Word: seismicity
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...Indonesian scientists say the Dec. 26 and March 28 quakes off the coast of Sumatra have increased the area's seismic instability, leading to a sudden spike in activity among the country's volcanoes. Government volcanologist Syamsul Rizal says that although chances of a major eruption are slight, scientists are monitoring seismic activity and gas emissions to avoid another devastating surprise like the tsunami: "We already have an early-warning system in place." Official warnings don't cut much ice with Euis Halimah, who runs a tourist stall on the rim of Tangkuban Parahu's sulfurous crater...
Secretary of State George Shultz contends that a unilateral promise of a test ban must be adequately verifiable. But many scientists maintain that any test big enough to do the Soviets military good can be monitored by today's seismic technology. Monitoring has improved so greatly in recent years, these experts say, that the U.S. could have confidence in a test...
...Mubarak to open up the traditional single-candidate elections that have endorsed his 24-year reign to other candidates (albeit only those approved by a legislature heavily stacked in the ruling party?s favor). Clearly, the U.S. invasion of Iraq has prompted the beginnings of what could be a seismic shift in power throughout the region...
Carp's clarity of purpose and Perez's management seem to have engendered some enthusiasm, but this is epic work. Very few companies of this size, faced with a seismic shift in technology, emerge intact. When his team gets weary, says Pierre Schaeffer, director of business strategy for Kodak's digital and film imaging business, he boosts their spirits with a reminder. "We're involved in a really exciting transition," he tells them. "Regardless of the outcome--and hopefully, we're playing it for the best--the moments we're going through now will be making the textbooks...
...ALARM For residents of the Pacific Northwest coast, the jolt of an earthquake would be the first signal that they should head for higher ground People too far away to feel the quake would be alerted by sirens or broadcast warnings, thanks to??a 26-nation network of seismic, tidal and sea-level monitors...