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  Chinese Earthquake Provides Lessons for Future (July 21) The May 12 Sichuan earthquake in China was unexpectedly large, but topographic analysis can help evaluate other, similar fault areas for seismic risk, according to geologists. more

Scientists Offer New Explanation for Monsoon Development (July 21) Geoscientists have come up with a new explanation for the formation of monsoons, proposing an overhaul of a theory about the cause of the seasonal pattern of heavy winds and rainfall that essentially had held firm for more than 300 years. more

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