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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Solar flares may be triggering earthquakes, controversial study claims ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers have proposed that changes in Earth's ionosphere could trigger electrical forces that nudge fragile areas of the crust into creating an earthquake. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PbJjriwimRCPNHfWqyeHei-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of material being ejected from the sun during a solar flare. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a close up on our sun, with the golden ball of orange gas ejecting material to the bottom left of the image. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hidden slippery clay on seafloor may have worsened devastating 2011 tsunami in Japan ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A thick layer of slippery clay on the ocean floor may have formed the weak spot that enabled a magnitude 9.1 quake to make such a devastating tsunami. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 16:31:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 10:39:38 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gC3QoeBWqn56TmTS2EXCZd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The 2011 earthquake — the largest ever recorded in Japan — triggered a 130-foot-high tsunami that caused huge devastation. The event killed more than 18,000 people. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Devastated buildings along the shoreline]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Vanishing lakes in Tibet may have triggered earthquakes by awakening faults in Earth's crust ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Shrinking lakes in Tibet likely woke up long-dormant tectonic faults, a new study finds. The findings strengthen the link between climate change and earthquakes ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Colin Barras ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CzysCqrVsEhbLFSY7UooKW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Nam Co Lake in Tibet. The region was once home to much bigger lakes that stretched for more than 125 miles. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A lake in the foreground with snow-capped mountains in the background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Impossible' mantle earthquakes actually occur all over the world, study finds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers were once unsure whether mantle earthquakes existed. Now they have a global map of this mysterious phenomenon. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/S3AXTgR3JTKNMym3w3LbAM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Continental mantle earthquakes happen around the globe. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A map of the world with dark blue dots showing earthquake activity and traces in red of the various tectonic plates around planet Earth]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scars from ancient 'megaquakes' at Cascadia subduction zone discovered in deep-sea landslides ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Large subduction-zone earthquakes leave scars on the continental slope in the deep sea. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 15:29:20 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 23:56:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GBA3kb53TaVMcgaLVeKTKj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Cascadia subduction zone sits off the coast of Oregon and California. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[oregon coastline sandy beach, rocks]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Fragment of lost tectonic plate discovered where San Andreas and Cascadia faults meet ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A hidden chunk of an ancient tectonic plate is stuck to the Pacific Ocean floor and sliding under North America, complicating earthquake risk at the Cascadia subduction zone. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 23:56:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8LC6WGTtJtv6zdRJfgGDp9-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Mendocino Triple Junction is the meeting point of three tectonic plates. Using data from tiny earthquakes, researchers propose a new model for this seismic zone. The Pacific plate is dragging the Pioneer fragment under the North American plate as it moves north. At the same time, a fragment of the North American plate has broken off and is being subducted with the Gorda plate. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Diagram of the Mendocino Triple Junction is the meeting point of three tectonic plates.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Parkfield, San Andreas, and the quest for a 'crystal ball' for predicting earthquakes before they happen ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A small town in California was hit by earthquakes once every 22 years for over a century, setting the stage for a major seismic experiment in the 1980s and 90s. But the quake ended up being 11 years late. In this excerpt from "When Worlds Quake," geophysicist Hrvoje Tkalčić looks at why predicting earthquakes is so difficult. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 16:22:28 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Earthquakes]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Hrvoje Tkalčić ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/juw3ny7jBRgg9V2YuSBcTX-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The San Andreas fault is the longest and most famous in California.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A sign posted where the San Andreas Fault intersects with Pallet Creek Road in Pearblossom California, a small town in Los Angeles County.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hundreds of iceberg earthquakes are shaking the crumbling end of Antarctica's Doomsday Glacier ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Glacial earthquakes are rocking the Doomsday Glacier in Antarctica. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2026 14:15:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 11:16:38 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Thanh-Son Pham ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yMMv6MmHRLNCmmGdAFKFH3-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An image from space of Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica, which is being hit by hundreds of iceberg quakes. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Thwaites Glacier Ice Tongue in West Antarctica captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission on 11 September 2019.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ruptures from 'silent' earthquakes deep in Earth's crust can heal themselves within hours ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers re-created the conditions deep inside the Cascadia subduction zone and found that fractured rocks can repair themselves during, or just hours after, slow-motion earthquakes. