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February 22, 2022

What do SALSA and the Alpine Fault have in common, you ask? Not too much, unless you fancy adding some salsa to your emergency supplies! (AF8 repost)

💃 👉 Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/gU8kSKHW In this case the SALSA Project stands for “Southern Alps Long Skinny Array” and refers to a series of seismometers installed late last […]
December 1, 2021

What will the next Alpine fault earthquake be like?

Listen to prof John Townend talking about Alpine fault research and SALSA project #SALSAeqnz in this video by Julian Thomson – Also on facebook.com/SALSAeqnz
November 29, 2021

FAST! network at French Embassy in new Zealand

On Tuesday 23/11 Ambassador Sylvaine Carta-Le Vert hosted the France Aotearoa Science, Technology and Innovation meeting in Wellington! MERCI to all for your commitment to develop the FAST! network! https://www.francenzst.org/ […]
November 8, 2021

What will the next Alpine Fault earthquake be like ? SALSA: the Southern Alps Long Skinny Array

In the past 2 weeks I have been involved in helping deploy nearly 50 seismic instruments along the Alpine fault of the South Island with colleagues from VUW, GNS, UoA […]
October 26, 2021

Right time and space for NZ/Aotearoa to explore EEW feasibility

Right time and space for NZ/Aotearoa to explore EEW feasibility ! We’ve got Earthquakes, Science and Appetite for this new technology. I spoke with Dr Raj Prasanna of Massey University […]
August 31, 2021

First CRISiSLab Challenge, a competition for high school students in the fields of technology & crisis management!

The students had to use Raspberryshake sensor data to create dashboards and alerting devices for strong ground shaking! Congratulations Dr Marion Tan and team from JCDR for running such a […]
June 3, 2021

Fun with science & key preparedness lessons, come to “Life at the Boundary” roadshow with Kate Boersen (@nzeastcoastLAB) !

The Life at the Boundary Roadshow brings the latest Hikurangi subduction zone science and hazard impact information to North Island communities, in areas likely to be affected by an Hikurangi […]
May 3, 2021

Working out where the next big earthquake will come from (by Keith Lynch)

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/124979579/working-out-where-the-next-big-earthquake-will-come-from
May 2, 2021

“Earthquake forecast just in: the Alpine Fault is due a major quake – and soon” by Ursula Cochran and Jamie Howarth
May 2, 2021

New Google effort uses cellphones to detect earthquakes (April 28 2021)

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/04/new-google-effort-uses-cellphones-detect-earthquakes