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Alan Kafka @alankafka.bsky.social · 1d

Draft of Chapter 2 of my book "Geoscience and Society from Galileo to the 21st Century" is now available for public access, and you can read it here:

Chapter 2: The Great Lisbon Earthquake of 1755 and the “Age of Science and Reason”

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Draft of Chapter 2 of my book "Geoscience and Society from Galileo to the 21st Century"

Chapter 2: The Great Lisbon Earthquake of 1755 and the “Age of Science and Reason"

open.substack.com

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Alan Kafka @alankafka.bsky.social · 1d

Magnitude 7.6 earthquake south of Tierra del Fuego, recorded by our Raspberry Shake seismograph in Assam, India.

Alan Kafka @alankafka.bsky.social · 1d

Magnitude 7.4 earthquake in Philippines, recorded by our Raspberry Shake seismograph in Assam, India.

Alan Kafka @alankafka.bsky.social · 1d

Draft of Chapter 2 of my book "Geoscience and Society from Galileo to the 21st Century"

Chapter 2: The Great Lisbon Earthquake of 1755 and the “Age of Science and Reason"

open.substack.com

1 1 1

Alan Kafka @alankafka.bsky.social · 16d

Four earthquakes strike northwestern Venezuela, USGS says:
www.reuters.com/business/env...

Four earthquakes strike northwestern Venezuela, USGS says

Four earthquakes hit northwestern Venezuela within a span of several hours late Wednesday and early Thursday, including two powerful tremors exceeding magnitude 6.

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Alan Kafka @alankafka.bsky.social · 16d

Magnitude 6.3 earthquake in Venezuela.

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Alan Kafka @alankafka.bsky.social · 27d

Magnitude 5.5 earthquake today in Assam.
I think our Raspberry Shake at Madhabdev University might be the only nearby recording.

Alan Kafka @alankafka.bsky.social · 28d

Another large earthquake in Kamchatka, recorded across New York City with low-cost raspberryshake.org community seismographs.

USGS: Green alert for shaking-related fatalities. There is a low likelihood of casualties.

Alan Kafka @alankafka.bsky.social · Sep 10

Magnitude 5.8 earthquake, off coast of Oregon

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Alan Kafka @alankafka.bsky.social · Sep 5

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Alan Kafka @alankafka.bsky.social · Sep 5

Magnitude 1.8 earthquake: Narragansett, Rhode Island

Alan Kafka @alankafka.bsky.social · Sep 1

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An earthquake destroys villages in eastern Afghanistan and kills 800 people, with 2,500 injured

A strong earthquake in eastern Afghanistan has killed over 800 people and injured at least 2,500. A Taliban government spokesman says most of the casualties are in Kunar province, near the border with...

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Alan Kafka @alankafka.bsky.social · Sep 1

Magnitude 6.0 earthquake in Afghanistan.
USGS "Orange Alert" - Sad story unfolding...😢

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Alan Kafka @alankafka.bsky.social · Aug 27

Magnitude 1.5 earthquake near Concord, NH.

Alan Kafka @alankafka.bsky.social · Aug 19

Draft of Chapter 1 of my book "Geoscience and Society: From Galileo to the 21st Century" is now available for public access, and you can read it here:

Chapter 1: Galileo and the Church: Science, Religion, and Public Policy
alankafka.substack.com/p/draft-of-c...

Draft of Chapter 1 of my book "Geoscience and Society: From Galileo to the 21st Century"

"Chapter 1: Galileo and the Church: Science, Religion, and Public Policy"

alankafka.substack.com

Alan Kafka @alankafka.bsky.social · Aug 19

Today's "Alan get a life" seismogram 🙂

Loud noise and vibrations from asphalt paving work about 200 feet from our house.

Alan Kafka @alankafka.bsky.social · Aug 18

Magnitude 5.4 earthquake yesterday near coast of Guatemala
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USGS: Green alert for shaking-related fatalities and economic losses. There is a low likelihood of casualties and damage.

Alan Kafka @alankafka.bsky.social · Aug 11

Magnitude 6.1 earthquake in Turkey.

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Alan Kafka @alankafka.bsky.social · Aug 10

Exploring the potential of naturally occurring "white" hydrogen as a clean and sustainable energy source.

Alan Kafka @alankafka.bsky.social · Aug 9

A present-day alternative title might be (to paraphrase Richard Feynman on quantum mechanics):

"If You Think You Understand Earthquakes in New Jersey, You Don't Understand Earthquakes in New Jersey."

Alan Kafka @alankafka.bsky.social · Aug 9

I published this back in 2000, and I think it's still as relevant today as it was back then:

"Public Misconceptions About Faults and Earthquakes in the Eastern United States: Is it Our Own Fault?" (Click on link below to read the article.)

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I published this back in 2000, and I think it's still as relevant today, as it was back then: "Public Misconceptions About Faults and Earthquakes in the Eastern United States: Is it Our Own Fault?"

I published this way back in 2000, and I think it's still just as relevant today as it was back then:

open.substack.com

Alan Kafka @alankafka.bsky.social · Aug 8

This went right over my head...

Alan Kafka @alankafka.bsky.social · Aug 8

I have seen news reports about the recent earthquakes in New Jersey, saying that the current earthquake activity in NY/NJ is higher than in California. So, I checked, and it isn't...