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 10:43:57 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 17:18:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gkXmPhoR4KEVciXzRoRxnN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A view of Otter Rock on Oregon&#039;s coast, which sits atop the Cascadia subduction zone. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Morning fog over the Oregon coast, looking East from Cape Foulweather to Otter Rock.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What are the signs that nature is telling us?' Scientists are triggering earthquakes in the Alps to find out what happens before one hits ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers are deliberately setting off real (small) earthquakes to understand how to gauge the danger of a fault line before it breaks. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 17:28:13 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 23:54:01 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2uaQFbdkNjDwymMCXuFMSE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Researchers prepare to set off a small earthquake underneath the Alps. The results will help them understand how to better monitor fault lines.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Researchers work in an underground stone tunnel]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists discover new way to predict next Mount Etna eruption ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers analyzed changes over time in the ratio of small earthquakes to bigger ones beneath Mount Etna and found a strong correlation with the volcano's activity over the past 20 years. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2025 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:55:18 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XJfB9wiJeCXcqZKQZ47RhC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A powerful eruption rocked Mount Etna on June 2, 2025.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A view of Mount Etna erupting in June 2025. A large cloud of ash hangs over the volcano.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Link between Cascadia and San Andreas Fault earthquakes discovered 30 years after lost vessel stumbled across key data ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Geological records hint that earthquakes at the Cascadia subduction zone might trigger the San Andreas Fault. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2025 15:09:46 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 14 Oct 2025 23:09:56 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fiVDWLoLHzaFv9TCieASNY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Earthquakes at the San Andreas Fault may be triggered by activity at the Cascadia subduction zone, new research suggests. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Aerial of the San Andeas Fault.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ AI reveals hidden 'ring fault' that is unleashing earthquakes at Italy's Campi Flegrei volcano ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new AI tool reveals that Campi Flegrei experienced more than 54,000 earthquakes between 2022 and 2025. By mapping these events, researchers discovered a huge, crisp, ring-shaped fault. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2025 14:45:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:31:44 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/E4BvfkecbNtgANg7L2FxNK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A distinct &quot;ring fault&quot; can be seen based on earthquakes that occurred around Campi Flegrei, which is west of Naples, from 2022 to 2025.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Map showing the locations of previously undetected earthquakes at Campi Flegrei. The earthquakes align along a clear fault shaped like a ring.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mystery quake that rocked Northern California in 1954 came from 'eerily quiet' Cascadia Subduction Zone ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists link a magnitude 6.5 earthquake that shook Humboldt Bay, California, 71 years ago to the "locked" Cascadia Subduction Zone. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2025 15:46:13 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Earthquakes]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DiGcz5XtdXsFHv9jCoCpYG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Scientists used historical seismic records to identify Fickle Hill, a small forest community along a two-lane road not far from the larger city of Arcata, as the potential epicentre for the earthquake. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Barn on Fickle Hill above Eureka Arcata Humboldt County, California.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ San Andreas fault could unleash an earthquake unlike any seen before, study of deadly Myanmar quake suggests ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A study of March's Myanmar earthquake has found that strike-slip faults don't necessarily repeat past behavior, meaning the San Andreas fault could unleash a bigger quake than any seen before. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2025 16:28:53 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Earthquakes]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MKpmVyimPFPY5FyrxUMBkA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Geologists have long warned that the San Andreas Fault will produce another massive earthquake at some point.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An aerial photograph of a section of the San Andreas Fault in California.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A parade of volcanoes is erupting in Russia following an 8.8 earthquake ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Six Russian volcanoes erupted shortly after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck nearby, with a seventh possibly to follow. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2025 21:21:58 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:54:50 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ perri.thaler@futurenet.com (Perri Thaler) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Perri Thaler ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aHAdaaQhmCFzUTpGM6Jywj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The volcano Krasheninnikov erupted for the first time in about 500 years following the 8.8 magnitude earthquake in eastern Russia.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An aerial photograph of a massive plume of ash erupting from Krasheninnikov volcano. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Sleeping giant' fault beneath Canada could unleash a major earthquake, research suggests ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/earthquakes/sleeping-giant-fault-beneath-canada-could-unleash-a-major-earthquake-research-suggests</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new assessment of the enormous Tintina fault suggests it has been slowly accumulating strain over thousands of years. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2025 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 31 Jul 2025 23:15:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/T9k9XprPBDy4yUheeUYx2n-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Tintina fault in the Yukon, Canada, has been quiet for around 12,000 years. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Yukon snowy mountain.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Russian volcano explodes in 'powerful' eruption, likely intensified by 8.8 magnitude earthquake ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Klyuchevskoy volcano in Russia erupted shortly after a powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake in the same region. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2025 18:58:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:34:36 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ perri.thaler@futurenet.com (Perri Thaler) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Perri Thaler ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XPkBTmpZfE9aibGPvJ5qfC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Klyuchevskoy volcano in eastern Russia erupted hours after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A volcano erupts against a night sky]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Russia earthquake: Magnitude 8.8 megaquake hits Kamchatka, generating tsunamis across the Pacific  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The 8.8 magnitude megaquake is the joint-sixth largest earthquake ever recorded and the first tsunami waves have already hit Oahu, Hawaii. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2025 10:38:25 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 30 Jul 2025 13:24:29 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ pandora.dewan@futurenet.com (Pandora Dewan) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Pandora Dewan ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/thhKUuiXzz2WSdv54qYBBm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A bird&#039;s-eye view of the city of Severo-Kurilsk, which flooded during a tsunami triggered by the 8.8 magnitude earthquake that hit off Russia&#039;s Kamchatka Peninsula on July 30, 2025.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An aerial view of the city of Severo-Kurilsk flooded due to tsunami triggered by the 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off Russia&#039;s Kamchatka Peninsula on July 30, 2025.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What is the Pacific Ring of Fire? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Pacific Ring of Fire is a horseshoe-shaped belt of volcanoes known for explosive eruptions and intense earthquakes. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 14:37:53 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:51:19 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ perri.thaler@futurenet.com (Perri Thaler) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Perri Thaler ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XAuZToJHePafWLTp9AR5KA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[90% of the 34,000 miles (55,000 kilometers) of subduction plate boundaries on Earth are found in the Pacific Ocean region.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A world map highlights the Ring of Fire.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ First video of an earthquake fault cracking has revealed another surprise ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A stunning video of the ground cracking during a magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Myanmar is revealing new surprises. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2025 19:52:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Sat, 19 Jul 2025 13:17:34 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/T7iiujzPRjR5YXYGGq74C-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[2025 Sagaing Earthquake Archive, retrieved from Youtube.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Screen-capture of a home security camera facing a front porch during an earthquake.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Screen-capture of a home security camera facing a front porch during an earthquake.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Giant meteor impact may have triggered massive Grand Canyon landslide 56,000 years ago ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/geology/giant-meteor-impact-may-have-triggered-massive-grand-canyon-landslide-56-000-years-ago</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers have found a link between two geological events in iconic locations of the U.S. Southwest that scientists previously didn't think had anything to do with each other. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 18:55:09 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Geology]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BYTcvx5RkYXnCyfZy78d2P-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A massive landslide in the Grand Canyon 56,000 years ago blocked the Colorado River.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A view of the Grand Canyon from Nankoweap Creek.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists discover that mysterious giant structures beneath the North Sea seemingly defy what we know about geology ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Giant mounds of sand discovered beneath the North Sea off Norway may scramble what we know about a key geological process. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2025 19:41:41 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 11 Jul 2025 11:28:22 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Skyler Ware ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Y9ZzhaoH4jXTJPYKhVP7CJ-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Giant sand mounds in the North Sea seabed sank below ancient &quot;ooze,&quot; a new study finds.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photograph of the north sea taken on a shoreline.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The San Andreas Fault: Facts about the crack in California's crust that could unleash the 'Big One' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ California's San Andreas Fault is capable of triggering a massive earthquake. Here's what to know about this famous location often associated with earthquakes. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oDVPoDZeQCvhdqznzo7uKA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An image of the San Andreas fault in California. The San Andreas fault is a strike-slip fault.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The San Andreas Fault]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Almost half of California's faults — including San Andreas — are overdue for earthquakes ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ California's earthquakes are far more likely to be "overdue" compared with earthquakes in the rest of the world. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2025 15:33:06 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 27 Jun 2025 20:34:30 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vqsrdGMXCRimccCR3A54B6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[California earthquakes are more likely to be &quot;overdue&quot; than other similar fault systems, according to a new study. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[aerial view of the san andreas fault ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mysterious 'mega-tsunamis' that shook the entire world for 9 days revealed by satellite ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new satellite has captured the first direct evidence of a mysterious nine-day seismic signal that shook the world in 2023. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sZd2Ej49genYSqFZAhJPnn-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ First-of-its-kind video captures the terrifying moment the ground tore apart during major Myanmar earthquake ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A security camera near Thazi, Myanmar, captured the earth cracking during a magnitude 7.7 earthquake in March. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2025 16:16:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 May 2025 15:25:53 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/T7iiujzPRjR5YXYGGq74C-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'This is a very big earthquake': The science behind Myanmar's magnitude 7.7 earthquake ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/earthquakes/this-is-a-very-big-earthquake-the-science-behind-myanmars-magnitude-7-7-earthquake</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Here's the science behind the magnitude 7.7 earthquake that hit Myanmar on Friday (March 28). ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 20:29:08 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 20:47:51 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JQGMA39p6m42rA94nQDHBi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[People stand by a collapsed building in Mandalay on March 28, 2025, after a deadly magnitude 7.7 earthquake. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a photo of people standing in front of the wreckage of a building]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Creepy 'ghost lanterns' in South Carolina are not what they seem, study suggests ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Summerville ghost lanterns have mystified locals for generations. But geologists may have finally cracked the case. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ pandora.dewan@futurenet.com (Pandora Dewan) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Pandora Dewan ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FUULm8Dk2Ha7ouxqzecwGN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'We've just seen earthquake after earthquake after earthquake': Santorini earthquake swarm intensifies but likely won't trigger volcano ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Santorini's earthquakes are intensifying as a rare earthquake swarm continues to rattle the Mediterranean's Aegean Sea. The earthquakes are probably caused by faults rather than volcanic activity. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2025 18:57:17 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Earthquakes]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rsWcmwSCEMT7yWfhsaayAQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The earthquake swarm shaking the island of Santorini is intensifying. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photograph of the town of Fira above a cliff on Santorini island, taken on February 3, 2025, during the earthquake swarm. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Santorini is having a swarm of tiny earthquakes. Is the Greek isle about to erupt? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An uptick in seismic activity on the volcanic island of Santorini has raised concerns about a potential eruption. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 22:17:41 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Earthquakes]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/b4HMTgUv5ByPEcj3C9pEhP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Santorini has been hit by a swarm of tiny earthquakes.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A view of Santorini]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Yellowstone National Park earthquake shakes hottest and oldest geothermal area ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A minor earthquake has hit Yellowstone National Park, and some people in the region experienced a tremor. The magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck near Norris Geyser Basin, which has a history of quakes. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2025 12:12:25 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 00:10:02 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jshkSQcNG6Mzo7VxTnkqn3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A geyser in Norris Geyser Basin, close to where the Yellowstone National Park earthquake struck.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A geyser in Norris Geyser Basin, close to where the Yellowstone National Park earthquake struck.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists find hidden mechanism that could explain how earthquakes 'ignite' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ How does creeping stress ignite a cataclysmic earthquake? A new study has answers. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 19 Jan 2025 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 21 Jan 2025 10:34:04 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bTLmwJVhV5QqUxPzsWH3QJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Earthquake damage to a road in Turkey. A new model suggests a period of &quot;aseismic&quot; movement occurs before an earthquake fault ruptures.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Earthquake damage to a road in Turkey.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists discover 'sunken worlds' hidden deep within Earth's mantle that shouldn't be there ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new way of measuring structures deep inside Earth has highlighted numerous previously unknown blobs within our planet's mantle. These anomalies are surprisingly similar to sunken chunks of Earth's crust but appear in seemingly impossible places. