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Tuesday, 04 April 2017
How We Know Today’s Climate Change Is Not Natural
Despite the many climate “skeptics” in key positions of power today, 97 percent of climate scientists agree that the warming of Earth’s climate over the last 100 years is mainly due to human activity. Why are they soSky Happenings in April, 2017
Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. Source: http://www.eso.org/public/images/potw1431a/ This star map shows the Houston sky at 10 pm CDT on April 1, 9 pm CDT on April 15, and dusk on April 30. To use the map, put the direction you are facing at the bottom. Jupiter, near Spica in Virgo, is up virtuallyNew papers on paleoseismology, tsunami, and active tectonics (Apr 2017)
Today in the paper round-up (April 2017): Active Tectonics of the Makran, postseismic deformation at Bam, active faults and paleoseismology in Italy, Switzerland & Alaska, the first papers on the Kaikoura [...]Linux - Raspberry pi 3 twice as fast as zero
I always assumed that the raspi's were fast enough to take anything I threw at them. Wrong! The p3 can sample 2 accelerometers at 30 samp/sec, and the zero at about 15. That's probably enough for a [...]Don't mention Brexit
Europe Cut Off, (450,000 Years Ago) The Financial Times reports on how the sea broke through the chalk ridge between England and France. Cold water and sunlit uplands. The comments on the article are [...]From the Road: Talus-y Goodness and More of the Roan Cliffs, and a Question (at the end)
Impending weak solar activity could expose aircrews to higher radiation levels
Aircrews and frequent fliers may soon experience an uptick in radiation exposure due to the upcoming low point in the solar cycle, when weak solar activity provides less protection against cosmic rays entering [...]Blogs and social media at EGU 2017 – tune in to the conference action
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With hundreds of oral presentations, PICO sessions and poster presentations taking place each day, it can be difficult to keep abreast of everything that is on offer during the General Assembly. As well as [...]
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(75 visits) New Articles – Social Geoscience and Sustainable Development
We’d like to bring your attention to two new publications, relevant to the theme of this blog. These publications share some common themes, including emphasising the significant role for geoscientists in [...]Uncovering the Hidden Benefits of Buying New Software
A good way to begin building a business case for investing in new software and systems is to evaluate the time and cost in carrying out a typical task, such as producing site plans and geological profiles. [...]Mocoa: the cause of the tragic debris flow in Colombia
Mocoa: the cause of the tragic debris flow in Colombia The tragic debris flow at Mocoa in Colombia at the weekend has garnered considerable media attention internationally. As of today, the total number of [...]El Nino is well and truly dead
Sakurajima: 4 Eruptionen
Der Sakurajima auf der japanischen Insel Kyushu eruptierte heute 4 Mal. Die Vulkanasche stieg dabei bis in Höhen von 2500 m auf. Auf Livecam-Fotos sieht es so aus, als ob der Krater Showa-dake Ursprung der [...]So you’re going camping for the first time
A conversation on Twitter recently got me thinking about my first field experience. Until I went to college I had never actually gone camping in a park or anywhere else - and aside from minor incidents, my [...]Neue Hinweise auf allmählichen Niedergang der Dinosaurier noch vor Ende der Kreidezeit
Zu einem allmählichen Niedergang der Dinosaurier und Flugsaurier kam es vermutlich noch vor dem Einschlag des sogenannten Chicxulub-Asteroiden und dem weltweiten Massensterben am Ende der [...]Dentes de Saurópodes do Jurássico Superior de Portugal revelam alta diversidade taxonómica
Trace, by Lauret Savoy
I just discovered a 2015 book that explores the relation between the American landscape to the history of its people, indigenous, enslaved, and enslaver. The author, Lauret Savoy, is a professor at Mount [...]New ‘Meteorite hunt!’ activity
Unas cuantas ilustraciones dinosaurianas... (VII)
Bentley Webinar - Data Transfer in gINT, April 5, 2017
Bentley will be hosting a webinar at two different times on April 5, at 9 a.m. EDT and 5 p.m. EDT for the new gINT Special Interest Group (SIG). They will focus on a current hot topic, Data Transfer. We've [...]Science on board - Chit-chat with a structural geologiste (english/french)
So far, in our chit-chats we met sedimentologists, geophysicists, paleomagnetists, paleontologists. Now it is the turn of a structural geologist. He is from [...]Pterocrinus Crinoid Calyx with Gastropod Fossil
Explore the Pacific Northwest and Northern Rocky Mountains with Geotripper! June 17-July 1, 2017
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