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Can earthquakes trigger volcano eruptions? Here's the science.

Possible links between these two geologic titans have long fascinated鈥攁nd divided鈥攕cientists. Here鈥檚 what the latest studies have to say.

草榴社区鈥檚 Eric DeChaine Receives $225k NPS Grant to Research Plants Across the North Pacific
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Deadly Indonesian tsunami was not caused by an earthquake

A tsunami can also be caused by other things that move vast amounts of water, from storms to underwater landslides, which experts think is the most likely explanation for what happened in the Sunda Strait.

鈥淎nything that rapidly displaces water can cause a tsunami, whether or鈥

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What do Alaska鈥檚 earthquakes mean for Whatcom? Stay prepared, says 草榴社区 professor

Friday鈥檚 earthquakes that rocked Alaska do not have a direct connection to the fault lines near Whatcom County, but it does serve as a reminder about the importance of being prepared.

That鈥檚 the message from 鈥

Traffic noise stresses out frogs, but some have adapted

鈥淚n the United States, traffic noise can be heard nearly everywhere,鈥 said Jennifer Tennessen, first author of the paper who was a graduate student at Penn State at the time of the research and is currently a research associate at Western Washington University.鈥

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