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Monday, 21 December 2015
Life skills and fieldwork
My top ten list of earthquake blogs
I am running this blog for more than five years now and it is time to acknowledge the other geo-blogs out there that have inspired me. In order to stay updated I follow the Geobulletin, which monitors the geoblogosphere activity. There are numerous amazing blogs out there that are either fun to read or interesting or both, but here I will focus on the ones dealing with earthquakes/tectonics/geomorphology/tsunamis. Here is my personal, subjective, but honest, list of earthquake blogsStudent Profile: Danny Giddings
After two years of service with the United States Peace Corps, Danny Giddings was eager to expand his knowledge of the various environmental, economic, and social issues involved in agricultural production. [...]Suzette Kimball confirmed as Director of the USGS
Sensory treasure hunt
Kristallographen Keplers Gespür für Schnee
How a QGIS plugin saved my day: autotrace
One of my favourite horror exercises for students was the digitization of geological maps. Everyone hated it as you need to take of snapping options, correct attributes, and always needed to check with the [...]Born This Day: Hermann Muller
It’s Time: Living Deep Time Year begins
Mt. Daimonji, Kyoto, Japan (大文字山), FOP 2015 We made it! The Living Deep Time Year project was a success and we thank all those who supported the project, spread the word and contributed so generously. [...]What is a reentry cone? Vous avez dit cone de re-entree? Hablas de cono de re-entrada?
Bonjour a tous ! Un des moments forts du debut de l'expedition, la mise en place du cone de re entree ! readMonday Geology Picture: Namibian Night Sky
My husband and I spent some time doing field work in the Sperrgebiet region of Namibia earlier this year. We camped out in the desert for a few days. We spent our days looking at some fantastic geology, and we [...]Variadito XVII
Deutsche Rohstoff: Hohes Gewinnwachstum für 2016 erwartet
Erneute Anhebung der Gewinnprognose für 2015/Überblick über die Projekte Heidelberg. Die Deutsche Rohstoff AG erwartet für 2016 einen deutlich ansteigendenRemembrance of the Past: A Great Valley Love Story, in Poetry
Tracking the Fallout and Fate of Fukushima Iodine-129 in Rain and Groundwater
A recently published paper (by myself and colleagues from uOttawa and Environment Canada) investigates the environmental fate of the long lived radioisotope of iodine, 129I, which was released by the... [...]Honduran Farmers Help Design Insurance Against Climate Risks
The International Research Institute for Climate and Society and local Honduran partners have been working to identify and implement farmer-driven, development-focused climate risk solutions. Through [...]Climate change and bark beetles spell doom for Rocky Mountain spruce forests
The combination of climate change and spruce bark beetles could drastically alter Rocky Mountain spruce and pine tree populations over the next three centuries, according to a new study. Using an improved [...]Geology of the National Parks in Pictures - Hagerman Fossil Beds
The Geology P.A.G.E. [19:49:00]
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Neogene; US
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Door twenty one
Geological Society of London blog [17:19:43]
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Throughout the advent season, we’ve been counting down with images submitted to our 100 Great Geosites photo competition. Today’s photographs are all of a geosite whose name is an Anglicisation [...]
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Day 2: What Am I Doing Here, Anyway?
The South Pacific Gyre is the most nutrient-poor region in the ocean, and the waters are the clearest in the ocean. The sediments accumulate below the water at rates as low as 0.1 millimeter per thousand [...]Facing the Challenges for Women in Science
Women scientists in the developing world face particular challenges tied to their societies’ cultures and institutional norms. In this video, five women attending an agricultural science conference last June [...]Born This Day: Sewell Wright
From the ever eloquent Today In Science History: Wright (Dec. 21, 1889 – March 3, 1988) was an American geneticist who was one of the founders of modern theoretical population genetics. He researched the [...]What Hyena Giggles Really Say
Zoologists have started to find the hidden signals in the whoops and laughs of spottedImaggeo on Mondays: Drawing in pencil
GeoLog-The official blog of the European Geosciences Union [12:30:05]
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NO,RO,US,CN,AU
The picture was taken in Salina Turda, a fascinating salt mine in western Transylvania, in Durgău – Valea Sarată near Turda city. In the picture, the pockets created by salt dissolution can be [...]
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Deutsche Rohstoff: Hohes Gewinnwachstum für 2016 erwartet
Erneute Anhebung der Gewinnprognose für 2015/Überblick über die Projekte Heidelberg. Die Deutsche Rohstoff AG erwartet für 2016 einen deutlich ansteigendenHorrific landslide slams industrial park in Shenzhen, China
Mark Your Calendars for these events happening at HMNS 12/21-12/27
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! Last week’s featured #HMNSBlockParty creation is by [...]Lagi, Gempa Kalimantan
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