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(Photo : Getty Images) The Alpine Fault The Alpine Fault runs along the South Island of the country and it has a history of unexpected movements. Researchers can study the lakes and old-growth forests in the foothills of the Southern Alps and become knowledgeable about what s come before. What they have discovered reveals a great earthquake, one of the biggest in the modern history of New Zealand, is due. In studying the Alpine Fault, researchers have made a timeline of its history and they are aware it makes very big shifts, on average, approximately every 300 years. It s complicated science that dates the last magnitude-8 earthquake along the fault line to year 1717. Simple maths reveals to us it s been over 300 years since then. So, what type of earthquake is upcoming for the Alpine Fault? That s the question Jamie Howarth, a senior lecturer in physical geography at the Victoria University of Wellington and his team recently set out to answer. ....
Paleo-quakes illuminate earthquake gates in New Zealand Posted on
Citation: Samuels, F. M. D., 2021, Paleo-quakes illuminate earthquake gates in New Zealand, Temblor, http://doi.org/10.32858/temblor.177
New Zealand’s Alpine Fault cuts 530 miles (850 kilometers) along the western edge of Te Waipounamu the South Island and marks the boundary between the Australian and Pacific plates. A Few Māori oral histories and tree rings document the most recent rupture along this fault likely a magnitude-8.1 in 1717. This fault releases a steady beat of large earthquakes through time, and scientists know that the area is due for another event. “Using a credible scenario for the Alpine Fault is the best way we can imagine what this event might be like it gives us the power of the hypothetical,” says Caroline Orchiston, the science lead for Alpine Fault Magnitude 8 (AF8), a national program that links scientists with the public to prepare for th ....
Police forced their way into the home and found the plants in an upstairs bedroom, according to the Burnley Express. It is alleged the plants had a street value of £21,000 ($35,600) to £33,000 ($56,000). No one was home at the time, but a man linked to the address was later brought in for questioning. Inside the home, officers discovered scales and a machete, in addition to the plants and growing equipment. They also found letters and bills addressed to the homeowner. However, the homeowner denied any knowledge of the cannabis operation and said he’d allowed a friend to move into the home in 2019. ....
Updated Friday, 7th May 2021, 11:14 am The discovery was made after officers attended reports of a suicidal male in the Trinity area of Burnley, but mistakenly entered the wrong address. Believing that there was someone inside in need of assistance officers forced entry to the address in Piccadilly Road and discovered 43 plants growing in the upstairs bedrooms in a sophisticated set up. The plants had a potential yield of 2.67kg which had a street value of £21,000 - £33,000 depending on how it was sold. Jamie Howarth Police later interviewed a man after discovering a large amount of evidence linking him to the address. ....