An opinion in the journal Nature says it’s time for some straight talk on the dangers of geothermal energy. The risks may be small, but a technique called an enhanced geothermal system (EGS) has the potential to cause damaging earthquakes. Here in Oregon, Davenport Energy has proposed using an EGS technique to look for...
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Beginning in late March of 2008, a series of earthquakes shook the ocean floor off the Oregon coast. Over the next two months, researchers would observe some 1600 quakes. The first intense period, or swarm, lasted about ten days. That was followed by three more clusters. Most of the quakes were measured between magnitude...
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Okay, that headline isn’t exactly true. What really happened today is that OSU tested its new hurricane wavemaker at the Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory. The $1.1 million dollar simulator is designed to show how long shallow waves, the type created by tsunamis and sustained hurricanes, will impact coastal areas. It’s the largest simulator of...
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