Tag: earthquakes
Listening to earthquakes to understand the melting of permafrost
Using data collected by an earthquake monitoring site abutting Mount Zugspitze, geologists have found a correlation between melting permafrost and seismic waves. The latter would propagate less quickly when the…
What would happen if the Earth stopped spinning?
Our Earth turns on itself without our being directly aware of it. However, the consequences of this rotational movement are numerous. And if it were to stop, our planet would…