Shimon Wdowinski, University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science (IMAGE)

University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science

Shimon Wdowinski, University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science

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New study presented at AGU by University of Miami professor Shimon Wdowinski may help scientists identify regions at high risk for earthquakes. Wdowinski shows that earthquakes, including the recent 2010 temblors in Haiti and Taiwan, may be triggered by tropical cyclones and the wet rains that accompany them.

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