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There were minor tsunami waves, with one recorded at 1.61 m, or 5.25 ft. It was the nature of the type of earthquake and it's location (in relatively shallow water), and even though it was Mag 7.7, the tsunami waves were considered minor. There have been at least 70 aftershocks (Mag 4 to...

What is the nature of the question? Does such a question relate to the following? Ref: Ghassan Mousa et al., "Detecting proton exchange membrane fuel cell hydrogen leak using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy method," Journal of Power Sources, Volume 246, 15 January 2014, Pages 110-116...

It depends on the type of quake. Where there is a rapid or significant upheaval (vertical displacement) of the ocean floor, as happened off the coast of Japan in the Great Tohoku earthquake, a significant tsunami threat results. Lateral displacements without significant vertical displacement do...

It's not so simple and straightforward. One has to maintain criticality and an appropriate power distribution, which may be accomplished by burnable absorbers and/or control rods, as well as margins to technical limits. One cannot avoid the accumulation of fission products from the fission...

I was not familiar with the Concentric MacLaurin Spheroid method, so I looked it up. The method has been applied to modeling structures of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. W. B. Hubbard, CONCENTRIC MACLAURIN SPHEROID MODELS OF ROTATING LIQUID PLANETS...

REf: https://science.nasa.gov/uranus/facts/ Somewhere in between the core and upper atmosphere, between temperatures of 5255 K and 49 K is the spot where temperature and pressure allow 'ice' to form within a fluid of water, methane and ammonia, which have different melting points depending on...

I was watching a video on Uranus and some recent developments. There is consideration of a new mission to Uranus to get up close. What NASA Found Inside Uranus Planetary Society - Uranus' biggest unsolved mysteries https://www.planetary.org/articles/uranus-biggest-unsolved-mysteries...

Flight paths and fridge magnets: how a fireball hunter tracked down New Zealand’s newest meteorite A network of cameras helped guide a group of space enthusiasts to New Zealand’s 11th confirmed meteorite https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/11/meteorite-hunters-metor-fragments-new-zealand...

M 7.4 - 5 km S of San José del Palmar, Colombia 2026-08-10 12:34:28 (UTC) 4.844°N 76.242°W 110.3 km depth https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000tjl2/executive Quite deep, but a lot of shaking at the surface. Visualizing the Colombia earthquake in maps and charts...

Some colleagues are looking at job cuts and funding reductions at UK NNL. https://prospect.org.uk/news/proposed-job-cuts-at-uknnl-puts-into-doubt-governments-lofty-claims-for-nuclear-says-prospect...

MMAPTTG = more money and power to the government, i.e., benefactor/sponsor.

In addition to OpenAI's and Anthrpic AgenticAI systems, Microsoft's Azure revealed an issue. https://www.forbes.com/sites/sandycarter/2026/08/01/ai-agents-at-openai-anthropic-microsoft-broke-out-broke-in-obeyed/ Story on Yahoo...

Today Bitcoin was trading just above $63,500. Back on May 08, it was trading as high as $85,179.16. It is rather volatile, but has trended downward. It's low point on July 01, was $59,101.49. Ethereum is currently trading at $1880.59. During the last 6 months, it hit a high of $2420.93 on...

Two recent events in New York state: Hiker stopped at his tent flap in New York's Catskills and found 20 lone star ticks at 3,000 feet https://www.yahoo.com/news/science/articles/hiker-stopped-tent-flap-yorks-104700237.html I'm not sure why the person in the article would think 3,000 ft would...

AI-hype is driving some reckless behavior. "How Leopold Aschenbrenner built a $45 billion AI hedge fund — and lost most of it in days" https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/31/leopold-aschenbrenner-situational-awareness-fund-fire-sale.html The title should probably indicate AI-based hedge fund. However...