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Thursday, 08 September 2016

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4th International Sustainable Development Conference Coming up 

State of the Planet [22:50:54]  recommend  recommend this post  (151 visits) info
The world is working on sustainable development. And many of the new ideas and innovations being applied to fields from agriculture and food security to climate adaptation to socially inclusive economic growth will be on display at the fourth annual International Conference on Sustainable Development, to be held at Columbia University Sept.

Dilation and the Magnetic Pulse 

Ontario-geofish [22:15:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (81 visits) info
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We do know there was a magnetic pulse 15 minutes before the last OK m6.  The birds caught it, but nobody knows exactly how they do it.  It is thought they can 'see' the magnetic fields, so that looking North is different than looking South. Now, deep in the earth we only have quartz and water to work with.  We can assume the water is conductive.  There are no magnets, so that a

The Last Eight Minutes 

Friends of the Pleistocene [20:37:44]  recommend  recommend this post  (200 visits) info
The sun, as many people know, is located some 93 million miles from Earth. That’s a large, even incomprehensible number. Yet, it’s the number that afforded just the right conditions for humans [...]

New Gift Will Bolster Sustainability Research Efforts in China 

State of the Planet [18:52:06]  recommend  recommend this post  (95 visits) info
As part of a generous $2 million donation to Columbia University, the Earth Institute’s Research Program on Sustainability Policy and Management will receive $700,000 to expand its research efforts on [...]

Gletscherlauf auf Island 

Florian Beckers Vulkan-Blog [18:04:59]  recommend  recommend this post  (56 visits) info
Nachrichten von den Vulkanen Grimsvötn und

Lake Erie Watersnake: A Look At The Comeback 

Lake Scientist [17:39:40]  recommend  recommend this post  (607 visits) info
The Lake Erie watersnake was once endangered in Ohio and threatened federally. But thanks to a nearly decade-long effort, the snake is thriving once again. The post Lake Erie Watersnake: A Look At The Comeback [...]

35th International Geological Congress: Day #5 

Georneys [15:55:52]  recommend  recommend this post  (105 visits) info
Today I’m blogging about Day #5 (Friday) of the 35th International Geological Congress (IGC), which I attended last week in my home city of Cape Town, South Africa. You can also read my posts about Day #1, [...]

Into the Atlin wild 

Geospace [15:35:53]  recommend  recommend this post  (87 visits) info
This is the second in a series of dispatches from Rebecca Fowler, a science writer documenting the work of scientists conducting fieldwork at the Atlin ophiolite in British

New papers on paleoseismology, tsunami, and active tectonics (Sep 2016) 

paleoseismicity.org [15:03:37]  recommend  recommend this post  (126 visits) info
Today’s paper round-up has lots of tsunami papers, including one on the use of DNA to decipher paleo-tsunami deposits. Also, we have some papers about Italy, even from the area of the 24 August Amatrice [...]

‘Shaken, not stirred’ is more bond than you think! 

BEYONDbones [14:00:52]  recommend  recommend this post  (59 visits) info
Since HMNS is one of the featured charities at Okra Charity Saloon in September (read about it here), we’re doing a series of blog posts about cocktail chemistry this month. Get to know your drinks on a [...]

Ocean Film Showcase @ NMNH Sept. 10 

DC Geology Events [13:46:38]  recommend  recommend this post  (130 visits) info
The National Museum of Natural History, the U.S. Department of State, the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival, the D.C. Environmental Film Festival, and BLUE Ocean Film Festival would like to invite you to [...]

Spesifikasi LG V20 OS Android v7.0 (Noughat) Triple Kamera 

Mineraland Chile [11:43:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (52 visits) info
Spesifikasi lengkap LG V20 OS Android v7.0 (Noughat) Triple Kamera - LG V20 ini ada dengan mengusung spesifikasi yang tambah baik dibanding LG V10, tetapi smartphone ini masihlah sama mengusung monitor seluas [...]

Harga Terbaru Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus RAM 3 GB Dilengkapi Fitur Hebat 

Mineraland Chile [11:08:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (65 visits) info
Harga Terbaru Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus RAM 3 GB Dilengkapi Fitur Hebat - Spesifikasi Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Ram 3GB di buat sama persis dengan versus Ram 2GB. Yg membedakan cuma kemampuan Ram serta harga nya saja. [...]

PhD opportunity: A platform for regional scale earthquake induced landslide hazard assessment 

The Landslide Blog [08:58:17]  recommend  recommend this post  (74 visits) info
Dr Chris Massey at GNS Science has an interesting PhD opportunity entitled: "A Platform for Regional-Scale Earthquake-induced Landslide Hazard

The Anning Ichthyosaur Skull Fossil 

Louisville Area Fossils [03:30:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (78 visits) info
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The Natural History Museum in London England has a special hall for the marine reptiles found along the country's south western coast. One the country's most famous paleontologists is credited with finding a [...]

