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Concerns research on the land mass from which the British Isles was created and the links with earthquake activity in the Aegean area, possibly linked to the size of the British North Sea oil field.
Three live broadcasts of breaking news events on ABC News: the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.; the hijacking of TWA Flight 847; and the San Francisco earthquake.
With a real possiblity of an earthquake devastating the city of Tokyo in the foreseeable future, a simulation shows the possible effects of an earthquake on the fabric of the city, its population of 14...
A 3-part series on the powerful processes which occur within and on the dynamic planet Earth.
Illustrates the construction of Seikan Tunnel, the world’s longest underwater tunnel, linking the Japanse islands of Hokkaido and Honshu under the Tsungaru Strait and completed in 1988. The tunnel runs for...
Shows how seismography, sonar imaging, remote sensing and photography from space are changing scientists’ perceptions of the earth. These techniques can also help in the search for minerals and the...
Using previously unseen footage of the 1989 San Francisco earthquake, shows what happened in the first moments after the earthquake struck and asks if such catastrophes can be predicted. In 15 seconds...
Describes research by the Overseas Division of the Building Research Establishment to design houses suitable for low-income families in developing countries that will be strong enough to resist earthquakes...
An introduction to earth sciences and a guide to the geology of Australia. Contains a database of over 3500 earthquakes since 1900, descriptions and maps of 80 major blocks and basins across Australia, 19...
Examines the environmental costs, in terms of climate change, of the vicious North-South cycle of developing country debt and unsustainable development. Six billion tonnes of carbon dioxide are deposited...
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