Four years after one of the largest earthquakes in recorded history devastated Japan, Stanford geophysicists Greg Beroza, Eric Dunham, and Paul Segall provide new insights that help clarify why previous assumptions about the fault had been so wrong. Using new technologies, they explain what happened during the earthquake and tsunami, and discuss ongoing research that helps society better prepare for similar events in the future.
Every December, geoscientists descend on San Francisco for the American Geophysical Union annual meeting. It’s the time for announcements big and small over a daunting diversity of topics. Summarizing the breadth of research is an exercise in futility, so instead, here’s a tiny taste of what was shared. Multimedia producer for Stanford’s School of Earth Sciences Miles Traer went cruising the meeting with sketchbook in-hand, taking cartoon-notes on recent discoveries.
