Science

Surprise Mammoth

A farmer in Michigan was in for more than he bargained for when he tried to dig a drainage channel in… Read More

2015-11-06

Delta Flume – Tsunami simulation

Dutch engineers have built a structure that is capable of simulating tsunamis bigger than ever before (7m). The channel that… Read More

2015-11-02

Cascading Earthquakes – Seismic waves can trigger another earthquake

Earthquakes teach us about the interior workings of Earth. Without them, we would not know about the core or any… Read More

2015-10-30

Maelstrom of Saltstraumen

The strongest tidal current in the world transports 400 million cubic meters of water in six hours. The waters reach… Read More

2015-10-09

Caledonian folding in Saltstraumen, Bodø, Norway

There are some rock faces that are simply spectacular, including this rock face in Saltstraumen, near Bodø in northern Norway. These fascinating folds… Read More

2015-10-02

Flashflood in Utah triggers Debris Flow

On August 30th massive rain storms precipitated huge amounts of water in this basin in Utah. These then travelled along… Read More

2015-09-21

Volcano monitoring on the next level

Volcanoes are being monitored for quite some time now. Deformational changes and seismicity can be recorded with decent accuracy. However,… Read More

2015-09-18

The difference of a decimal for a tsunami

Off the coast of Chile a strong shallow earthquake triggered a tsunami. Warnings have been going out to Chile, Peru,… Read More

2015-09-17

Rethinking the Common Reflection Surface Processing Tool

I worked with the seismic processing algorithm Common Reflection Surface for the past years. During this time I have come… Read More

2015-09-16

Exploring Challenger Deep

The Challenger Deep at the Marianna trench is the deepest point on earth measuring 10.91km. People used to think our… Read More

2015-09-11