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Thursday, 25 September 2014

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Bárðarbunga daily update 25-September-2014 

Iceland Volcano and Earthquake blog [23:42:30]  recommend  recommend this post  (683 visits) info

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This is the current status of Bárðarbunga volcano at 21:42 UTC. This information might go outdated quickly. Eruption continues in Holuhraun and shows no signs of stopping. The lava field is now larger than 40 square km. I … Continue reading

Ich war einst ein Wikinger 

Mente et Malleo [23:23:42]  recommend  recommend this post  (60 visits) info

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Das Internet vergisst nie. Das mag manchmal trivial, manchmal ärgerlich sein. Dabei ist es vermutlich egal, ob wir Google und andere Suchmaschinen zum Löschen von Einträgen auffordern, oder es bleiben lassen. Aber die Merkfähigkeit des Netzes soll hier nicht das Thema sein, ich schweife ab. Oder auch nicht. Denn unter den diversen Dingen, die das Netz über uns und unsere Vergangenheit zu berichten weiß, sind manchmal auch verstaubte Perlen der eigenen Vergangenheit, um die uns unser [...]

DEM comparison: SRTM 3 vs. ASTER GDEM v2 

Digital Geography [22:38:45]  recommend  recommend this post  (83 visits) info
Let’s get ready to rumble! No, just kidding. We are all excited about the recent message from the white house: SRTM “1” (1 equals 1 arcsecond, whereas 3 was indicating the 3 arcsecond a.k.a. [...]

8 Ways We Can Strengthen Development and Increase Climate Resilience 

State of the Planet [21:55:56]  recommend  recommend this post  (91 visits) info
President Obama this week announced a set of actions designed to help populations here and abroad develop better resilience against drought, sea level rise and other consequences of a changing climate. At The [...]

Ziapelta – New Mexico’s Newest Dinosaur 

Laelaps [21:32:18]  recommend  recommend this post  (118 visits) info
Another day, another dinosaur. The last to trundle out into public view was Rhinorex, a shovel-beaked herbivore that

Sutherland Sky: Part VI – Dwyka Diamictite 

Georneys [21:08:50]  recommend  recommend this post  (65 visits) info

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At long last, I’m finishing up my series of posts about my October 2013 visit to the small town of Sutherland in South Africa’s Northern Cape province. Sutherland is home to a South African [...]

ELI workshop in Brazil 

Earth Learning Idea [18:51:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (80 visits) info

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During the recent "IV Regional Meeting of Geography Teaching " carried out at UNICAMP (State University of Campinas), Brazil by the Geoscience Institute, an ELI workshop took place. The [...]

5000 year-old ancient forest 

Geology in the West Country [17:58:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (113 visits) info

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These photos show the remains of a forest which was exposed near Penzance, Cornwall earlier this year, following a storm and denudation of the beach.View

USO in Sicht! 

Netzwerk für geowissenschaftliche Öffentlichkeitsarbeit [15:44:42]  recommend  recommend this post  (85 visits) info
Neuartige Meerestechnik besteht erste Feldtests vor Schweden: Stürme, Strömungen und

Coming Soon: Spinosaurus Revolution, Final Episode: Size and Style of the New Spinosaur 

Theropoda [14:42:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (84 visits) info
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Brainstorming attorno a MSNM V4047. Da sinistra, Dawid Iurino, Fabio Manucci, il vostro blogger, Lukas Panzarin e Simone Maganuco.(Foto di Anna Giamborino)

Prehistoric Passion From Mars (R. K. Galaga) 

Koprolitos [10:27:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (77 visits) info

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Según sus propias palabras, R. K. Galaga escribe "ciencia-ficción erótica, que cuenta con no demasiada ciencia, mucha ficción y probablemente demasiado erotismo" y también ilustra las cubiertas de sus [...]

BlueSkiesResearch.org.uk: Connected! 

James’ Empty Blog [08:57:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (94 visits) info
Connected Posted: 24 Sep 2014 03:45 AM PDT It took a month and ten days to get Ye Olde Chapel connected to the internets. But when the engineer finally arrived this morning he seemed to know what he was [...]

Adventures in Creationist Earth Science Education: In the Beginning… 

Rosetta Stones [07:48:29]  recommend  recommend this post  (79 visits) info
For a while, now, I’ve planned a series on the kind of creationists who like to run around calling themselves geologists and invade GSA meetings under false pretenses. People like Steven... -- Read more [...]

Revitalizing Africa’s Soils 

State of the Planet [02:53:52]  recommend  recommend this post  (70 visits) info
To feed our burgeoning global population, the world has to at least double crop yields by 2050, by improving seeds of high yielding crops and cultivating healthy fertile soils. A new on-the-spot soil testing [...]