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jan 2025 12:11:08 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Geology]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/f5Yj5EQ7gUdiNMkyJ5VdTe-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[New research has identified numerous potential subducted slabs in surprising locations throughout Earth&#039;s mantle — the second outermost layer of our planet.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s interpretation of Earth split in half revealing its inner layers]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Tibet earthquake: Deadly magnitude 7.1 quake hits holy city of Shigatse ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A huge magnitude 7.1 earthquake has hit the holy city of Shigatse, or Xigazê, in the autonomous region of Tibet in China. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 15:27:01 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Earthquakes]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FqNtcTd5JPYVdFS7L3xGQm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A crack on the wall of a house hit by the Tibet earthquake on Jan. 7.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Stock image of Shigatse in Tibet prior to the earthquake on Jan. 7.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ There's a massive fault hidden under America's highest mountain — and we finally know how it formed ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Today, the Denali Fault rips apart some of the North American plate, but it was once a place where tectonic plates came together. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 23 Dec 2024 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Geology]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wQaLUZtNN7wDWeQMWa7CoS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A view of Mount Denali. New research suggests the fault that formed North America&#039;s highest mountain was once a place where plates came together.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Snow-capped Denali with clouds and flowers in foreground]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Massive magnitude 7 earthquake strikes off California coast ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A magnitude 7 earthquake struck off the coast of Petrolia, California on Thursday (Dec. 5). ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GdjPvvtMnUpo2YUU77bNd6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Every volcano has its own personality': Mystery Mount Adams earthquake surge under investigation ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists are installing multiple temporary seismic monitoring stations to get a better understanding of the sharp increase in earthquakes recorded at Mount Adams. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2024 10:27:38 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:33:36 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ hannah.osborne@futurenet.com (Hannah Osborne) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Hannah Osborne ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CX7nhUzmctou6S5WrusB7Y-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Mount Adams experienced a significant increase in earthquakes in September, with six hitting the volcano in one month — far higher than the normal rate of one every two to three years. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[view of a mountain covered with snow with trees and fields in the foreground and a cloudy sky]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Earthquakes can trigger quartz into forming giant gold nuggets, study finds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Geologists have known for decades that gold forms in quartz with the help of earthquakes, but now they have worked out exactly how the setting and seismic waves combine to form large nuggets. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 02 Sep 2024 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:40 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hMSs5YRxYoh7quAVTfYRJj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Gold nuggets form inside quartz veins, which are cracks in the rock infilled with mineral-rich hydrothermal fluids.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A large gold nugget sits embedded in quartz crystals.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Lake Kivu: The ticking time bomb that could one day explode and unleash a massive, deadly gas cloud ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Lake Kivu, one of the African Great Lakes, sits along a tectonic plate boundary called the East African Rift, which is dotted with hot springs that feed carbon dioxide and methane into the water. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2024 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:12 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/X9Q65Nu3QiCFNNpQfCqEuZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Lake Kivu straddles the border between Rwanda and Congo.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[People on a small wooden boat gliding across Lake Kivu with hills in the background.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Upwelling' deep in the mantle triggered magnitude 6.8 Morocco earthquake ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers found the 2023 Morocco earthquake was triggered by movement miles below Earth's surface. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2024 00:30:08 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:09 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rebecca Owen ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/y3KWj9AQG6DNPMmtwFDMBS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The High Atlas Mountains in western Morocco were struck by a magnitude 6.8 earthquake in September 2023. New research suggests the quake may have been caused by mantle upwelling.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of a snowy mountain range with a Moroccan building in the foreground]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ LA may be spared 'horrifying' fate of the 'Big One' from San Andreas, simulation suggests ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new simulation of the shaking from a magnitude 7.8 south San Andreas earthquake suggests that Los Angeles might avoid a worst-case scenario. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2024 17:06:21 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 27 Jun 2025 20:35:15 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Mu8v9evSJCFwgKbVPKfkkg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A photo of downtown Los Angeles.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A wide angle photo of downtown Los Angeles showing a sunset and snowy mountains in the background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Will we have more earthquakes because of climate change? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Changes in sea level and glacial melt could make earthquakes more likely in the coming years. