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Seismic waves to understand iceberg formation

19 February 2016

General public, Press, Research

Seismic waves to understand iceberg formation

Scientists at the IPGP have analyzed the earthquakes caused when icebergs detach from a glacier. For the first time, they have identified the differen...

Seismotectonic context of southern Haiti: a new model for the magnitude Mw7.0 earthquake of January 12th, 2010

10 February 2016

General public, Press, Research

Seismotectonic context of southern Haiti: a new model for the magnitude Mw7.0 earthquake of January 12th, 2010

Despite the magnitude of the deadly earthquake of January 12th, 2010, the seismotectonic context and active faults in the epicentral zone were still p...

Thibaut Barreyre receives the Oceanographic Institute's 2016 thesis prize

10 February 2016

Awards and Distinctions, Institute Life, Press, Research

Thibaut Barreyre receives the Oceanographic Institute's 2016 thesis prize

The Institut océanographique's thesis prize is awarded each year to a young researcher for thesis work carried out in a French laboratory in a field r...

The first steps in Earth core weather forecasting

27 January 2016

Press, Research

The first steps in Earth core weather forecasting

Why has the Earth's magnetic field intensity decreased by 10% between 1840 and the present day? Will the South-Atlantic anomaly in this field, above w...