Category Archives: Plate Tectonics

ACERCA DE LLUVIAS TORRENCIALES E INUNDACIONES EN NICARAGUA

MANAGUA INUNDADA Y SU FUTURO VULNERABLE Por Ricardo A. Alvarez Salaverry[1] Durante el 1er. Congreso Internacional de Ingeniería, celebrado en Managua del 23 al 25 de marzo de este año, dialogué con colegas arquitectos e ingenieros nicaragüenses y de otros … Continue reading

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The Ring of Fire: Shaking in Central America

This past Monday 7 July 2014, 1:23:55 UTC, 60 km beneath the Earth’s surface the constant bump and grind of the Cocos tectonic plate as it continuously subducts under the North American plate triggered a M6.9 earthquake near its boundary … Continue reading

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