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Thursday, 23 July 2015
Spontaneous Clumping of Tropical Clouds
If you take a look at nearly any satellite image of clouds in the tropics, you’ll notice that the clouds tend to be organized into clusters. One specific type of cloud organization called “self-aggregation.” Self-aggregation is the tendency of tropical clouds to spontaneously clump together, solely due to interactions between the clouds and the surroundingKepler spots potentially habitable planet like our Earth
A year of Tyrannosaurus rex artworks
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Cretaceous; US,GB
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A Quarry Is Born
Last year our best discovery came in a little package—Fortunate Son, the site of a new species of dinosaur. When a new dinosaur locality is found, our permits allow us to explore the extent of the bone [...]Geosonnet 30
The periodic dinner tables host A smorgasbord of elemental food. Without the nutrient that’s needed most, The spread of life’s substantially subdued. When goethite settled out of ancient seas The [...]Purcell Sill, layer-jumping
After reading the post last weekend about the discordant offshoot of the Purcell Sill, Rich Gashnig (post-doc at Georgia Tech) sent me a few photos he shot at Piegan Pass (at the head of a side-canyon adjacent [...]Asylsuchende: Eingeschränkter Zugang zu medizinischer Versorgung ist teurer als die Regelversorgung
Auswertung von 1994 bis 2013: Pro-Kopf-Ausgaben bei eingeschränktem Zugang zum Gesundheitssystem um circa 40 Prozent höher als bei Asylsuchenden mit medizinischer Regelversorgung / Wissenschaftler [...]Variadito XII
Ambunti, Papua New Guinea: an interesting riverbank landslide
On Saturday a landslide developed on a riverbank in Ambunti, Papua New Guinea, displacing 16 families. Reports that this is a sinkhole are probablyA Disaster, or an Opportunity
Recently, there was an all-day party at the new homestead, which featured Don Ehlen's outstanding collection of gorgeous and fascinating insects. I want to relate something Don said as we talked... -- Read [...]Torrential downpour
We took a hammering in camp last night. Heavy rains created a river through camp and some beautiful rainbows. Filed under:Continued risk of landslide in Ketilbjörg cliff in Skagafirði (North-West Iceland)
There is now a increased risk of landslide in Ketilbjörg cliff. The area that is about to fall of is extremely dangerous, tourist have been seen going out on the part of the cliff that is about to … [...]Quale sarebbe oggi l'intelligenza dei dinosauri se non si fossero estinti?
Stuck – in a Land of Flat Plants
In the Company of Plants and Rocks [16:33:00]
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AU,US,GB
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Heidelberg University Launches Lake Erie Algae Website
Officials at Heidelberg University’s National Center for Water Quality Research have launched a new website to communicate issues harming the health of Lake Erie to the public, according to The[...] The post [...]Impact Partnerships, with Return on Investment
Philanthropy has evolved dramatically in recent years, changing the way individuals, organizations and foundations support the causes that concern them most. One manifestation of this evolution includes an [...]Strange Skies over the Great Valley Today
Mesodouvillina varistriata brachiopod from the Kalkberg formation of New York
Views of the Mahantango [09:01:00]
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Devonian; DE,US
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July 23, 2015
Large Collection of Historic Mining Documents, Maps and Photos ReleasedArizona Geological Survey Business Risks Facing Mining and Metals ProjectsErnst & Young Only Permanent Supply Cuts Can Lift Metal [...]Stay Tuned for SUGAR 2!!
Why Using El Nino to Forecast the Winter is Risky
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The image above shows how very strong the developing El Nino in the Pacific, is compared to the 1997 event (which is the strongest on record). Since El Nino events usually peak in the later fall/winter, it [...]
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Bryce Canyon announces 6th annual Geology Festival on July 31
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kcsg.com Have you ever seen a living dinosaur? You might be surprised. If dinosaurs were ‘cold-blooded’ would you expect to find a dinosaur skeleton in Antarctica? Have you ever wondered how the [...]
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