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Pools May Record Quakes
A Columbia University seismologist says backyard pools and streams can serve as valuable earthquake detectors. Arthur McGarr of Lamont Geological Observatory described seiches as standing waves and noted Alaska's 1964 Good Friday quake produced seiche data across North America and even in some Australian lakes and streams.
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