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Monday, 16 February 2015

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Erdrutsch nach Gletscherrückzug 

Mente et Malleo [22:33:31]  recommend  recommend this post  (105 visits) info
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Gletscher sind eine ziemlich dynamische Erscheinung. Auch wenn das Eis uns Menschen so unbeweglich wie der Fels erscheint, so bewegt es sich auf lange Sicht gesehen mehr wie ein Fluss. Und wenn er sich, wie die meisten Gletscher zur Zeit, auf dem Rückzug befindet, Kann auch noch anderes in Bewegung geraten. Das kann man sehr gut auf diesem Zeitraffervideo des Fox Gletschers auf Neuseeland sehen. Der Fox Gletscher auf Neuseelands Südinsel ist einer vergleichsweise gut zugänglicher Gletscher, [...]

Fieldwork: the 'All powerful' strategy 

Earth Learning Idea [21:13:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (140 visits) info
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The new ELI today is another in our fieldwork series. The 'All powerful' strategy; discussing geological histories in imaginative ways'. This activity uses a ‘deep questioning’ approach to a plenary fieldwork activity, by asking what series of events would be necessary for the view before the pupils to be recreated. The activity can be used at a range of scales from a small quarry to

How carbonates behave in the Earth's interior 

Gunnars Geo-Blog [20:26:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (163 visits) info
category→recreation
 DE
     A new DFG Research Unit looks at the behaviour of the mineral under high pressures and temperatures.  FRANKFURT. Carbonates are the most important carbon reservoirs on the planet. But what role [...]

Darwin: Encounters In Patagonia and Peru 

Reporting on a Revolution [17:47:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (197 visits) info
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 PE
I'm late by a few days for a Darwin Day 2015 post but wanted to share a couple of passages from Darwin's biography by Adrian Desmond and James Moore which show more facets of his life and personality. During [...]

Wohndeko-Trends auf der Ambiente 2015 

Natursteine-Blog [14:43:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (114 visits) info
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 AU
Kupfer, Pastell und Individualität Die Ambiente 2015 in Frankfurt hat auch dieses Jahr wieder zahlreiche Besucher aus allen Ländern angelockt. Die Messe für Konsumgüter ist in die drei [...]

Imaggeo on Mondays: A Patagonia landscape dominated by volcanoes 

GeoLog-The official blog of the European Geosciences Union [13:00:12]  recommend  recommend this post  (60 visits) info
Imagine a torrent of hot and cold water, laden with rock fragments, ash and other debris hurtling down a river valley: this is a lahar. A by-product of eruptions of tall, steep-sided stratovolcanoes, lahars, [...]

Monday paper: Short-term changes in soil Munsell colour value, organic matter content and soil water repellency after a spring grassland fire in Lithuania 

G-Soil [11:57:04]  recommend  recommend this post  (121 visits) info
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 US,LT
Pereira P, Úbeda X, Mataix-Solera J, Oliva M, Novara A: Short-term changes in soil Munsell colour value, organic matter content and soil water repellency after a spring grassland fire in Lithuania. Solid [...]

Fusilando sin piedad: Yo confieso 

Koprolitos [09:16:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (114 visits) info
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Después de tanto sacar a relucir fusiladas ajenas, ahí va una muestra de estudios, versiones y plagihomenajes diversos perpetrados por el menda. Más sobre las obras originales haciendo clic en los enlaces, [...]

February 16, 2015 

Geology.com News [07:10:05]  recommend  recommend this post  (114 visits) info
category→recreation
 US,GL
Rivers Are Draining Greenland QuicklyNASA Science News Greenland’s “Dark Snow” Is Coming to AmericaSlate Wind Turbine Balloons for Remote ElectricityNational Science Foundation Needed: 11 Trillion [...]

Mark Your Calendars for these events happening at HMNS 2/16-2/22 

BEYONDbones [03:00:48]  recommend  recommend this post  (132 visits) info
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Bust out your planners, calendars, and PDAs (if you are throwback like that), it’s time to mark your calendars for the HMNS events of this week!   Behind-the-Scenes – Samurai: The Way Of The [...]

Back from the cold 

Ontario-geofish [19:34:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (134 visits) info
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Had a nice weekend in a winterized cottage.  Even so, we haven't had such low temperatures for 20 years and the system was sorely tested.  The water kept frosting where the pipes were near the walls, so the [...]

Things You Find in the Field: Old Sedan 

Looking for Detachment [16:55:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (106 visits) info
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I found this old sedan a few years back while out doing a tiny bit of off-roading south of Railroad Pass (one of at least five Railroad Passes in Nevada) along S.R. 722, formerly known as S.R. 2, formerly [...]

Wohndeko-Trends auf der Ambiente 2015 

Natursteine-Blog [14:43:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (46 visits) info
Kupfer, Pastell und Individualität Die Ambiente 2015 in Frankfurt hat auch dieses Jahr wieder zahlreiche Besucher aus allen Ländern angelockt. Die Messe für Konsumgüter ist in die drei [...]

BlueSkiesResearch.org.uk: From the sublime to the ridiculous…and back again 

James’ Empty Blog [12:05:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (682 visits) info
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Monday paper: Thermal shock and splash effects on burned gypseous soils from the Ebro Basin (NE Spain) 

G-Soil [11:29:31]  recommend  recommend this post  (120 visits) info
category→science_technology
 US,ES
León J, Seeger M, Badía D, Peters P, Echevarría T: Thermal shock and splash effects on burned gypseous soils from the Ebro Basin (NE Spain). Solid Earth, 5, 131-140. DOI: 10.5194/se-5-131-2014. Abstract [...]

Ausschreibung: Young Professionals Programms – #IYS2015 

Netzwerk für geowissenschaftliche Öffentlichkeitsarbeit [08:00:37]  recommend  recommend this post  (604 visits) info
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zur Global Soil Week 2015: Die 3. Global Soil Week

A Day in the Life of a JR Sedimentologist 

JOIDES Resolution blogs [06:08:52]  recommend  recommend this post  (109 visits) info
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Trilobites featured in new UA Mineral Museum exhibit 

Arizona Geology [02:17:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (638 visits) info
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The University of Arizona Mineral Museum previewed its new exhibit on trilobites last week.  The delicacy of some of the specimens legs and antennas is astonishing, especially if you are used to seeing the [...]
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