Darfield quake 10 years ago revealed secrets
Ten years ago a magnitude 7.1 earthquake ripped a 30-kilometre gash across the Canterbury Plains, revealing previously hidden faults and changing our understanding of earthquake science.
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Keep up to date with the latest news from the School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences.
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Space data gives Earth insights
With the support of a Fulbright-EQC Scholarship, PhD student Jesse Kearse from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington’s School of Geography, Environment, and Earth Sciences plans to head to the United States to study satellite data with world-leading experts at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California.
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Glacier melt linked to human greenhouse gas emissions
Research from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington’s Antarctic Research Centre has shown a strong link between human greenhouse gas emissions and the increased melting of glaciers.
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Quiet time across the world
You may have noticed New Zealand was significantly quieter during the COVID-19 lockdown. The noise from cars, emergency sirens, and children playing in the school yard faded away, leaving urban areas in particular much less noisy during March and April 2020.
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Wellington researcher joins world's largest polar research expedition
A Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington scientist will become the first New Zealand researcher to join MOSAiC, the world’s largest international polar research expedition.