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Saturday, 07 November 2015

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Communications after an earthquake 

Ontario-geofish [21:03:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (131 visits) info
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Reference Just putting in more micro-cells doesn't do much.  After a big earthquake, everybody is just trying to call everybody else, and the whole thing grinds down.  As well, the cell towers lose their power, and only a few have diesel for a couple of hours. There should be a protocol to prevent panic.  They should design an earthquake app, made for these situations.  After an

Willow Expedition 

In the Company of Plants and Rocks [20:29:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (127 visits) info
category→science_technology
 US,IN
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“We’re gonna do what?!”Snow fell though the night. It was obvious, even inside the house. City sounds were muffled, and a dim light shone through the windows—street lamplight diffused by snow. I was well aware what this meant. The seventh of the month was approaching, so we had no choice but to visit a certain tree first thing in the morning, before the winds picked up.We've had an unusually long mild Indian Summer—I was in shorts and a t-shirt just last week! But I needed a [...]

Hallo Geoporose! 

Geoporose [20:10:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (1169 visits) info
Endlich habe ich mich durchgerungen einen neuen Blog zu starten. Wie das Wortspiel im Titel schon andeutet, wird es wieder um geowissenschaftliche Themen gehen - mit besonderem Schwerpunkt auf Hohlräumen, [...]

Edelsteine und fremde Kulturen: Metamorphe Mineralien der Südsee 

Geschichte der Geologie [17:14:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (133 visits) info
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 NZ,AU
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„Ihr sollt gen Süden fahren, um einen neuen Kontinent zu entdecken […] für den Fall, Ihr findet Minen, Mineralien oder kostbare Steine, so sollt ihr Proben jeder Art mitnehmen.“  so lautete einer [...]

Honey I Shrunk the Cups! 

JOIDES Resolution blogs [16:33:10]  recommend  recommend this post  (73 visits) info
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Died This Day: Alfred Russel Wallace 

Palaeoblog [13:00:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (170 visits) info
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 AU,GB
Wallace (Jan. 8, 1823 – Nov. 7, 1913) was a British naturalist and biogeographer. He was the first westerner to describe some of the most interesting natural habitats in the tropics. He is best known for [...]

The Ichnofossil Asterosoma from the upper Cretaceous Sandstones... 

geo-ebooks [12:15:45]  recommend  recommend this post  (38 visits) info
The Ichnofossil Asterosoma from the upper Cretaceous Sandstones of the Saxonian Switzerland, Germany. Originally described by Otto, 1854 as part of an Algae. source: [...]

A View of Christchurch New Zealand Nearly Five Years After the Big Quake 

Earthly Musings [09:09:00]  recommend  1 recommendations  (223 visits) info
category→science_technology
 NZ,US,NO,GB,,AQ,IN
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On February 22, 2011 at 12:51 in the afternoon, Christchurch experienced a Magnitude 6.3 earthquake which devastated huge portions of the city's infrastructure  185 people lost their lives and the [...]

Fossil roots in tuffites & bentonite deposits, Southern Germany 

The Lost Geologist [19:20:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (168 visits) info
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 Neogene; US,DE
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Yesterday I joined #FossilFriday on Twitter. It made me realize how many images of fossil roots I actually have. I am not a palaeontologist, most of them will never make it into a publication. So, let's share [...]

[jules pics] Dustville #2 

James’ Empty Blog [17:00:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (131 visits) info
category→arts_entertainment
 US,NL
Sorry for the gap in the holiday snaps. I had to do some other writing - of a scientific kind. Just when we were getting to the best bit of nothingness, too... After touristy Bryce we enjoyed Utah scenic [...]

With Soil, Make Me Wine: The Dirt on Growing Great Grapes 

BEYONDbones [13:00:53]  recommend  recommend this post  (139 visits) info
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I like wine. And I make my own. Not huge batches, mind you. Just about 30 bottles per month in the winter months. I learned the hard way the chemistry of wine. If you let the wine get too hot … Continue [...]

The Ichnofossil Asterosoma from the upper Cretaceous Sandstones... 

geo-ebooks [12:15:45]  recommend  recommend this post  (161 visits) info
category→recreation
 Cretaceous; DE,CH
The Ichnofossil Asterosoma from the upper Cretaceous Sandstones of the Saxonian Switzerland, Germany. Originally described by Otto, 1854 as part of an Algae. source: [...]

When Facts Don’t Matter 

Dan\'s Wild Wild Science Journal [09:41:15]  recommend  recommend this post  (135 visits) info
category→science_technology
 US,KR
Last month, I wrote a two-part post last month about the psychology behind science denial. I thought it worth sharing, because understanding how your brain makes massive judgement errors can lead to fewer of [...]

The Karst Topography...of California? An Exploration of Chaw'se 

Geotripper [08:30:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (151 visits) info
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 US
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California can mean a lot of things to people: sunny beaches, snowy ski slopes, glacial canyons like Yosemite, or Redwood forests. But few people ever connect karst landscapes with our fair state. Karst [...]
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