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Wednesday, 18 March 2015
Stikes Utahraptor fossil block moves to Thanksgiving Point
A BIG BIG “Thanks” to Cross Marine Projects of American Fork for helping us move our nearly 9-ton Utahraptor fossil block from our UGS headquarters in Salt Lake City down to Thanksgiving Point’s Museum of Ancient Life in LehiMining Association of Canada tackles Mount Polley
The Mining Association of Canada (MAC) has announced that they are convening a panel to ” review its tailings management requirements to ensure failures, such as the one registered at Imperial Metals’ Mount Polley open pit copper and gold mine, can be prevented.” This is a welcome move, for the MAC tailings guidelines are superb.Blog Banner Changed
Let's protest this while we can. I know it will get overturned by either the courts or the next government, but he is scum for pushing it. I like Rick Mercer's little skit onClosed Causeway Causes Curious Changes to Great Salt Lake
upr.org The Great Salt Lake is, right now, actually two lakes split in half by a long railroad causeway. A couple years ago the crumbling culverts that allowed flow between the north and south arms of the [...]Another Cool California Roadcut: Dike and Sill on Highway 190 near Panamint Springs
On the Edge of the Sahara: a guest post by Ann Lingard
At the edge of the Sahara, I stood for a while and watched a dune move. It pushed out its toes, testing the flat ground in front of it; a small trickle of sand cascaded down the lee sideDinosaurios (Infomierda)
How to watch the eclipse on the side of your car
There will be a solar eclipse visible in the UK on Friday (20 March), around 09:30-09:45 in the morning, depending on where you are. This BBC News article describes when and where it will be visible. It [...]Der Sommer ohne Sonne – Tambora und die Folgen
26. März bis 2. Juli 2015: Vierteilige Veranstaltungs-Reihe zum 200. Jahrestag des Vulkanausbruchs Tambora und seinen Folgen Die Universität Hohenheim, die württembergischen Sparkassen, das [...]
Pyritized Fossils! All that Glitters is not gold...sometimes it's MORE!
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Presenting at the Assembly: A quick ‘how to’ from the EGU
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The schedule is out, presentation slots have been assigned and it’s time to start thinking about putting yours together. Whether you have an oral, poster or PICO slot, we have a suite of simple guidelines to [...]
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Stuff to read – latest papers on paleoseismology, archaeoseismology, and tsunamis
What’s new in paleoseismology and active tectonics research? Here’s my latest digest of some recently published papers. As always, please feel free to point out ones that I’ve missed. [...]Auf dem Weg zur „Qualitätsregion Wanderbares Deutschland“
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ist der Geo- & Naturpark TERRA.vita Aufbrechen, sich zu Fuß
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Dinosaur Quest (Robot Chicken)
Why Dennis Mersereau at Gawker is Wrong About Fahrenheit Being A Better Temperature Scale
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I enjoy Dennis Mersereau’s pieces on Gawker, and I suspect his piece touting the wonder’s of the OLD Fahrenheit scale was covertly designed to get a thousand nasty comments from those of us [...]
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Prionocyclus macombi Ammonite Fossil
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Cretaceous; US
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The Community Hates Science SO MUCH (not). A Weekend at the Mineral Show
NOAA: Earth Had Warmest Winter On Record
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Earth just had it’s warmest winter on record, and this past February was the second warmest on record. This from NOAA/NCDC During February, the average temperature across global land and ocean surfaces [...]
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Sustainability Management Alum Directs Energy towards Renewables
Prior to joining the Master of Science in Sustainability Management program, alum Jason Prince (’14) worked as a wilderness guide in his native Canada, taking youth on backcountry canoe trips emphasizing [...]Inform++ стал Esri Silver Tier Partner
http://partners.esri.com/PartnerDetail?id=a2T70000000TcsCEAS - наша партнерскаяArtificial lava meets ice and water
Reading Time: 1 minutesWhen a team of scientists and artists pour molten basalt into ice and water, spectacular images are created. See for yourself and marvel at the explanation of F Yeah Fluid Dynamics. [...]Data Innovations in Haiti Encourage New Global Approaches to Humanitarian Responses
The Earth Institute’s Haiti Research and Policy Program launched its Spring 2015 Haiti Dialogue Series March 5 by welcoming Patrick Meier to share his perspective on the evolution of the crisis mapper [...]Inspiring Designs: Expedition 354 Logo Contest
It’s a tradition on the JOIDES Resolution to hold a contest to design the expedition logo, which will be printed on t-shirts and featured on a wall [...]Inform++ now Esri Silver Tier Partner
http://partners.esri.com/PartnerDetail?id=a2T70000000TcsCEAS - our partner directoryResearch Summary: Nearshore Temperature Variation In The North American Great Lakes And Possible Climate Change Impacts
AAquatic Research and Monitoring Section, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, 2140 East Bank Drive, Peterborough, Ontario K9J 7B8, Canada BDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, [...]Walfossil gibt Aufschluss über die Hebung Ostafrikas und den Klimawandel
in wiederentdecktes Walfossil verrät den zeitlichen Beginn der Hebung Ostafrikas vor mehr als 17 Millionen Jahren. Entsprechend einer neuen Studie ging diese Hebung mit Umweltveränderungen einher, die [...]Oklahoma earthquake - both USGS and OGS agree over M4
Severe Tropical Cyclone Pam and Climate Change
Guest post by Kerry Emanuel In the past 16 months, two exceptionally intense tropical cyclones, Haiyan and Pam, have struck the western Pacific with devastating effect. Haiyan may have had the highest wind [...]Yeager airport fill slope failure: the landslide history
Historical accounts and recollections by local residents suggest that the site of the Yeager Airport fill slope failure may have a history ofMarch 18, 2015
What Goes Into An Undergraduate’s Digital Geology Portfolio ?College.USAToday.com A Second Minor Planet May Possess Saturn-Like RingsMIT News on EurekAlert! Sri Lanka Gems: Mine to Market (Interesting [...]Oil Sands Tailings Management Framework
Here is the link to the new report Lower Athabasca Region Tailings Management Framework for the Mineable Athabasca Oil Sands. In some fifty pages it sets out a new way of dealings with oil sands tailings. [...]Top concepts:
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