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Tuesday, 06 January 2015

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Irving earthquakes engage the thrust mechanism 

Ontario-geofish [23:16:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (66 visits) info
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They just had an M3.5 that reached a wide Intensity 4.  That's a good shallow thrust, and the earthquakes are lining up on the NW line, now that they got some instruments in. No predictions, but I think they will have pull off an Azle* soon.  Next one knocks things off the shelves. *secretly shutting down the injection of fracking

The Academy Award for Best Costuming Goes To... 

Love in the Time of Chasmosaurs [22:58:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (118 visits) info
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Jurassic World!I teamed up with Rosemary Mosco of Bird and Moon fame to illustrate this comic she wrote, offering a behind-the-scenes look at the interepid dromaeosaurs who endure hours in stifling rubbery costumes to deliver the awesomebro thrills the world craves. Comic written by Rosemary Mosco and illustrated by David OrrIt was awesome to work with Rosemary! I'm sure many of you are fans of her already; be sure to check out her on-line shop. You can also support her at

MPA Alum Focuses on a Green Future for New York City 

State of the Planet [22:52:28]  recommend  recommend this post  (102 visits) info
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Through her role as a Parks Analyst with the New York City Department Parks and Recreation, Katie Edmond (MPA-ESP '14) is working toward a greener future for New Yorkers in high-need

It’s a Brand New Year! What Are We Gonna Do With It? 

Rosetta Stones [22:10:52]  recommend  recommend this post  (70 visits) info
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Hello, and welcome to 2015 at Rosetta Stones! Are you ready for incredible geological goodness? Yes? Excellent! I’ve got Plans for ye: We’ll continue our Creation Earth Science Education.... -- [...]

Mississippi River Sediments Influence Lake Pepin Algal Blooms 

Lake Scientist [18:35:25]  recommend  recommend this post  (81 visits) info
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River sediments helped form Lake Pepin, the largest lake on the Mississippi River. But, as one study points out, the sediments also contribute to algal blooms in the lake, according[...] The post Mississippi [...]

20th January - Radioactive waste disposal 

Geology in the West Country [15:09:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (211 visits) info
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GS Western Regional Group invites you to:-  The Current Status of Geological Screening for Disposal of Radioactive WasteBruce Yardley / Andrew Parkes, RWM20 January 6:30pm The permanent, safe [...]

Top 10 dinosaur facts! 

Green Tea and Velociraptors [13:56:45]  recommend  recommend this post  (146 visits) info
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For those of you who may not have been aware, I was fortunate enough to recently publish a dinosaur book for kids, complete with build-it-yourself pop-out dinosaurs. I’ve recently published an article in [...]

Gli scambi faunistici e la datazione della prima collisione fra India e Eurasia 

scienzeedintorni [11:47:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (158 visits) info
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 Paleogene; IT,AU,AF,IN,US,SD,FR,KM,PK,
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In questi anni ho sempre pensato che la rapida evoluzione di molti ordini di mammiferi attuali come Primati, Perissodattili e Artiodattili (cetacei compresi in questi ultimi) sia stata causata dalla collisione [...]

[jules' pics] Ayr #3 

James’ Empty Blog [09:48:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (118 visits) info
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After the shops shut down (Sept 2010), the pawnbrokers and charity shops moved in (May 2012). But now, they're moving out too! Actually, it probably isn't quite as bad as it looks. At least part of it is [...]

Triarthrus eatoni trilobites from the Utica shale 

Views of the Mahantango [09:01:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (114 visits) info
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 Ordovician; US,FR
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Following up on my previous post, these are Triarthrus eatoni trilobites from the Utica shale near Little Falls, NY, (Ordovician, Darriwillian stage). These are frequently found disarticulated and thus are [...]

Major Advance For Weather Prediction In The U.S. 

