Quake strengthening: NZers work on modular bracing with Japanese scientists
The government is spending almost a million dollars on researching earthquake and volcanic disaster resilience in ...
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Over 60 earthquakes strike North Island town, GNS scientists keeping an eye on swarm
GNS Science experts are monitoring a swarm of earthquakes which have been repeatedly shaking those near Wairoa, in northern ...
Scientists probe giant undersea landslides to learn about NZ’s big tsunami risk
A new international collaboration is surveying ancient landslide sites in two deep undersea canyons to better understand New ...
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Mt Ruapehu experiencing 'uncommon style of earthquake activity' near summit
The latest observation of volcanic activity shows New Zealand's largest volcano is experiencing an "uncommon style of ...
Devastating landslides have hit Milford Sound in the past – if it happened today, the impact would dwarf Whakaari/White Island
A million tourists visit Milford Sound every year, including on cruise ships. What is the level of risk from natural disaster New Zealand is prepared to accept?
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R/V Roger Revelle HOBITSS Expedition: NSF-sponsored study of silent earthquakes
“As well as vertical movements, we anticipate that the instruments will have recorded many hundreds of small earthquakes that cannot be accurately located with land-based instruments,” Dr Wallace said ...
Underwater Canyon Seafloor Study Reveals Landslide And Tsunami Risk
By surveying, mapping and sampling two different areas off the Wairarapa and Canterbury coasts which have previously experienced huge landslides, they hope to better understand the hazard and risk ...
Kaikōura may have no warning of tsunami
If a tsunami threatens Kaikōura, there'll be no sirens to warn residents so they'll need to know to run for higher ground after a large quake.