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2024 20:24:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:01 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Katherine Irving ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mfu6SkoPuP6F8TETb8NN4i-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An earthquake tore the asphalt apart in a parking lot in Trona, California, in early July 2019.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo showing a road torn up by an earthquake]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Earth's rotating inner core is starting to slow down — and it could alter the length of our days ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new study confirms that Earth's inner core has been rotating more slowly than usual since 2010. This mysterious "backtracking" could also end up slightly altering the planet's overall rotation, lengthening our days. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2024 12:36:16 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:47 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8oyp8YzygP5ZbwUsQNJN2K-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Decades of &quot;repeating earthquake&quot; data shows that Earth&#039;s inner core has been rotating more slowly over the last 14 years.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The Earth&#039;s layers arranged like a Russian nesting doll in outer space]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Huge earthquake 2,500 years ago rerouted the Ganges River, study suggests ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new study suggests an earthquake of estimated magnitude 7.5 or 8 shook the Indian subcontinent 2,500 years ago, changing the course of the Ganges. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2024 16:57:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:47 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/am9Zypy7zES7w4VeE6Utyc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Ganges River merges with other major rivers in Bangladesh and empties into the Bay of Bengal.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A view of the Ganges Delta close to the Bay of Bengal at sunset.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Italy's Campi Flegrei volcano hit by 150 earthquakes in just 5 hours ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Europe's awakening Campi Flegrei volcano experienced its biggest seismic swarm in 40 years, with 150 earthquakes rocking the region in southern Italy in the evening of May 20. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2024 15:25:06 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:56:14 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hySFq3xhWTis9YCMi7pwJa-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A view of the Solfatara crater, part of the Campi Flegrei volcano in Pozzuoli. Growing tremors, including last week&#039;s 4.4 magnitude earthquake, have frightened half a million residents living in this dangerous area.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A view of the Solfatara crater in Italy&#039;s Campi Flegrei volcano caldera with the Mediterranean Sea in the background.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why do earthquakes happen far away from plate boundaries? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ It's well known that earthquakes can rock fault-filled places like the U.S. West Coast. But why do earthquakes happen in the middle of tectonic plates? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2024 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:24 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alice Sun ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PE7sFDxz3jiwRQFfAUGjm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Volunteers restock the shelves at Millers Market, which was damaged by the magnitude 5.8 earthquake that struck the Northeast U.S. on Aug. 24, 2011. This earthquake, with an epicenter in Mineral, Virginia, happened far away from tectonic plate boundaries.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A young girl and others stands in the aisle of a grocery store with products strewn across the floor in the aftermath of an earthquake.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Odd earthquake swarm in Central Europe hints at magma bubbling below the surface ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An odd earthquake swarm has struck the region between the Czech Republic and Germany, far from any tectonic plate boundary. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2024 18:48:54 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:23 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KGzSdyBaQm736boYZpnnWc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Though it&#039;s nowhere near a tectonic plate boundary, the Vogtland region is known for its earthquake swarms.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photograph of an autumn sunset from Barenstein hill above Plauen city in Germany ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 5 catastrophic megathrust earthquakes led to the demise of the pre-Aztec city of Teotihuacan, new study suggests ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Analyses of Teotihuacan's three major pyramids show that the city was shaken by multiple catastrophic earthquakes — and this may have led to its demise. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2024 16:31:51 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:12 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jennifer Nalewicki ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JhVn9vQv2qnNogcvQHUNwH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Temple of the Feathered Serpent was one the pyramids at Teotihuacan that showed signs of earthquake damage. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An ancient stone temple with carvings and stairs]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Part of the San Andreas fault may be gearing up for an earthquake ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Parkfield section of the San Andreas fault is sending mixed messages before a time of expected increased seismic risk. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2024 09:00:14 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 27 Jun 2025 20:34:53 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qvDcR7z3duURJoFyCbAPBE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A sign posted at the San Andreas Fault, separating the Pacific and the North American tectonic plates near Parkfield, California on July 12, 2019 in a remote part of California.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A sign posted at the San Andreas Fault, separating the Pacific and the North American tectonic plates near Parkfield, California on July 12, 2019 in a remote part of California.]]></media:text>
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