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Wednesday, 18 January 2017

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Journey Through the Midnight Zone 

JOIDES Resolution blogs [23:45:51]  recommend  recommend this post  (43 visits) info
Today during one of my live classroom broadcasts, a student asked what it felt like to be higher than Mount Everest. The student was referring to our location above the Mariana Trench--the deepest part of the ocean (35,827 feet deep), often contrasted with Mount Everest since its the highest point on earth (29,035 feet high).  read more

The Largest El Nino on Record 

Ontario-geofish [23:00:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (61 visits) info
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Reference Naturally, this 'confirms' global warming.  Forget that the 1970's were freezing. My take on this is that we had a huge El Nino, much bigger than 1997.  It was the accumulation of several 'missed' opportunities, and eventually had to come in charging.  We should see a return to the level 'hiatus', or even a dip below that.  Right now, we are still warm because our weather is

2016 Sets Another Record for Warmth 

State of the Planet [22:43:01]  recommend  recommend this post  (39 visits) info
The news doesn’t come as a surprise to scientists and others who’ve been watching, but marks a milestone nonetheless: 2016 was the warmest year on record, dating back to the start of modern record keeping [...]

Green Sahara’s Ancient Rainfall Regime Revealed 

State of the Planet [20:43:52]  recommend  recommend this post  (37 visits) info
Rainfall patterns in the Sahara during the six-thousand-year “Green Sahara” period have been revealed by analyzing marine sediments, according to new

Report on the conference “Earthquake science and hazard in Central Asia” 

Earthquakes without Frontiers [19:34:51]  recommend  recommend this post  (31 visits) info
From 7-11 September, 2016, the conference “Earthquake science and hazard in Central Asia” took place in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The meeting brought together earth scientists and social scientists from the EwF [...]

What You Can Do to Keep Us Moving Forward on Climate 

State of the Planet [19:22:31]  recommend  recommend this post  (54 visits) info
Many people are concerned that the Republican-controlled Congress and Trump’s administration will stop or reverse the progress the Obama administration has made on climate change. Here's what you can do [...]

Random Dino Pic - Bird Footprints 

The Geology P.A.G.E. [17:18:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (175 visits) info
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Another random pic I had come across. Some modern dinosaur (bird) prints along Jones Beach on Long Island. These are likely seagull prints if I recall correctly. 

Brevi appunti sui terremoti di stamattina: situazione reale, la stupidità dei previsori e cosa fa la Scienza 

scienzeedintorni [13:05:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (126 visits) info
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Fonte: INGV I. CONSIDERAZIONI SUI TERREMOTI DI STAMATTINA  Aspettando per fare una valutazione degli eventi sismici di stamattina, faccio quindi alcune considerazioni generali molto veloci. 1. Qui [...]

New paper: when the short-necked, giant azhdarchid pterosaur Hatzegopteryx ruled Late Cretaceous Romania 

markwitton.com blog [12:50:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (168 visits) info
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In an ideal world, all blog posts would start with images like this one. (Edited talk title slide I used back at SVPCA 2013 - we've been working on the project discussed below for a while now.) In the last [...]

The Mount Sulzer avalanches: the amazing video 

The Landslide Blog [08:54:06]  recommend  recommend this post  (680 visits) info
The fourth of the Mount Sulzer avalanches, which occurred in August 2016, was captured in a remarkable video by Luke Wassink, a National Park

Marston Magna 'Marble' of England 

Louisville Area Fossils [05:23:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (11 visits) info
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This image is of a ammonite fossil plate. Ammonites seen in this plate are Promicrocerus planicosta (J Sowerby and Asteroceras smithi (J de Sowerby). It was found in Obtusum beds of the Lower Lias of Marston [...]

How To Post A Fossil ID On Dinosaur Home 

Dinosaur Home - Blogs [20:39:08]  recommend  recommend this post  (22 visits) info
Fossil identification questions currently make up the majority of posts on Dinosaur Home. These threads are usually started by guests and fresh members who are new to the site. However, most incoming users do [...]

Die Rolle von Vulkanen in der Menschheitsgeschichte - von der Vorgeschichte zur Antike 

Geschichte der Geologie [19:31:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (37 visits) info
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„Die Zivilisation existiert durch die Zustimmung der Geologie, Änderungen vorbehalten.“Will Durant  Man denkt selten an die Rolle die Vulkane in der Menschheitsgeschichte gespielt haben. Wir kennen [...]

To fry or to freeze? 

Geological Society of London blog [17:51:57]  recommend  recommend this post  (145 visits) info
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Professor Bill McGuire explains some of the geological effects of climate change, following his recent London Lecture at the Geological Society Continue reading →

Ice-free summers in Arctic Ocean could thwart Paris Agreement objectives 

Geospace [16:07:36]  recommend  recommend this post  (56 visits) info
A new study shows melting sea ice in the Arctic Ocean could put at risk the objectives of the Paris Agreement to address climate change. The study’s authors conclude that, due to the future increase in the [...]

Announcing the winner of the EGU Best Blog Post of 2016 Competition 

GeoLog-The official blog of the European Geosciences Union [12:53:19]  recommend  recommend this post  (141 visits) info
There is no doubt that 2016 was packed full of exciting, insightful and informative blog posts. An impressive 360 posts were published across the EGU’s official blog, GeoLog, as well as the network and [...]

Los mundos prehistóricos de Dave Stevens 

Koprolitos [12:07:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (77 visits) info
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David Lee Stevens (1955-2008) comenzó en 1975 reemplazando a William Stout como ayudante de Russ Maning en Tarzán. Según sus propias palabras, su misión consistía en realizar el entintado y parte del [...]

Prince PC 3, HP Powerbank 18000 mAh Tahan Lama 

Mineraland Chile [05:42:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (25 visits) info
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Prince PC 3 HP Powerbank– Kembali pada berbarengan kami teman dekat duniagejet yang senantiasa mendatangkan penjelasan mengenai bermacam gadget pilihan. Mungkin saja saja ini nanti bakal bermanfaat untuk [...]

120 Landsat Data Applications Used in Different Field 

Grindgis [02:54:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (110 visits) info
1. Africa Content Environmental Change: Landsat data was heavily used to create Africa Environmental change Atlas Map that includes map of  glacier melting, loss of different kind of vegetation and so on. [...]
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