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Roundup of EGU Twitter discussion on L’Aquila

GeoLog-The official blog of the European Geosciences Union [2012-10-29 11:00:23]   recommend this post  (746 visits)

On Friday, the EGU hosted a prolific Twitter discussion on the “Consequences of the L’Aquila verdict on the dialogue between science and society” where dozens of participants shared and discussed their thoughts on the verdict,  the [...]

William Smith's fame is spreading

Geology in the West Country [2012-10-28 17:27:00]   recommend this post  (668 visits)

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L'Aquila forum in SESE

Active Tectonics Blog [2012-11-03 00:13:00]   recommend this post  (663 visits)

At the suggestion of J-F Smekens, we organized a forum to discuss the L'Aquila earthquakes and the prosecution of scientists whose "...reassuring statements [before the mainshock were] widely interpreted to be an anti-alarm" (T. Jordan). The [...]

Very Large 7.7 Mag Quake Reported Off Of Canada

Volcano Science And News Blog [2012-10-28 04:29:00]   1 recommendations  (607 visits)

A magnitude 7.7 Earthquake has struck off of Canada's West Coast near Graham Island. The depth was a shallow 9km deep, along the Pacific subduction zone. It is unclear if there was any damage or if a tsunami has been generated. The quake occurred [...]

10,000th Copy of "Ancient Landscapes" Sold At GCNP

Earthly Musings [2012-10-28 03:28:00]   recommend this post  (595 visits)

Late on the afternoon of September 22 (or thereabouts), someone at Grand Canyon National Park bought the 10,000 copy of the book, "Ancient Landscapes of the Colorado Plateau". I don't know who that lucky person was, or where they live. But if there [...]

Benchmarking Time: Antelope Island, Great Salt Lake, UT

Magma Cum Laude [2012-10-30 02:16:59]   recommend this post  (585 visits)

The latest benchmark comes to you courtesy of Rick Le Mon, who's an undergraduate tackling a challenging schedule and a senior thesis! He offers up a National Geodetic Survey gravity control marker on Antelope Island in

Up a Creek in Yosemite Valley, and a Wee Mystery For You......

Geotripper [2012-10-28 22:34:00]   recommend this post  (579 visits)

I was in Yosemite Valley yesterday, and it was just gorgeous. I was conducting a field trip for my earth science class (oh, the torture; a required field trip...to Yosemite!), but had a few moments as the class was making their way from one end of [...]

An Essential Field Guide to North American Earthquake Beasts

History of Geology [2012-10-28 19:23:05]   recommend this post  (574 visits)

“It is not good that these stories are forgotten. Friends, you are telling them from mouth to ear, and when your old men die they will be forgotten. It is good that you should have a box in which your laws and your stories are kept. My friend, [...]

East Coast Waits For the Hammer To Drop

Dan\'s Wild Wild Science Journal [2012-10-29 05:08:42]   recommend this post  (566 visits)

This statement from the Mount Holly, New Jersey NWS Office speaks for itself. I would heed it if you are in Delaware NJ or NYC. Ocean City MD is already getting gusts to 47 mph, and the surge there may reach 4-5 feet as well. I am seeing some [...]

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microecos [2012-10-28 08:42:48]   recommend this post  (537 visits)

Some millennia ago receding tides of ice left boulders scattered about Toronto and the city has made do from there. Some punks accost us on the steps of the hostel. A raccoon scales the building effortlessly. I fight, physically, my female Chinese [...]