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Borehole Finds Open Space Where Missing Idaho Miner May Be

BOISE, Idaho -- A pocket of open space behind tons of collapsed rock and debris has added some optimism to the search for a missing silver miner, despite dangerous conditions that are forcing rescuers to take a much longer route toward where he is trapped. Workers who have been digging through the boulders, twisted wires...

5 Asian Nuclear Reactors Face Tsunami Risk

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- The skeleton of what will soon be one of the world's biggest nuclear plants is slowly taking shape along China's southeastern coast - right on the doorstep of Hong Kong's bustling metropolis. Three other facilities nearby are up and running or under construction. Like Japan's Fukushima Dai-ichi plant...

Earthquake Shakes Australia, New Zealand

BRISBANE, Australia -- Moderate earthquakes rattled parts of Australia and New Zealand on Saturday, including the devastated city of Christchurch where power was cut to thousands of homes, officials said. No major damage was reported from either quake, and no tsunami warning was issued. The magnitude-5.2 quake that...

Japan Rattled by Strong Aftershock 1 Month After Tsunami

SENDAI, Japan -- A strong new earthquake rattled Japan's northeast Monday as the government urged more people living near a tsunami-crippled nuclear plant to leave, citing concerns about long-term health risks from radiation. The magnitude 7.0 aftershock came just hours after people bowed their heads and wept in somber...

Strong Earthquake Strikes Greek Island of Crete

ATHENS, Greece -- A strong earthquake struck the southern Greek island of Crete Friday, rattling buildings as far away as Egypt and Turkey. Local police said they had no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 and struck off the southern coast of Crete at 4:29 p.m. (1329 GMT,...

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'Giving The Mining Companies The Option To Seize Our Family Cabin'

ST. PAUL, Minn. A panel of top Minnesota officials approved the sale of 77 mineral rights leases Thursday to four companies that want to prospect for copper and other valuable metals in the state's scenic northeast, overriding the objections of home and cabin owners.

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State Could See Fracking In Two Years

North Carolina lawmakers are adding protections for neighbors and landowners in a new proposal to legalize a form of underground gas drilling widely criticized for causing harm to water supplies and roads.

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Little Blue Run Expansion Worries Neighbors In Midst Of National Coal Ash Fight

When Beulah Bryant married her husband and moved to this rural corner of the state 50 years ago, she thought she'd died and gone to heaven.

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Supervolcano Eruptions Could Happen More Quickly Than Previously Thought

A doomsday volcanic eruption with the power to wipe out civilization may sound like the premise for a bad movie, but so-called supervolcanoes are far from fictional.

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Alaska Earthquakes Pose U.S. Tsunami Risk

The risk of a deadly tsunami ravaging the United States is now leading scientists to investigate hazards posed by giant earthquakes off the Alaskan coast.

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06/02/12 All tied in knots Latest poll shows narrow Colo. race Source: The Durango Herald - Durango CO Romney was drawn by a video made by a conservative group.
06/02/12 Keith Fuller: Monitor sprinkling systems Source: The St. Augustine Record - St. Augustine FL We have all heard the expression that too much of a good thing can kill you.
06/02/12 Barn destroyed by fire on Vann Road near Beaver Lake... Source: NBC - WSTM NBC 3 - Syracuse NY Over 20 departments responded to a fire on Vann Road in Plainville late Friday evening.
06/02/12 Mysteries of the deep Source: The Inter-Mountain - Elkins WV As summer's heat is settling in, June's Mountain State Mini (a three-day Wild, Wonderful West Virginia vacation) moves us toward a cooler climate near the foot of Allegheny Mountain east of Harman where two major caving excursions are offered.
06/02/12 Coal's enemies easy to see, hard to understand Source: The Mining Journal - Marquette MI From time to time we are accused of being unfair in labeling some enemies of the coal industry as "environmental radicals."

Background on geology

Geology (from the Greek γῆ, gê, "earth" and λόγος, logos, "study") is the science comprising the study of solid Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which it evolves.

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