New Zealand Crown Research Institute focused on geology, geophysics, and isotope science
Recent studies show California’s San Andreas and San Jacinto faults are under stress at levels not seen in a millennium, raising the risk of a large, multi-fault rupture. Cajon Pass could act as a bridge or barrier, and preparedness measures are urged as hazard models improve with physics-based simulations.
A glacier collapsed near the Nepal-Tibet border, spawning a debris-laden flood that has devastated villages along downstream rivers. Seismic data confirm the event was a glacial collapse, not an earthquake, with the flood sweeping across borders, destroying bridges and roads and leaving scores dead and hundreds missing. Early satellite video and field reports are guiding investigators as officials warn communities to seek higher ground.