The USGS has posted some amazing ground motion simulation videos of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.  By understanding past earthquakes the USGS hope to be able to better predict and minimize the damage caused by any future movement along the San Andreas fault. USGS

Research published in Science shows that the winter air temperatures in the Antarctica have risen by more than 2°C in 30 years.  The causes of this rise are not clear.  It is possible that it is linked to increase in greenhouse gases but some believe that it might be due to natural climate variation. This [...]

DOZENS of the world’s cities, including London and New York, could be flooded by the end of the century, according to research which suggests that global warming will increase sea levels more rapidly than was previously thought. TimesOnline  

A study carried out by the US journal Science suggests that the threshold for triggering a sea level rise of several meters could be reached by the end of the century. Scientists used an ancient period of warming to predict future changes. Greenland could be as warm by 2100 as it was 130,000 years ago, [...]

New Scientist has a good piece on the cyclone Larry, the Category 5 storm that hit north-easter Australia. The bad news – there’s another cyclone, called Wati, on the way. A devastating tropical cyclone has ripped through north-eastern Australia, injuring people and destroying homes with gusts of up to 290 kilometres (180 miles) per hour. [...]