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Wednesday, 11 May 2016

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La cosiddetta teoria dello slittamento polare 

Storia della Geologia [20:56:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (700 visits) info
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La teoria pseudoscientifica di Charles H. Hapgood (1904-1982) sullo slittamento polare  è strettamente legata alla scoperta della mappa di Piri Reis (Piri Reis era un´cartografo ottomano, 1465/70–1553). A detta di Hapgood la mappa sembra rappresentare il continente antartico senza la calotta di ghiaccio che lo ricopre attualmente, come se il cartografo che ha redatto la carta fosse vissuto in un tempo anteriore alla sua formazione o che avesse avuto a disposizione una tecnologia [...]

Changes in ice volume 

Gunnars Geo-Blog [19:36:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (505 visits) info
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Environmentalists Sue EPA to Force Update of Drilling Waste Regulations 

Mineral Law Blog [00:00:44]  recommend  recommend this post  (257 visits) info
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On May 4, 2016, a coalition of environmental organizations (“Plaintiffs”) filed suit against the U.S. Environmental Protection (“EPA”) in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to compel the [...]

How to Survive A Tornado 

Dan\'s Wild Wild Science Journal [00:06:57]  recommend  recommend this post  (220 visits) info
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I have said it to countless people over the last 36 years: Put as many walls between you and the outside as possible if a tornado is approaching, and if there is a bathroom in the middle of the house, [...]

Large landslides in Africa in the last few days 

The Landslide Blog [11:27:49]  recommend  recommend this post  (219 visits) info
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In the last few days there has been 3 large landslides in Africa, causing significant losses in Ethiopia, Uganda and

Video: Inside tunneling under the Alaskan Way Viaduct 

GeoPrac.net [09:04:12]  recommend  recommend this post  (189 visits) info
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From WSDOT's video description:After nearly a week of tunneling under the Alaskan Way Viaduct, crews are steadily continuing Bertha's underground drive towards downtown Seattle. This video gives you a [...]

Reconstruida la historia geológica de unos cáscaras fósiles de dinosaurio de Burgos 

WeBlog Aragosaurus [12:44:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (186 visits) info
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Los aragosaureros hemos participado en un novedoso estudio sobre estructura interna de cáscaras de huevo de dinosaurio. Se trata de una investigación de un equipo internacional liderado por Miguel [...]

Mapbox updated their mapstyles 

Digital Geography [14:56:25]  recommend  recommend this post  (179 visits) info
Today I received the newsletter from Mapbox with interesting screenshots of their new mapstyles. The company convinced many users with nice basemap styles already in the past. Now they updated their background [...]

The final days of the mountain glaciers 

GeoLog-The official blog of the European Geosciences Union [13:00:53]  recommend  recommend this post  (176 visits) info
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In 1896 British lawyer, mountaineer and author Douglas Freshfield climbed an obscure mountain in the Caucasus called Kasbek and in his book detailing his adventures he described the mountain: “From this [...]

AZGS moving to University of Arizona, gets mineral museum in Phoenix 

Arizona Geology [01:42:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (166 visits) info
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Gov. Doug Ducey signed the Fiscal Year 2017 state budget today, that includes transfer of the Arizona Geological Survey to the University of Arizona, effective July 1. The bill also transfers the former [...]

Scaling-up Sustainability in NYC School Buildings 

State of the Planet [16:10:32]  recommend  recommend this post  (162 visits) info
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 US
Joe Chavez is the Deputy Director of Optimization and Energy Manager for the New York City Department of Education’s Division of School Facilities. In a little over a year, he has managed to double [...]

Sinocoelurus: A Jurassic Spinosaur From China? 

Dinosaur Home - Blogs [19:16:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (148 visits) info
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The four known teeth of Sinocoelurus. Image courtesy of Paleofile.com. Sinocoelurus fragilis was first described in 1942 by influential Chinese paleontologist Yang Zhongjian (commonly known in [...]

North Dakota’s Bakken oil and gas field leaking 275,000 tons of methane per year 

AGU Meetings [17:13:13]  recommend  recommend this post  (134 visits) info
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Researchers found that 275,000 tons of methane leak from the Bakken oil and gas field each year, similar to the emission rate found for another oil-producing region, Colorado’s Denver-Julesburg Basin. That's [...]

Is E-Rex (Edmarka) Considered A Species Of Torvosaurus Or Is It Still Its Own Species? 

Dinosaur Home - Blogs [00:58:46]  recommend  recommend this post  (231 visits) info
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The type species, E. rex, was described in 1992 by Robert Bakker, Donald Kralis, James Siegwarth and James Filla. They distinguished their new species from Torvosaurus tanneri by features of the jugal bone, [...]

The Eruption of Kilauea 1959–1960 

Gunnars Geo-Blog [19:34:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (220 visits) info
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Agaresuchus fontisensis, segunda especie de cocodrilo alodaposúquido de Lo Hueco 

Dinosaurios (el cuaderno de Godzillín) [09:17:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (211 visits) info
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La revista Cretaceous Research acaba de publicar un artículo en el que se describe una nueva especie cocodrilo alodaposúquido del Cretácico Superior europeo. Este cocodrilo, al que se ha denominado [...]

Jornadas de Puertas Abiertas Yacimiento Paleontológico de Somosaguas 2016 

Geosfera [11:46:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (188 visits) info
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COMUNIDADES DE MAMÍFEROS: PASADO Y PRESENTE, UN CAMBIO EN EQUILIBRIO (Campus de Somosaguas de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid)Otro año más, el Yacimiento Paleontológico de [...]

Webinar: gINT Geotechnical Data Management and Reporting 

GeoPrac.net [09:10:19]  recommend  recommend this post  (185 visits) info
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Join Katie Aquilar, Bentley Systems Geotechnical Product Engineer, to learn how gINT can help you increase productivity with centralized data management and reporting for geotechnical subsurface reporting. [...]

Yosemite's Waterfall Riches: When the Junior Varsity Team Outdoes Everyone Else's Varsity 

Geotripper [09:30:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (178 visits) info
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Ribbon Falls (1,612 feet) just west of El Capitan. The colorful red trees aren't fall colors; they're conifers killed by California's extended drought. You wouldn't know it from the fine physique I carry [...]

Variadito Especial Dinosaurios Raritos II 

Koprolitos [09:36:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (175 visits) info
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Más dinosaurios raritos en este tumblr

Earthquake swarm in northwest Arizona continues 

Arizona Geology [16:42:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (162 visits) info
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We now have recorded more than 60 small to moderate earthquakes in northwest Arizona as part of a swarm that began on March 28.  There have been 11 events in the past 7 days 9shown in the figure at right), [...]

Familiar lessons on Mineralogy & Geology,... 

geo-ebooks [17:39:02]  recommend  recommend this post  (160 visits) info
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Familiar lessons on Mineralogy & Geology,

Bardarbunga: weiter steigende Seismik 

Florian Beckers Vulkan-Blog [22:57:18]  recommend  recommend this post  (147 visits) info
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Am Bardarbunga bebt die
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