Scientists raced hurricane for quake clues
Wednesday, September 14, 2011 - 17:00
in Earth & Climate
Any earthquake whose effects were as widespread as the one that rattled the East Coast on Aug. 23 demands investigation of the impacted area, but in this case, researchers faced a rare challenge — Hurricane Irene, which made landfall Aug. 27 and meant scientists only had a matter of days before the storm's rains erased the evidence.