Geobulletin alpha

New tidal gauge measurement out 

 Yeah, the weather people are getting their lump of coal to stay warm and are updating the geophysics that I love.  I consider this particular tide gauge to be the most important long-term measurement we have.  Mainly because they have been doing exactly the same thing for a hundred years.  None of this fancy 'cleaning' of the temperature records.Nobody will believe

FOSSILS BENEATH THE SANDS: ANCIENT LIFE IN THE GIZA PLATEAU 

Fossil Sand Dollar in LimestoneLong before the Nile carved its fertile valley, and before the pyramids rose from the desert sands, Egypt was home to warm tropical seas and lush river deltas teeming with life. The rocks surrounding the Giza Plateau preserve fragments of that distant world, offering a window into the deep past beneath one of humanity’s most iconic landscapes.The limestone