The Mathematics of War

Posted by Matt in October 15th, 2009 | no comment

Published in War, Aln, Conflict, Discovery, Earthquakes, Fry, International Wars, Iraq War, Lewis Fry Richardson, Magnitude, Mathematics, Natural Logarithm, Physicist, Power Law Distribution, Probability, Richter Scale, Slope, War Video

In the video below Sean Gourely gives a talk about how the Iraq war and war in general follows the power law:
P(x) = Cx^-a
x = Number killed or size of attack (war)
P(x) = Probability that an attack (war) of size x or less will occur.
ln(P(x)) = ln(C) – aln(x)
ln = Natural Logarithm
If you plot this [...]

Iranian Nuke Scientist: Weekend Quake was a Nuclear Test

Posted by Matt in October 30th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Iran, Nuclear, Bomb Test, Earthquake In Iran, Epicenter, Iran Nuclear, Israel, Israel Insider, Kilometers, Nine Days, Nuclear Bomb, Nuclear Scientist, Nuclear Test, Nuke, Quake, Richter Scale, Tremor

A weekend 5.0 Richter earthquake in Iran was actually a nuclear bomb test, says an Iranian nuclear scientist claiming to be working on the project.
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Israel Insider adds that the test/quake was actually the second in a series. Nine days ago, a 4.8 Richter scale event occurred, with its epicenter only five kilometers away from the [...]

Are You Ready for the Next Disaster?

Posted by Matt in July 5th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Disasters, general, Catastrophe, CDC, China, Cyclone, Disaster, Earthquake, Fires, Floods, Good Weather, Government Officials, Heat Waves, Hurricanes, Jitters, Mother Nature, myanmar, Nargis, Nonprofits, Richter Scale, Sichuan Province, Terrorist Attack, To Extremes, Weather Hurricanes

Mother Nature goes to extremes in the summer, spoiling the gift of good weather with hurricanes, heat waves, fires and floods. This year she started early. On May 2, Cyclone Nargis laid waste to large parts of Myanmar. According to the latest counts, the disaster left 2.4 million people destitute, more than 50,000 missing and [...]

At least 100 dead as powerful quake hits southwest China

Posted by Matt in May 12th, 2008 | no comment

Published in China, 100 People, beijing, Deadly Earthquake, Earthquake Risk, Earthquake Victims, Epicentre, Estimates, Hindu, Magnitude, Malaysia Star, Military Official, New Scientist, Nuclear Reactors, Powerful Earthquake, Powerful Quake, Quake Relief, Quake Toll, Richter Scale, Sichuan Province, Southeast Asia, Southwest China, Southwestern China, Swathe, Thai Capital Bangkok, Wall Street Journal, Washington D.C., Washington Times, Xinhua News Agency

A powerful earthquake struck Monday close to densely populated areas of southwestern China, flattening schools and homes and killing more than 100 people, according to early estimates.
The quake, with a magnitude of 7.8 on the Richter scale, was felt in cities across a swathe of southeast Asia including the Thai capital Bangkok, more than 1,800 [...]