Word: seismicity
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According to Alan T. Linde, a geophysicist at the Carnegie Institution of Washington and the study's leader, what makes seismic events so destructive is not just that the earth moves but the speed with which it does so. In many quakes the crustal movement that leads to shaking takes only seconds to unfold, sending energy exploding in all directions. But recent analysis of data from strain gauges along the San Andreas Fault reveals that four years ago, a slip occurred that took a week to play out. Such slow sliding all but eliminates an earthquake's quaking...
...major earthquake" because the Muslims had been evicted from their Western regional headquarters in Inglewood, California. This may be the first time since the Old Testament that anyone has called on the Lord to get involved in a real estate dispute--and set a deadline for his seismic intervention...
...work next week. China promised it would sign onto the agreement after detonating a nuclear device at its Lop Nor facility in late July. The agreement had been held up by a dispute over authorization of on-site inspections in the case of a "suspicious" event, such as seismic readings indicative of a test. Wary of espionage, China wanted to require a two-thirds vote of a 51-nation commission to authorize an inspection, while the United States pushed for a simple majority. In a week and a half of secret negotiations, the two nations agreed to split the difference...
...work next week. China promised it would sign onto the agreement after detonating a nuclear device at its Lop Nor facility in late July. The agreement had been held up by a dispute over authorization of on-site inspections in the case of a "suspicious" event, such as seismic readings indicative of a test. Wary of espionage, China wanted to require a two-thirds vote of a 51-nation commission to authorize an inspection, while the United States pushed for a simple majority. In a week and a half of secret negotiations, the two nations agreed to split the difference...
...decades: Toni Morrison is a major American writer. But because she is an African-American woman, her importance to and impact on her times transcend the literary. Her example, both in her powerful novels and in her strong, imposing personality, has inspired a generation of black artists and produced seismic effects on publishing...