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25:06:2019

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE AZERBAIJAN SECTION OF THE
INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

The General Assembly of the Azerbaijan Section of the International Academy of Sciences (IAS) was held on June 11, 2019 with the participation of the President of the IAS, Academician of the IAS and the Russian Academy of Sciences, Prof. Dr. med. Walter Kofler (Austria).

The forum was attended by eminent scientists, academics of the IAS and ANAS - Ziyad Samadzade, Honorary President of the Azerbaijan Section of the IAS, Chairman of the Committee on Economic Policy, Industry and Entrepreneurship of the Parlament of Azerbaijan; Elchin Khalilov, President of the Azerbaijan Section of the International Academy of Sciences; Ali Abbasov, Advisor to the President of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan; Parviz Mamedov, deputy. Academic Secretary of the Department of Earth Sciences of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan; Chingiz Huseynzade, Deputy National Olympic Committee of Azerbaijan, Doctor of Philology, Professor; Mustafa Babanly, rector of Azerbaijan State University of Oil and Industry and other prominent scientists.

24:06:2019

Magnitude 7.7 quake hits Indonesia’s Maluku

24 june - 15:01 

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 struck off Indonesia's Maluku province on Monday, according to the country's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG), Yeni Safak reports.An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 struck off Indonesia's Maluku province on Monday, according to the country's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG), Yeni Safak reports.  

24:06:2019

Magnitude 5.6 quake strikes near remote community in northern California

23 june - 12:43

A 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck 5 kilometres (3.1 miles) south-southwest of the small community of Petrolia in northern California on Saturday evening, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, Yeni Safak reports. 

 

20:06:2019

Glacial sediments greased the gears of plate tectonics

New research highlights the connection between worldwide glaciations, sediments and plate tectonics

 

June 5, 2019

University of Maryland
The transition to plate tectonics started with the help of lubricating sediments, scraped by glaciers from the slopes of Earth's first continents, according to new research.

Earth's outer layer is composed of giant plates that grind together, sliding past or dipping beneath one another, giving rise to earthquakes and volcanoes. These plates also separate at undersea mountain ridges, where molten rock spreads from the centers of ocean basins. 

 
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Tide-triggered tremors give clues for earthquake prediction. Low-frequency signals reveal San Andreas Fault weakens with depth

2016-08-29 09:10:04

July 21, 2016

The triggering of small, deep earthquakes along California's San Andreas Fault reveals depth-dependent frictional behavior that may provide insight into patterns signaling when a major quake could be on the horizon, according to a new article.

New insights into the relationship between erosion and tectonics in the Himalayas

2016-08-25 10:37:55

August 23, 2016 University of Cologne

Earth's climate interacts with so called surface processes -- such as landslides or river erosion -- and tectonics to shape the landscape that we see. In some regions, the sheer force of these processes has led scientists to believe that they may even influence the development of tectonics. Scientists have now disproved this assumption.

New study zeros in on plate tectonics' start date

2016-03-17 03:53:00

Analysis of trace elements places the onset of plate tectonics about 3 billion years ago

January 21, 2016, University of Maryland

A new study suggests that plate tectonics -- the dynamic processes that formed Earth's mountains, volcanoes and continents -- began about 3 billion years ago. By analyzing trace element ratios that correlate to magnesium content in ancient Earth's crust, the researchers provide first-order geochemical evidence for when plate tectonics first got underway.

“Geodynamic monitoring and hazard early warning system in landslide areas:“GeoDyn”.

2015-12-28 03:43:25

Elchin Khalilov has informed about the beginning of new project GNFE under the name "Geodynamic monitoring and hazard early warning system in landslide areas:"GeoDyn".

The new project is based on use of long-term experience effective application of international systems and geodynamical monitoring for forecasting of earthquakes.

The project's mission is to create an effective technology for monitoring and early warning of people about the danger of a landslide, reducing thereby the risk to potential victims and other negative consequences of landslides affecting cities and high-risk industrial facilities (main highways and railways, dams, fuel storages and warehouses for toxic substances, petrochemical plants, etc.).