The fault lines in this seismically volatile region could cause far-bigger earthquakes than previously thought possible, spawning tsunamis affecting far wider — and far more populous — areas than the one last year.
That is, earthquake-induced dilation (depressurization) released dissolved volatile gases (CO2 and H2O), leading to volumetric expansion of a magma reservoir.
Operating profit in the agricultural services segment rose $6 million, to $171 million, amid volatile commodity markets, regional instability in the Middle East and Japan's earthquake and tsunami.
Japan is volatile because it is still recovering from last year's powerful earthquake and tsunami, he said, and China's growth is slowing sharply.
Prices for these models at used-car auctions have achieved records amid volatile gasoline prices and shortages of new cars caused by the March earthquake in northeastern Japan.
New Zealand in its entirety, particularly the North Island, is located along the seismically volatile Pacific Ring of Fire, and has a long history of earthquakes.
Italy is the most geologically volatile area in Europe, with four active volcanoes, growing mountains, and lots of earthquakes.
The rig, installed at a cost of $712 million, has been designed to withstand arctic ice packs, 100-foot waves and massive earthquakes, all while sitting atop trillions of cubic feet of highly volatile natural gas.
This week, Fan Xiao found himself in the New York Times, and at the center of a politically volatile issue with his contention that a reservoir near the fault line of the Sichuan earthquake last year may have triggered or hastened the quake.
The earthquake and subsequent tsunami resulted in nearly 19,000 deaths and ravaged the Fukushima plant, leaving the reactors in a volatile state.
