For the Birds: Meet a KiwiSeptember 29, 2010 – Christchurch, New Zealand was all shook up earlier this month during a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that hit the South Island in the early morning. Among the many survivors was a stubborn little kiwi chick who despite a power outage and shaking incubator, still managed to hatch. Keepers at Orana Wildlife Park have appropriately named the…
Stress FactorsSeptember 30, 2010 – At 5:04 p.m. on October 17, 1989, two decades after he served as a combat soldier in Vietnam, Lance Johnson felt the tremors of San Francisco’s Loma Prieta Earthquake from his apartment in Marin County. He took his cup of coffee to the couch, switched on the news and saw a live feed of the […]
Keeping Promises in HaitiJanuary 28, 2010 – Writer Barbara Wysocki reflects on her recent visit to Haiti, and the promises being made to help its recovery. I stand at my kitchen sink remembering Haiti. How I hugged my friend Jane Wynne goodbye in November. We stood in her mountainside garden, a haven of peace though it’s just a half-hour from Port-au-Prince. We…
Tickets Now on Sale for Philly’s Cleopatra ExhibitMay 07, 2010 – Cleopatra’s mystique has puzzled historians for centuries, as nearly all evidence of her rule was either destroyed by Roman conquerors or pushed by earthquakes into the Mediterranean Sea. “Cleopatra: The Search for the Last Queen of Egypt,” a new exhibition from National Geographic opening at Philadelphia’s Franklin Institute this June, documents the efforts of National…
Giant Carbon "Vault" Proposed Near New York CityJanuary 07, 2010 – Undersea carbon dioxide reservoirs could store massive amounts of the potent greenhouse gas near eastern U.S. cities—but may also pose an earthquake risk, a new study says.
Plate TectonicsOctober 15, 2009 – See plate tectonic photos from National Geographic.
Tsunami Aerial ViewsOctober 09, 2009 – Check out these aerial photos for a birds-eye-view of the Indian Ocean Tsunami.
The Deadliest Tsunami in History?December 27, 2004 – The earthquake that generated the great Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 is estimated to have released the energy of 23,000 Hiroshima-type atomic bombs. Find out what happened and how it was unleashed on millions of unsuspecting people.
