Highlights

 


2022 - Space-based sinkhole detection

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FIU news:
Radar satellites allow researchers to pinpoint where sinkholes are happening

Ground Engineering:
Florida researchers show InSAR can detect sinkhole activity

ZME Science:
Radar satellites could show areas where sinkholes are forming, predicting the collapse before it happens

 


2021 - Urban infrastructure

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Local10.com:
City plans to temporarily pause construction of Miami’s ‘deepest’ underground parking garage

ConstructionEquipmentGuide.com:
Miami Pauses Work on 'Deepest' Underground Parking Garage to Conduct Tests

 


2021 - Coastal subsidence in Cartagena

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Phys.org:
Satellite data points to land subsidence in Cartagena

TradeWinds:
Green Seas: A beach denied as Colombia’s biggest port and tourist city grapples with rising oceans

El Espectador:
Cartagena se está hundiendo

 


2021 - Surfside building collapse

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BBC:
Miami building collapse: What could have caused it?

CNN:
Collapsed Florida condo showed 'subsidence' in 1990s, researcher says

Fox News:
Florida professor provides insight on condo collapse

Washington Post:
Before condo collapse, rising seas long pressured Miami coastal properties

 


2020 - Mangrove research

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FIU news:
Everglades scholar wants to help restoration nabagers priositize mangroves areas

 


2020 - Caribbean Earthquakes

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FIU news:
FIU experts available to discuss earthquakes in the Caribbean

Miami Heralds:
Why the ground shook in Puerto-Rico


2019 - Measuring Coastal subsidence in Florida

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Orlando Sentinel:
Is Miami Beach sinking?

UNAVCO highlights:
Measuring coastal subsidence in Florida


2018 - Volcanoes in Japan

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EurekAlert:
Study finds deep subterranean connection between two Japan volcanoes


2017 / 2019 - Hurricanes and earthquakes

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Newsweek:
Are Hurricane Maria and the Mexico Earthquake Related?

Express:
Typhoon Hagibis and Japan earthquake

The Palm Beach Post:
Can hurricane cause earthquales?


2017 - Sea Level rise

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BBC News:
Miami's fight against rising seas

VICE News:
It's been 30 centuries since sea levels were rising this quickly

 


2016 - Miami Beach Flooding

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Miami Heralds:
Miami Beach flooding spiked over last decade

New Times:
Miami Beach's Tidal Flooding Has Jumped by 400 Percent in the Past Decade

Weather Chanel:
Miami Beach Flooding Has Increased Dramatically Over the Past Decade

Science Daily :
Increased flooding, accelerated sea-level rise in Miami over last decade


2014 - San Andreas Fault and Earthquakes

 

Live Science:
San Andreas Fault Facts

CBS:
Massive Chile earthquake leaves remarkably little damage

Live Science :
Earthquakes & Tsunamis: Causes & Information


2013 - Sinkhole collapse in central Florida

 

BBC:
Sinkhole causes villa collapse

ABC:
Sinkholes in South Florida

NBC:
Expert Talks About Possiblity of Sinkholes in South Florida

AP:
Scientists: Technology Can Help Locate Sinkholes

 


2012 - Venice subsidence

 

NBCNew.com:
Venice is still sinking

BBC:
Venice continues slow sink, satellite readings show

Wired:
Venice sinking faster than previously thought

Corriera Della Sera:
Venezia affonda piu in fretta del previsto

 


2011 - Earthquake triggering by wet tropical cyclones

 

National Geographic:
Heavy Rainfall Can Cause Earthquakes

AAAS Science Update:
EARTHQUAKES & CYCLONES


2011 - Japanese earthquake impacted south Florida water table

 

CBS-Miami:
Japanese Quake Impacted Florida Water Table

Orlando Sentinal:
Officials: South Fla. water table rose up to three inches after quake


2011 - Can Hurricanes trigger earthquakes?- Reuters interview

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2010 - Hurricanes and possibly deforestation as triggers of the 2010 Haiti earthquake

 

Wired.com:
Can Hurricanes Trigger Earthquakes?

San Francisco Chronicle: Did climate change cause Haiti quake?


2010 - Accelerating uplift in the north Atlantic as an indicator of ice loss

 

Live Science:
Greenland Rising Rapidly as Ice Melts

Top News:
Greenland rapidly rising due to ice melting


2009 - Deep creep as the cause for the excess seismicity along the San Jacinto Fault

 

UPI News:
San Jacinto fault quake odds studied
Podcast

SciencDaily News:
Deep Creep Means Milder, More Frequent Earthquakes Along Southern California's San Jacinto Fault



2009 - Geodesy in the 21st Century


2007 - Diffuse intersesimic deformation across the Pacific-North America plate boundary


Huliq report:
Improving current models for understanding San Andreas Fault

Science Daily report:
Modeling Faults: Predicting Earthquakes


2006 - Subsidence and flooding in New Orleans

 

NPR report:
Satellite Imagery Shows a Sinking New Orleans

Nature brief communication:
Space geodesy: Subsidence and flooding in New Orleans

Washington Post report:
New Orleans Sinking Faster Than Thought

 


2006 - Wetland InSAR


2002 - The lowest place on Earth is subsiding - an InSAR perspective


BBC report:
Dead Sea keeps falling