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Geotimes
August 2003
Megan Sever |
The Hawaiian hotspot debate: an update Most geologists have long thought that the Hawaiian Islands formed by the Pacific plate moving over a hotspot plume that sat fixed in the mantle; however, recent research suggests a moving hotspot could have been responsible. Still newer research has stirred a new round of debate.   |
Geotimes
April 2005
Sara Pratt |
New Dates Defy Fixed Hotspots A new study of two Pacific seamount chains with bends similar to the Hawaii-Emperor chain has found that the bends there formed up to 20 million years apart, challenging the fixed hotspot theory. |
Geotimes
October 2006
Carolyn Gramling |
Flexing Plates Produce Volcanoes There's a new kind of volcano in town, according to a new study. |
Geotimes
October 2006
Carolyn Gramling |
Strong Earthquake Shakes up Hawaii A magnitude-6.7 earthquake rumbled through the island chain of Hawaii, originating near Hawaii island, known as the "Big Island," according to the USGS. An aftershock with a magnitude of 6.0 followed seven minutes later. |
Wired
December 2004
Erika Check |
Mysteries of the Deep The top 15 places to explore beneath the sea. |
Geotimes
June 2006
Megan Sever |
Plate Shifts in the Pacific Northwest The far northern section of the Sumatra-style subduction zone in the Pacific Northwest could be transforming into more of a San Andreas-style seismic zone, according to new research. This geologic reorganization could have implications for the region's earthquake risk. |
BusinessWeek
March 17, 2011
Jonathan Tirone |
Searching for Clues Along the Ring of Fire Japan's earthquake will generate aftershocks for years, producing data that may yield insights about the quake-prone Pacific Rim. |
Geotimes
November 2005
Naomi Lubick |
Large Quake, Small Tsunami for Japan A large earthquake several hundred kilometers offshore Japan triggered a tsunami warning and a subsequent small tsunami. Three or four large events have occurred on this subduction fault over the past several centuries, as the Pacific plate slowly presses westward under Japan. |
The Motley Fool
June 15, 2011
Matt Koppenheffer |
Central Pacific Financial Shares Plunged: What You Need to Know Hawaii's Central Pacific Financial was not seeing the brighter side of life today as investors knocked shares down as much as 15% on heavier-than-average volume. |
