AusGeo News March 2005 Issue no. 77
Over 200,000 people died amid widespread destruction in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, and along the east coast of Africa as the result of a magnitude nine earthquake off northern Sumatra on Boxing Day. Despite this major event, the danger of a tsunami in the Indian Ocean has not passed. A regional tsunami warning system could help prevent the tragic loss of life they can cause. >>More | Download PDF
Petroleum explorers can now access the latest seismic data covering 2005 acreage release areas offshore of southern WA. >>More | Download PDF
Exploration activity is being boosted by tax incentives and new seismic data. >>More | Download PDF
Australia’s seismic archive is being refreshed to make access easier and cheaper for 21st century explorers. >>More | Download PDF
Offshore petroleum exploration in Australia is on the increase. Acreage released in 2004 was well received by industry and it is expected that this trend will continue in 2005. >>More | Download PDF
Groundwater analyses could show the way to new ore bodies. >>More | Download PDF
New editions of the Australian Geomagnetic Reference Field (AGRF) model and the International Geomagnetic Reference Field (IGRF-10) are now available from Geoscience Australia. >>More | Download PDF