Wooster Geology Student Experiences New Zealand Earthquake
Andrew Collins, a Wooster Geology major, is currently studying abroad in New Zealand and has given us an eyewitness account of the events surrounding the recent earthquake. Read about it here on the...
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Kia kaha, Ōtautahi (Stay strong, Christchurch)
The city of Christchurch on the south island of New Zealand is a picturesque city of gray cobblestones, lush gardens, meandering rivers, and beautiful landmarks. The people of the city are extremely...
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A Tsunami Bomb?!?
In 1944 and 1945, Professor Thomas Leech of Auckland University in New Zealand conducted research on creating tidal waves with explosives (Bingham 1999b). It was discovered that with further research a...
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The 2011 Christchurch Earthquake and its lessons for mitigation
With a human development index in the top ten in the world, New Zealand is by all means a developed country (UN). It is not a country that one may associate with deadly natural disasters, which we...
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