Posts:
The 10 most frequently clicked posts:
As a member of the Resilient America Roundtable of the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, I gave a presentation in February 2019 about low-probability events with high-consequences should they occur. Here I summarize [...]
The U.S. is at standstill regarding the disposal of spent nuclear fuel. A new report charts potential pathways
Over ten years ago while digging the footers for a sun room addition to the house, I found large rock about the size of a volleyball. I believe this is rock is Brassfield dolomite while Osgood Shale is found in the area as well.
The imprint [...]
Im Vulkan-Update vom Samstag stehen die Vulkane Sakurajima, Klyuchevskoy und Karangetang im Fokus der Berichterstattung. Es gibt auch neue Daten von Ätna und Kilauea.
The post Vulkan-Update 30.01.21: Karangetang, Klyuchevskoy, Sakurajima first [...]
This will not cause bidensarmy to attack me, since they don't do actual charts. Last month, the sea level was static and we had a big drop in world temperatures. The sea level charts are a month behind, but they reflect general warming [...]
Footprint on the Beach
HERE is a nice story! A correspondent told me about it last night and it was on the radio news this morning. "A well-preserved dinosaur footprint has been discovered by a four-year-old girl on a beach."
And it was on [...]
In den letzten 24 Stunden kam es zu mehreren moderaten Erdbeben mit Magnituden im 5-er Bereich. Das stärkst manifestierte sich nordwestlich von Australien. Auf Island kam es zu einem Schwarmbeben.
The post Erdbeben -Update 30.01.21: Australien [...]
Wenn sich Dauerregen und Schneeschmelze vereinen, dann kann ja nichts Gutes dabei raus kommen. So steigt in einigen Teilen Deutschlands bereits jetzt die Hochwassergefahr und es kommt zu Überflutungen. Besonders betroffen sind Flüsse und Bäche [...]
En una visita a las minas abandonadas de Sagarillo, cerca de las localidades de Apiés y Lienas (Huesca) que hicimos con José Antonio Cuchi y Eugenio Monesma observamos la curiosa mineralización de la fotografía. Son minas de cobre que [...]
The Paleontological Society supports research for early-careerpaleontologists. The deadline for such two early-career grants isFebruary 1, 2021 and we encourage you to consider applying for either,or passing this along to colleagues who you think [...]