The recent "clustering" of earthquakes magnitude 7 and larger in the western Pacific and Indonesia could be the result of a "triggering" effect, Hawaii geophysicists say.
Scientists have solved the mystery of why the world's highest mountains sit near the equator - colder climates are better at eroding peaks than had previously been realised.
It may seem like Mother Nature is pulling out all the weapons in her arsenal, after a spate of earthquakes and cyclones struck Asia in recent days, but the fact that these events coincided is just that — a coincidence.
