize pollution cleanup

September 26, 2025 0 Comments Air Quality, Earthquakes, Ecology, Ecosystems, Energy and the Environment, Environmental Issues, Environmental Science, Pollution

Electrons flow underground in ways far more extensive than once believed, forming networks that link distant chemical zones. Minerals, organic molecules, and specialized bacteria can act as bridges, creating long-distance electron highways. These discoveries hold promise for pollution cleanup strategies, remote remediation, and protecting ecosystems. Scientists now see the subsurface as an interconnected redox system with exciting practical potential.

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Earthquakes release blistering heat that can melt rock in an instant

September 22, 2025 0 Comments Atmosphere, Earthquakes, Floods, Geology, Global Warming, Natural Disasters, Severe Weather, Weather

MIT scientists have unraveled the hidden energy balance of earthquakes by recreating them in the lab. Their findings show that while only a sliver of energy goes into the shaking we feel on the surface, the overwhelming majority is released as heat—sometimes hot enough to melt surrounding rock in an instant.

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Why Alaska’s salmon streams are suddenly bleeding orange

September 22, 2025 0 Comments Earthquakes, Ecology, Ecosystems, Environmental Issues, Environmental Science, Forest, Global Warming, Mining

Warming Arctic permafrost is unlocking toxic metals, turning Alaska’s once-clear rivers into orange, acid-laced streams. The shift, eerily similar to mine pollution but entirely natural, threatens fish, ecosystems, and communities that depend on them—with no way to stop the process once it starts.

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GIS-based analysis of fault zone geometry and hazard in an urban environment

October 24, 2019 0 Comments Earth Science, Earthquakes, Geoengineering, Geography, Geology, Landslides, Natural Disasters, Oceanography

Typical geologic investigations of active earthquake fault zones require that the fault can be observed at or near the Earth's surface. However, in urban areas, where faults present a direct hazard to dense populations, the surface expression of a fault is often hidden by development of buildings and infrastructure. This is the case in San Diego, California, where the Rose Canyon fault zone trends through the highly developed downtown.

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Earthquakes in slow motion

October 23, 2019 0 Comments Earth Science, Earthquakes, El Nino and La Nina, Geography, Geology, Natural Disasters, Sustainability, Tsunamis

A survey of slow-slip events in Cascadia reveals new insight into the recently discovered phenomenon.

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Ground failure study shows deep landslides not reactivated by 2018 Anchorage Quake

October 23, 2019 0 Comments Earth Science, Earthquakes, Geography, Geology, Global Warming, Landslides, Natural Disasters, Tsunamis

Major landslides triggered by the 1964 magnitude 9.2 Great Alaska earthquake responded to, but were not reactivated by, the magnitude 7.1 Anchorage earthquake that took place 30 November 2018, researchers concluded in a new study.

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New flame retardants, old problems

October 22, 2019 0 Comments Child Development, Child Psychology, Children's Health, Civil Engineering, Construction, Earthquakes, Environmental Issues, Fertility, Health Policy, Learning Disorders, technology, Wildfires

New flame retardants escaping from our TVs, other electrical and electronic products, and children's car seats are just as toxic as the flame retardants they're intended to replace, according to a new study. The authors found that the replacement chemicals, called organophosphate flame retardants, have been associated with lower IQ in children, reproductive problems, and other serious health harms.

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Analysis of recent Ridgecrest, California earthquake sequence reveals complex, damaging fault systems

October 17, 2019 0 Comments Climate, Earth Science, Earthquakes, Geology, Natural Disasters, Tsunamis, Weather, Wildfires

Geophysicists complete their analysis of a well-documented seismic event that held many surprises.

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Fingerprints of Earth's original building blocks discovered in diamond-bearing rocks

October 17, 2019 0 Comments Early Climate, Earth Science, Earthquakes, Evolution, Fossils, Geochemistry, Geology, Origin of Life

Scientists have detected primordial chemical signatures preserved within modern kimberlites, according to new research. The results provide critical insight for understanding the formation of Earth.

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Scientists find early humans moved through Mediterranean earlier than believed

October 17, 2019 0 Comments Anthropology, Cultures, Early Humans, Earth Science, Earthquakes, Environmental Awareness, Geography, Human Evolution

An international research team led by scientists from McMaster University has unearthed new evidence in Greece proving that the island of Naxos was inhabited by Neanderthals and earlier humans at least 200,000 years ago, tens of thousands of years earlier than previously believed.

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