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Saturday, 07 November 2015
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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
In the Company of Plants and Rocks [20:29:00]
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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 [...]
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, [...]
„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 [...]
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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 of the Saxonian Switzerland, Germany. Originally described by Otto, 1854 as part of an Algae. source: [...]
Earthly Musings [09:09:00]
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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 [...]
The Lost Geologist [19:20:00]
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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 [...]
James’ Empty Blog [17:00:00]
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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 [...]
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 of the Saxonian Switzerland, Germany. Originally described by Otto, 1854 as part of an Algae. source: [...]
Dan\'s Wild Wild Science Journal [09:41:15]
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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 [...]
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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