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Scientists have found evidence that wastewater injection induced a record-setting quake in Oklahoma two years ago. How big can a man-made earthquake get, and will we see more of them in the future? Lamont-Doherty scientist Geoff Abers comments.

“There are many things that could be done that are not being done,” said Lamont-Doherty scientist Mark Cane. “I have no doubts that there are at least some technical solutions to these problems.”

Lamont-Doherty researchers Robin Bell and Nick Frearson and education coordinator Margie Turrin discuss their new "IcePod," a tool able to study glacier dynamics from the wing of an airplane.

Ways to save water? "Tear out your lawn," says Lamont-Doherty climate modeler Mark Cane.

A damaging earthquake in central Oklahoma two years ago most likely resulted from the pumping of wastewater from oil production into deep wells, according to a new study coauthored by Lamont-Doherty scientists Heather Savage and Geoff Abers.

Lamont-Doherty scientists Andrew Juhl and Timothy Creyts explain what may have caused mysterious melt circles on a frozen pond in upstate New York.

A study in Geology by Lamont-Doherty scientists Heather Savage and Geoff Abers links wastewater disposal wells in Oklahoma to a series of earthquakes. In Ohio, Lamont-Doherty scientist John Armbruster made a similar connection between a spate of earthquakes and wastewater injection underground.

Scientists can now quickly assess characteristics of a landslide soon after slopes fail, based on its seismic signature. The technique is discussed in a new study in Science co-authored by Lamont-Doherty scientists Goran Ekstrom and Colin Stark.

Scientists have linked Oklahoma’s biggest recorded earthquake to the disposal of wastewater from oil production, adding to evidence that may lead to greater regulation of hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas. “There’s not a magic bullet,” said Lamont-Doherty scientist Heather Savage, co-author of a study in Geology reporting the findings. “But if we have more monitoring capabilities, we can watch these things, and catch all the precursor events.”

Feature on LDEO scientist Klaus Jacob

Eruptions that ripped apart continents in the Triassic also caused mass extinctions, says a new study co-authored by Lamont-Doherty scientists Paul Olsen and Dennis Kent.

Giant landslides have a seismic fingerprint that allows researchers to estimate their size, duration, and even how far they...

Features study by Colin Stark

Article on research by LDEO scientist Aaron Putnam in Bhutan and China

Scientists can remotely detect landslides with seismometers. The data contains critical information about the source and size of the rock falls.

A new study co-authored by Lamont-Doherty scientists Paul Olsen and Dennis Kent pins down massive eruptions that may have triggered the mass extinction about 201 million years ago that led to dinosaurs ruling the Earth.

We all know a gigantic asteroid is to blame for wiping out the dinosaurs--but what wiped out the animals that came before them?

Eruptions that ripped apart continents in the Triassic also caused mass extinctions, says a new study co-authored by Lamont-Doherty scientists Paul Olsen and Dennis Kent.

More than 200 million years ago, toothy crocodile-like creatures stalked a hot, dry mega-continent while squid-like mollusks with spiral shells drifted in the surrounding ocean.

Quotes LDEO director Sean Solomon.