Dan\'s Wild Wild Science Journal [04:12:41]  recommend  recommend this post  (129 visits) info
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This is a guest Post from University of Washington Professor of Atmospheric Sciences Cliff Mass. It is a re-post from his popular blog here. This is important. Today, NOAA’s administrator Kathryn [...]

Bárðarbunga volcano update on 5-January-2015 

Iceland Volcano and Earthquake blog [01:58:23]  recommend  recommend this post  (680 visits) info
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This is the short update for Bárðarbunga volcano for Monday 5-January-2015. No major change has been reported in the eruption in Holuhraun during the weekend. The eruption continues mostly in the same phase [...]

12 months of AR 

Accidental Remediation [00:43:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (145 visits) info
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It's time for my annual recap of 12 months of Accidental Remediation! Silver Fox also included links to her previous versions of this meme, so I thought I'd add that in, after an absence last year. See 2013, [...]

Python in QGIS and ArcGIS: A Small Example 

Digital Geography [22:13:18]  recommend  recommend this post  (151 visits) info

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Often the usage of GIS never touches the world of programming and I think a lot of GIS users today feel fine with using simple tools and try to avoid tools like Python for their daily work. Despite any [...]

A Great Museum for a Great Valley: Support the Museum at the January 17th Gala Event! 

Geotripper [21:41:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (95 visits) info
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Something incredible is about to happen in Modesto. The long-awaited re-opening of the Great Valley Museum in its new home at the Science Community Center is taking place in a few weeks! The new museum is a [...]

Wonder Women of STEM: Mary Anning, Fossil Hunter 

BEYONDbones [18:00:38]  recommend  recommend this post  (95 visits) info
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Editor’s Note: This post is the first in a series featuring influential women from STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) fields in the lead up to HMNS’ annual GEMS (Girls Exploring [...]

Fossil collecting should be for everyone 

Geology in the West Country [15:04:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (172 visits) info
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Upcoming deadlines for INQUA2015 and Fucino2015 

Paleoseismicity [11:49:04]  recommend  recommend this post  (608 visits) info
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January seems to be the month of deadlines. Abstracts for the EGU2015 must be submitted until 7 January and there are two more deadlines that paleoseismicity.org readers should consider: 8 January: abstracts [...]

Protoceratops take shelter – new palaeoart 

Dave Hone’s Archosaur Musings [10:44:24]  recommend  recommend this post  (29 visits) info
Although PLOS has many things to recommend it, one thing they don’t do is give you a lot of notice about publication and so actually the production of my recent paper on Protoceratops came shortly before the [...]

The Scorciavacche Viaduct in Sicily: an earthworks failure that has become a national scandal 

The Landslide Blog [09:17:43]  recommend  recommend this post  (94 visits) info
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 IT
In Sicily in southern Italy a national scandal has developed at the site of the Scorciavacche Viaduct, which opened less than a month ago, but has now been closed as a result of a major earthworks

January 6, 2015 

Geology.com News [07:00:47]  recommend  recommend this post  (106 visits) info
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 US,MA
Urban Stream Contamination Increasing Due to Road SaltUnited States Geological Survey Road Salt Sticker Shock ?Weather.com Hard-up Ohio Buys Road Salt From Distant Morocco ?The Toledo Blade Uranium Mining in [...]

Cloning Dinosaurs 

Dinosaur Home - Blogs [03:29:44]  recommend  recommend this post  (139 visits) info
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The concept of cloning dinosaurs has captivated scientists and the general public for a long time, but this interest was greatly increased when Jurassic Park was released in 1993. We all want to know what [...]

One Year Ago Today Compared to Last Month: Mud and Snow v. Mud and Water in the Fernley Wildlife Management Area 

Looking for Detachment [01:45:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (160 visits) info
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A year ago today, a thin snow highlighted some Lake Lahontan shorelines on basalt-capped hills out in (or near) the Fernley Wildlife Management Area (FWMA): Snow on low hills across the dark brown playa in [...]
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