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Earthquakes account for some of the costliest natural disasters in history. They can literally reshape the planet. But how powerful can they get? That's a question humans have only recently been able ...

Natural disasters, such as earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic activity, are a product of our planet’s geophysical forces and can have devastating effects on communities and ecosystems. Detecting such ...

India, Dec. 31 -- Communities from the Himalayas to the Indian Ocean saw earthquakes, heatwaves, floods, volcanic eruptions and strong storms. These were the shocks which unveiled the brittleness of ...

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