It also explores possible precautions to minimise the damage caused by earthquakes and, in this way, illustrates to pupils the link between physical and human geography. This short film introduces ...

Session 2: Earthquakes This session looks specifically at earthquakes ... reporting up to date hazards so this is very much welcomed. Alan Parkinson is head of Geography at King’s Ely Junior – a ...

Earthquakes regularly rattle our planet, striking somewhere in the world every hour of every day. Such events are the result of the slow-motion march of tectonic plates that build stresses in ...

Besides claiming lives, some of the most powerful earthquakes have altered the planet’s geography too. Here’s a look at how the planet changed over the years.

At school I had a real interest in Science, Geography and also Maths ... This one is quite weak, and earthquakes here in Japan are actually quite common so there’s no need to panic.

Taiwan's seismic geography has changed since a massive tremor in April. The government is warning of increased seismic ...

This story appears in the July 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine. Scientists are betting on a new system to alert us to impending earthquakes: birds wearing tiny backpacks. A global ...

A devastating 7.3-magnitude earthquake hit Vanuatu, an island east of Australia, on Tuesday, causing widespread destruction ...

An earthquake of magnitude 7.8 not only claimed thousands of lives, displacing many more, it shifted Kathmandu 3 metres southward. An earthquake of magnitude 7.8 not only claimed thousands of ...