earthquakes

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Meta, meanwhile, is still going strong but has experienced its own earthquakes: from privacy scandals and election rigging accusations to teen mental health crises and toxic online harms.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

The main long-term risks are corrosion of the copper canisters or earthquakes during future ice ages, which could potentially damage the capsules and cause radioactive fuel to leak, Kyllonen said.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

When earthquakes, floods, fires and other disasters happen, the IRS commonly suspends all sorts of deadlines for impacted taxpayers.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

"Using seismic waves from earthquakes, we can create a slice-through image of the lithosphere, much like a sonar can pick out features on the seabed," said Professor Sergei Lebedev, a geophysicist involved in the study.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

To Crandell, the earthquakes appeared too far away for concern; to Malone, it seemed like Crandell was looking at bad data.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone