Aftershocks can occur decades to centuries on from original earthquakes, study says
Aftershocks can occur “decades to centuries” from an original earthquake, a new study has suggested. Researchers looked at the timing and clustering of earthquakes that followed a group of historical ones in North America – one in Charlevoix, Quebec, in 1663, three around New Madrid on the Missouri-Kentucky border between 1811 and 1812, and one […]
Chicago: Underground climate change is ‘deforming’ land under buildings and ‘things are sinking’, says study
Downtown Chicago is “sinking” due to “subsurface heat islands” or underground climate change, US scientists have warned in a study. For the first time, experts at Northwestern University in Illinois have linked the phenomenon to shifting land under urban areas. As the ground heats up, layers of clay also deform and this causes the foundations […]
New York rats can have the coronavirus that causes covid-19, according to a study
The millions of Norway rats living with New Yorkers are among the animals that can contract the virus that causes covid-19, according to a new study. However, reports of the virus spreading from any type of animal to humans remain rare. Pets, such as cats, dogs, and hamsters; zoo animals, such as big cats, primates, […]
