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Natural Hazards

Optical fiber map
October 19, 2017
Stanford School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences

The same optical fibers that deliver high-speed internet and HD video to our homes could one day double as seismic sensors for monitoring and studying earthquakes.

 

illustration of satellite approaching Florida
September 1, 2017
Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment

Stanford experts comment on how climate change and infrastructure planning contribute to the severity of impacts from extreme weather events like Hurricane Harvey.

A boy looking at cars in a collapsed garage.
August 29, 2014

Large earthquakes occurred much more frequently in the Bay Area during the 19th century, says Stanford geophysicist Greg Beroza. Last weekend's magnitude 6.0 quake in Napa was a reminder to stay ready for something bigger.

tsunami warning infographic
April 22, 2014

Eric Dunham's group believes it has found a way to give victims a few more minutes to prepare for an impending tsunami. From Hemispheres Magazine.

virtual earthquake simulator
January 23, 2014

Stanford scientists have developed a new "virtual earthquake" technique and used it to confirm a prediction that Los Angeles would experience stronger-than-expected ground motion if a major quake occurred along the southern San Andreas Fault.

Ksenia Dmitrieva, Eric Dunham
July 15, 2013

Geophysics PhD candidate Ksenia Dmitrieva (left) and assistant professor Eric Dunham created a computer model of volcanic earthquakes and eruptions utilizing data that included seismic recordings from the 2009 eruption of Alaska's Redoubt Volcano.

House surrounded by water
December 13, 2011