Dec 15 Strong earthquake strikes Java island in Indonesia. Deaths reported By Joshua Barajas An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 struck Java, the most populous Indonesian island, minutes before midnight Friday, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Continue reading
Nov 25 Drilling reawakens sleeping faults in Texas, leads to earthquakes By Anna Kuchment, Scientific American For 300 million years faults showed no activity, and then wastewater injections from oil and gas wells came along. Continue reading
Nov 14 Watch 4:53 News Wrap: GOP write-in for Alabama Senate race ‘under discussion,’ says McConnell By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, Roy Moore is refusing to drop out of a Senate special election in Alabama despite pressure from top Republicans. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said it would be up to the people of that state, but… Continue watching
Nov 13 Watch 4:48 News Wrap: Trump advocates GOP tax plan changes by tweet By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, President Trump called for major changes to the Republican plans for tax reform via Twitter, including an end to the health insurance mandate under the Affordable Care Act. Also, a powerful earthquake in Iran, near… Continue watching
Nov 13 Hundreds killed as powerful earthquake strikes Iran-Iraq border By Larisa Epatko A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck the northern Iran-Iraq border region Sunday, killing more than 400 people in both countries and injuring thousands. Continue reading
Oct 06 Human activity can trigger earthquakes, but how many? This number might surprise you By Rashmi Shivni Earthquakes can now be caused by people thanks to fracking, drilling and wastewater disposal. A new database shows how common these human-made earthquakes are. Continue reading
Sep 25 Watch 5:12 News Wrap: Mexico City slowly reopens schools after quake By PBS News Hour In our News Wrap Monday, the death toll in the wake of Mexico’s earthquake reached at least 324. As crews in Mexico City continue to search for survivors through rubble, officials cleared 103 of the city’s 9,000 schools as safe… Continue watching
Sep 24 Watch 3:21 In central Mexico, earthquake survivors face extensive damage By PBS News Hour Mexico’s government said Sunday that 318 people died from last week's major earthquake, including 180 people in Mexico City, where dozens of buildings collapsed. Outside the city, residents of rural towns and villages are assessing massive damage to their homes… Continue watching
Sep 23 Twin earthquakes expose Mexico’s deep inequality By Luis Gómez Romero, The Conversation Shattered by powerful back-to-back earthquakes, Mexico is facing daunting damages across six states. Now Chiapas and Oaxaca, the country's two poorest states, which were hit first, fear neglect. Continue reading
Sep 22 Watch 6:30 Cleaning up from the quake, Mexico continues search for survivors and answers By PBS News Hour Search-and-rescue missions continue across Mexico City in the wake of the massive earthquake that struck the country Tuesday afternoon. There is a rush to bring machinery in and clean the rubble, but some worry that an abrupt clean-up would erase… Continue watching