While the term liquafaction has only been widely discussed in Indonesia and the world in the past week, Palu’s susceptibility to liquefy had already been studied.
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The early warning system installed after the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami hasn’t lived up to expectations.
Effective disaster management is possible with the support from the public.
Indonesia’s tsunami early warning system failed to provide adequate warnings to people in Palu.
A combination of tectonic plates, geography and poor infrastructure make Indonesia vulnerable to deadly tsunamis.
Local knowledge and awareness of the risks of tsunamis can better prepare people when disaster strikes.
Donations to relief efforts tend to dry up within a few months.
New research shows that injecting wastewater deep underground can cause earthquakes far from the injection site. It also raises questions about which rock layers are the safest injection targets.
Warning Syrians of approaching airstrikes via social media is helping save lives.
Researchers are using a rubber-soil mixture to make earthquake-proof foundations.
Wildfires in the US have drawn thousands of firefighters. Meanwhile, Indonesia is struggling to rebuild in the wake of earthquakes. What’s the difference? Poverty and access to resources.
A tectonic earthquake doesn’t always trigger eruptions of nearby volcanoes. If an eruption happens, the volcano must already have been in a critical condition.
As Indonesia reels from two deadly earthquakes, it’s time to rebuild smarter and stronger.
Caught in the middle: Lombok and Bali are exposed to earthquake and tsunamis risk due to a tectonic plate boundary to the south, but also a unique zone of activity that thrusts to the north.
A new array of seismometers provides a glimpse of what’s happening deep beneath this geologic fault. New data help explain why the north and south of the region are more seismically active than the middle.
Large-scale emergencies can be a strain, even in one of the world’s richest countries. Population growth, income inequality and fragile supply chains may make the problem worse.
‘Bendable concrete’ is not an oxymoron. Mimicking designs found in nature, engineers are making concrete that gives under stress without shattering – an advance that could improve US infrastructure.
Earthquakes can shape political decisions so understanding them is crucial.
Fresh earthquakes and aftershocks hit parts of Papua New Guinea following February’s deadly quake. It’s Australia’s slow push north that’s part of PNG’s seismic activity.
East Africa Rift is undergoing a process that will see the Horn of Africa split from the rest of the continent.
Top contributors
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Associate Professor of Earthquake Science, The University of Melbourne
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Adjunct Research Fellow, Curtin University
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Earthquake Scientist, Monash University
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Professor in Earth Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and Emeritus Professor of Mineral Physics, University of Cambridge
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Senior Lecturer, Humanitarian Emergency and Disaster Management, Charles Darwin University
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Honorary Fellow in Structural Geology and Tectonics, The University of Melbourne
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Honorary Professor of Tsunami Research, PANGEA Research Centre, UNSW Australia, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Geophysics, Durham University
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Reader in Physical Geography and Natural Hazards, Coventry University
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Professor, Australian National University
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PhD Candidate in the Department of Earth Sciences, Durham University
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Pro-Vice Chancellor: Global and Sustainability, Newcastle University
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Honorary Professor of Hazards and Disaster Risk Sciences, University of Sydney
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Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor Emeritus, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Geoenergy, Carbon Capture and Storage, Durham University
