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Digging for clues to Abra’s earthquakes
Intense tilting in geologically young sedimentary deposits and abrupt changes in slope may indicate the presence of a nearby active fault as shown in this photo taken along the upper Laoag River basin. —PHOTO BY MARIO AURELIO

Digging for clues to Abra’s earthquakes

Last Oct. 25 at about 11 p.m., my earthquake alert app sounded while I was finalizing the visual material for my presentation at NIGSCON 2022 in two days. I would be discussing the magnitude-7 temblor that struck the province of Abra three months ago at the annual conference of the University of the Philippines’ National Institute for Geological Sciences (UP-NIGS),...

Dolphin discovery hints at unexplored biodiversity-rich marine habitat
The body of the endangered Irrawaddy dolphin found in the waters of Calabanga, Camarines Sur. —PHOTO COURTESY OF BFAR

Dolphin discovery hints at unexplored biodiversity-rich marine habitat

A rare Irrawaddy dolphin found dead in the waters of Calabanga, Camarines Sur, has suggested to scientists a rich marine biodiversity corridor yet to be discovered and explored in the eastern side of the Philippines. Named “Calab” by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and the Philippine Marine Mammals Stranding Network (PMMSN), the dolphin, an otherwise healthy female...

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