Search Results | earthquake
Your search for "earthquake" returned 161 results
The Geology Behind 5 American Landmarks
science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/earth/geology/geology-american-landmarks.htm
The U.S. is full of exceptional geological formations. HowStuffWorks looks at at five that set the bar high as far as landmarks go.
Planet Mercury: Fast, Pockmarked and Shrinking
science.howstuffworks.com/46004-mercury-explained.htm
Mercury is the closest planet to the sun, and it's the smallest in the solar system. So why does it have longer days than we have on Earth?
What's It Like to Experience a Category 5 Hurricane?
science.howstuffworks.com/nature/natural-disasters/experience-category-5-hurricane.htm
How does a hurricane become a Category 5 and what's it like to live through it? Those who have say you don't want to know.
The Worst Air Quality in the World Is in Mountainous Terrain
science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-science/worst-air-quality-in-the-world.htm
Air pollution is widely recognized as a major threat to public health, and while air quality data is widely available, the large-scale solutions are often difficult to enact. There are efforts in most developed countries to improve air quality, and pretty much everyone (except the polluters) agrees that it's an urgent problem.
Venice Isn't Alone: 7 Sinking Cities Around the World
science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/earth/geophysics/sinking-cities.htm
Subsidence, or the decline in the elevation of land surface, is creating a problem for some coastal cities as sea levels rise.
How Volcanoes Work
science.howstuffworks.com/nature/natural-disasters/volcano.htm
Volcanoes are some of nature's most awe-inspiring displays, with everything from exploding mountaintops to rivers of lava. Learn how all the different types of volcanoes work.
10 Famous Paranormal Hoaxes
science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/unexplained-phenomena/10-famous-paranormal-hoaxes.htm
Crop circles. Alien autopsies. Time travelers. These are just some of the paranormal phenomena that people have believed in but were later found to be hoaxes. Often, even when someone admitted to making it up, that didn't stop the true believers.
10 Most Destructive Storms
science.howstuffworks.com/nature/climate-weather/storms/most-destructive-storms.htm
Witch homicide aside, Dorothy was lucky that her home safely traveled to Oz after the tornado. Many people who lived through the storms on our list were left with nothing.
Could You Dig a Tunnel Right Through the Center of Earth?
science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/earth/geophysics/question373.htm
Let's say you have a lunch date to make - and it's on the other side of the planet. Wouldn't it be convenient to pop down a hole through Earth's innards? But what would really happen if you did?
1 Billion People May Become Climate Refugees By 2050
science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-science/climate-refugee.htm
Climate refugees are people who have been forced to leave their homes due to an environmental disruption. Learn how the U.N. defines climate refugees.