The Alpide Belt accounts for about 17% of the devastating earthquakes so far. It spans over 15,000 km, roughly following the boundary of the Eurasian and African tectonic plates.
Everyday human activity gives rise to seismic waves in the ground. We found that seismic noise dropped by an average of 50% in 77 countries between March and May 2020.
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In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.
Using this technology, IDF carried out fully robotic combat missions, drastically reducing risk to Israeli troops. The robotic combat task force also enhanced situational awareness.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
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