Earthquakes — like lightning — strike unpredictably. The Earth’s tectonic plates, however, hide subtle warnings that a major fault may soon break. Like forecasting a thunderstorm, knowing how to read the warnings could help communities protect lives, infrastructure and local economies. For decades, scientists have struggled to reliably give forecasts for major earthquake hotspots, but… Continue Reading Earthquake Forecasts Move a Step Closer to Reality
New NSF Grant Awarded to Study Earth’s “Flat Slabs”
A $2.7 million multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional NSF-Frontiers of Earth Science grant has been awarded to a team led by Carnegie’s Lara Wagner to study an active flat slab in Colombia. A flat slab is produced when a tectonic plate descends to depths of about 30 to 60 miles (~50-100 km) then flattens and travels horizontally for… Continue Reading New NSF Grant Awarded to Study Earth’s “Flat Slabs”
Connecting Three Generations of Scientists
To better understand the formation of oceanic crust in the South Atlantic Ocean, UTIG’s Gail Christeson is collaborating with UTIG graduate Bobby Reece. Continue Reading Connecting Three Generations of Scientists
Teachers Arrive For NSF DIG Texas Instructional Blueprint Project
The University of Texas Institute for Geophysics recently welcomed three minority-serving public school district science teachers as “education interns” to take in a geoscience education project this summer. Sponsored by the National Science Foundation Geoscience Education Program, the DIG Texas (Diversity and Innovation for Geosciences in Texas) Instructional Blueprint project is creating five example online… Continue Reading Teachers Arrive For NSF DIG Texas Instructional Blueprint Project