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Nature 411, 734-736 (14 June 2001) | doi:10.1038/35081281
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Seismic sleuths
Larry O'Hanlon1
Abstract
The worldwide network of seismometers is detecting some surprising events, from bouncing kangaroos to changes in climate. Larry O'Hanlon talks to the seismologists who have found unusual uses for their data.
When Russia's Kursk submarine went down with all hands in the Barents Sea in August last year, no one rushed to call a seismologist. But, in January this year, it was researchers from that discipline who finally ended the debate over the cause of the disaster.
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