geophysics

  1. VIDEO Naked Science - Earth's Core

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  2. VIDEO WHEN THE EARTH STOPS SPINNING National Geographic Aftermath S01E04

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  3. Seismologists face manslaughter charges for not predicting quake

    I happen to live in something of an earthquake zone and it seems that these things do happen quite randomly, such as when you're sitting at home watching TV. However, some in Italy feel that it's about time seismologists were held responsible for their supposed ability to recognize when a...
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  4. Specialist NASA has calculated that the earthquake in Japan reduced the terrestrial day to 1.6 micro

    Link Removed Earthquake in Japan, which became one of the most powerful in the history of the country, according to preliminary calculations, the reduced terrestrial days 1,6 microseconds. On it informs RIA Novosti news agency referring to the specialist's Jet Propulsion Laboratory...
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  5. ✏ Japan’s earthquake shifted balance of the planet

    Last week's devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan has actually moved the island closer to the United States and shifted the planet's axis. The quake caused a rift 15 miles below the sea floor that stretched 186 miles long and 93 miles wide, according to the AP. The areas closest to the...
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