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Those faults that move without quaking 

In a recent post, Garry Hayes @geotripper, a professor of geology in California, illustrates some key spots in Central California where you can observe evidences of creeping faults, i.e. faults moving continuously without sudden breaks (earthquakes).That's funny because after my (first) attendance to the AGU Fall Meeting last year in San Francisco, I moved there, in Hollister area (150 km south of San Francisco), then could take almost the same pictures ;o). This post is my own contribution to [...]

Died This Day: Sven Ander Hedin 

Hedin (Feb. 19,1865 - Nov. 26, 1952) was a Swedish explorer and geographer, born in Stockholm, who led four multi-year expeditions into Central Asia between 1897 and 1935. Although not as well known as Roy Chapman Andrews his work in the regions revealed a wealth of cultural, archaeological and palaeontological wonders. During his first major Asian expedition, he crossed the Pamirs, charted