Mineral Law Blog Launches New Responsive Design and Enhanced Reader Features 

Mineral Law Blog [00:01:27]  recommend  recommend this post  (92 visits) info
Dear Mineral Law Blog Readers. Sharing analysis and insight about key oil, gas, pipeline and mining law developments has been our mission since launching our Blog in late 2010. While our commitment to keep you [...]

The effects of biogeochemical sinks on the mobility of trace metals in an area affected by acid mine drainage, Huff Run, Ohio 

Watershed Hydrogeology Blog [22:14:02]  recommend  recommend this post  (86 visits) info

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The Watershed Hydrology lab will be out in force for the Geological Society of America annual meeting in Vancouver in October. Over the next few days, we’ll be sharing the abstracts of the work we are [...]

Birds Evolved From Dinosaurs Slowly—Then Took Off 

Utah Geological Survey - blog [21:42:34]  recommend  recommend this post  (55 visits) info
news.nationalgeographic.com Birds evolved from dinosaurs in patchwork fashion over tens of millions of years before finally taking to the skies some 150 million years ago, paleontologists report. READ

Karlsgraben: Neue Erkenntnisse zu einem alten Kanal 

Gunnars Geo-Blog [21:10:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (65 visits) info
Der Karlsgraben war das bedeutendste Bauprojekt des Frühmittelalters zur Querung der Europäischen Hauptwasserscheide. Der Kanal, im Jahr 793 errichtet auf Initiative Karls des Großen, bildet bis in die [...]

Join the Crowd: Scenes from the Climate March 

State of the Planet [19:49:34]  recommend  recommend this post  (95 visits) info

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Student Jane Rebecca Marchant was one among the hundreds of thousands who joined the People’s Climate March Sunday, and she took a lot of photos. You can see her photo essay on the march on the website of [...]

Renga for the Fifth Season: Phats Valley Residency 

Friends of the Pleistocene [18:52:57]  recommend  recommend this post  (68 visits) info
no proper vantage I look to weather.com can the app explain why I cannot read the sky from within the fifth season? September’s insects my ears must turn to find you no use, you call from every mountain [...]

Help please - Saltford railway path - 2nd, 3rd October 

Geology in the West Country [18:04:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (80 visits) info

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Excavation work on the Railway Path at Saltford starts on the 2nd & 3rdOctober.  I had hoped to have a few people to assist.The most important thing is that there are adequate helpers to work with [...]

Under The Surface: Anatomy of Lake Huron Sinkholes (Video) 

Lake Scientist [17:45:53]  recommend  recommend this post  (59 visits) info

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With much recent attention given to the discovery of microbial life in Antarctic lakes, some may have overlooked the ancient life existing beneath Lake Huron. But the great lake is[...] The post Under The [...]

Fluorit – und noch viel mehr 

Netzwerk für geowissenschaftliche Öffentlichkeitsarbeit [15:36:50]  recommend  recommend this post  (114 visits) info
Die Sonderausstellung der Geowissenschaftlichen Sammlungen an der TU Bergakademie: Wann:

Fieldwork at the Holuhraun 

Volcan01010 [11:19:45]  recommend  recommend this post  (172 visits) info

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Last week I joined the team from the Institute of Earth Sciences at the University of Iceland who are on the ground monitoring the eruption of the Holuhraun. This post is a description of the eruption and the [...]

Filmpreise für Terra-X Sendungen 

Netzwerk für geowissenschaftliche Öffentlichkeitsarbeit [09:13:04]  recommend  recommend this post  (82 visits) info

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Das LfU Bayern hat bei zwei preisgekrönten ZDF-Sendungen mitgewirkt: In einer

September 25, 2014 

Geology.com News [08:10:40]  recommend  recommend this post  (91 visits) info

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Mining Iron Ore in Nunavut Mining.com Video: Making Clouds in a Bottle MSN Video Leaky Wells, Not Fracking, Taint Water Associated Press Residual Hydraulic Fracturing Water Not a Risk to Groundwater Penn State [...]

Idmonea Bryozoan Fossil 

Louisville Area Fossils [03:30:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (637 visits) info

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Here is a picture of a Idmonea clathrata bryozoan fossil at the Museo di Paleontologia at Sapienza University of Rome Italy. Image taken in June

House on a Hill: Seattle Regrades 

New Stories in Stone [00:31:17]  recommend  1 recommendations  (100 visits) info

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Over the past few days, several people have sent me a link ... [ continue
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