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UrduThe collapse of the Hittite Empire in the Late Bronze Age has been blamed on various factors, from war with other territories to internal strife. Now, a Cornell University team has used tree ring and isotope records to pinpoint a more likely culprit: three straight years of severe drought.
Tag: Collapse
Hover to play key role in Surfside collapse investigation
Cornell professor part of the NIST team that will investigate the June collapse of the condominium in Surfside, Florida.
Unstable Rock Pillars Near Reservoirs Can Produce Dangerous Water Waves
In many coastal zones and gorges, unstable cliffs often fail when the foundation rock beneath them is crushed. Large water waves can be created, threatening human safety. In this week’s Physics of Fluids, scientists reveal the mechanism by which these cliffs collapse, and how large, tsunami-like waves are created. Few experimental studies of this phenomenon have been carried out, so this work represents valuable new data that can be used to protect from impending disaster.