Archive for September 21st, 2012

What Made the 2004 Sumatra Earthquake the Deadliest in History?

The Answser is in a Layer of Sediments An international team of geoscientists has discovered an unusual geological formation that helps explain how an undersea earthquake off the coast of Sumatra in December 2004 spawned the deadliest tsunami in recorded history. Instead of the usual weak, loose sediments typically found above the type of geologic […]