USGS Mendenhall seminar: sea-level rise threats to endangered species 

DC Geology Events [21:16:06]  recommend  recommend this post  (191 visits) info
Mendenhall Postdoctoral Research Seminar Sara Zeigler, USGS – Woods Hole, MA When: Wednesday, September 14, 2016 – 12 Noon Where: Via WebEx and National Center, Room 4C315 Details: A multi-disciplinary [...]

PGS: Michael Ryan on magma physics of Hawaii 

DC Geology Events [20:04:26]  recommend  recommend this post  (153 visits) info
Welcome back from summer break!  Please join us for the September 15, 2016, meeting of the Potomac Geophysical Society (PGS) at 7:00 p.m. at Crowne Plaza – Tysons Corner hotel, 1960 Chain Bridge [...]

Paleontological Society of Washington: Fraser on climatic and biotic interchange 

DC Geology Events [18:08:43]  recommend  recommend this post  (153 visits) info
The Paleontological Society of Washington 7:00 pm, Wednesday, September 21 National Museum of Natural History, Constitutional Ave. entrance The roles of climate and biotic interchange in the assembly of mammal [...]

Leadfield: Views from Old Mine Buildings 

Looking for Detachment [18:00:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (63 visits) info
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Now we'll leave the parking area near the Leadfield sign and, as I promised last time, we’ll walk out to what I’ve been referring to as the “far west cabin," although maybe that should really be [...]

Spotlight on Hana Khamfroush: Research Associate in Wireless Communications and Networking 

Mente et Malleo [17:07:41]  recommend  recommend this post  (77 visits) info
Meet Hana Khamfroush, our next featured young researcher in a series about some of the women attending this year’s Heidelberg Laureate Forum in September 2016. Credit: Photo Courtesy of Hana Khamfroush [...]

Der „Added Value“-Ansatz: Eine Möglichkeit zur Berücksichtigung unterschiedlicher Startbedingungen im Wettbewerb von Hochschulen 

Mente et Malleo [15:59:47]  recommend  recommend this post  (87 visits) info
Angesichts einer stärker werdenden Diskussion um die größere Diversität der Studierendenschaft stellt sich die Frage, welche Auswirkungen dies bei gleichzeitig verstärkt eingesetzten Leistungsanreizen an [...]

Rekordwärme auf der Erde trotz kalter Sonne 

Mente et Malleo [15:55:17]  recommend  recommend this post  (47 visits) info
Die globale Temperatur eilt seit Jahren von Rekord zu Rekord – dabei schwächelt die Sonnenleuchtkraft. Erst überbot 2014 das bislang wärmste Jahr 2010, dann überbot 2015 nochmals 2014, und 2016 ist [...]

Tension gashes in Malmesbury metasediments near Sea Point Contact 

Mountain Beltway [15:27:26]  recommend  recommend this post  (85 visits) info
A small structural geology treat - several en echelon arrays of tension gashes (quartz-filled veins) in Malmesbury Group metasediments, Sea Point, South

Ísland: Rifts 

Magma Cum Laude [14:00:58]  recommend  recommend this post  (223 visits) info
Flying from the West Coast to Iceland doesn't leave you a lot of time for sleeping, and neither does the prospect of standing on the on-land expression of a mid-ocean

GSW 1509: EarthScope evening extravaganza 

DC Geology Events [13:47:36]  recommend  recommend this post  (187 visits) info
The 1509th meeting of the Society will be on Wednesday, September 14, 2016, featuring: Vedran Lekic, The University of Maryland at College Park: Peering into the Earth with an EarthScope 10 minutes Scott [...]

Summary of Toronto Seismic Activity 

Ontario-geofish [13:23:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (44 visits) info
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For some reason, the site was down when I did my article.  These are mostly 2.5's in the lake that nobody feels.  I would call them more of a 3 (single digit) when comparing to OK.  Note the very straight [...]

Turun Harga Asus Zenfone 6 A600CG 

Mineraland Chile [11:34:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (122 visits) info
 Turun Harga Asus Zenfone 6 A600CG - Kamera 13 Megapixel punya Zenfone 6 dibekali 5 element lensa, serta Aperture F/2. 0, sesaat utk kapabilitas merekam videonya, bisa membuahkan video jernih beresolusi Full [...]

My comment in support of the Diplodocus carnegii ICZN petition 

Sauropod Vertebra Picture of the Week [10:45:33]  recommend  recommend this post  (71 visits) info
If you keep an eye on the wacky world of zoological nomenclature, you’ll know that earlier this year Emanuel Tschopp and Octávio Mateus published a petition to the International Commission on Zoological [...]

CRANEO DE OSO 

ARCHEA [08:50:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (53 visits) info
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Ursus spelaeus. Aitzkirri, Guipuzcoa. Pleistoceno superior

Keep your Berings Strait 

Geospace [00:10:38]  recommend  recommend this post  (79 visits) info
Today is our first full day at sea after leaving the port of Nome yesterday morning. We’re traveling through the Bering Strait, headed toward a mooring about 30 miles off of Barrow, Alaska. (The mooring is [...]
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