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Saturday, 15 July 2017

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Magnitude 3,1 earthquake in Krýsuvík volcano 

Iceland Volcano and Earthquake blog [21:42:22]  recommend  recommend this post  (136 visits) info
During the night of 15-July-2017 a magnitude 3,1 earthquake took place in Krýsuvík volcano. This earthquake does not seems to be connected to the volcano it self, rather the tectonic forces that are common in the Reykjanes rift zone that … Continue reading →

Red team/Blue team Day 1 

Real Climate [19:19:08]  recommend  recommend this post  (119 visits) info
From Russell

EOCENE FOSSIL FLOWER 

ARCHEA [18:19:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (171 visits) info
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Near the town of Princeton, British Columbia there are many fossil exposures. The fossils you find here are all middle Eocene, Allenby Formation and most have a high degree of detail in their preservation.A [...]

Marine Deposits Near Porter, Washington 

Dinosaur Home - Blogs [17:49:01]  recommend  recommend this post  (151 visits) info
This specimen is from the massive, tuffaceous siltstone and sandstone that runs through the town of Porter on the east side of the road. The fossil-rich bedding planes are well-exposed with concretionary beds [...]

Poás: Ascheeruption 

Florian Beckers Vulkan-Blog [10:29:16]  recommend  recommend this post  (189 visits) info
In den letzten Tagen ereigneten sich mehrere kleine Ascheeruptionen am Poás in Costa Rica. Die letzte fand gestern Morgen um 6.30 Uhr Ortszeit statt. Der Kratersee ist schon seit längerem verdampft, wodurch [...]

Supporting humanitarian logistics with OSM in a more sustainable way: New Disaster OpenRouteService for Africa, South America and Indonesia 

Digital Geography [08:44:01]  recommend  recommend this post  (204 visits) info
Recently HeiGIT @ GIScience Heidelberg released a dedicated stable disaster versionof OpenRouteService (ORS) to support humanitarian logistics within specific regions of catastrophes with data from OSM in a [...]

California's (not) Biggest, (not) Most Recently Active, and (not) Most Dangerous Volcano 

Geotripper [04:47:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (113 visits) info
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Photo by Mrs. Geotripper Mt. Shasta is no doubt the most dominating volcano in all of California. It's huge, topping out at well above 14,000 feet, and is visible from over a hundred miles in a number of [...]

Flow-banded rhyolite from Vulcano, Italy 

Mountain Beltway [18:04:21]  recommend  recommend this post  (273 visits) info
I collected only a single rock on my summer travels in France and Italy. (Those of you who know me will realize how extraordinary this low number is!) It’s a flow-banded rhyolite from Vulcano, in the Aeolian [...]

Earthquake failure simulation 

Ontario-geofish [12:57:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (192 visits) info
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You would need strong amplification to get this sort of damage, but the foundations look like they are floating.

Weathercasters Views of Climate Change Dramatically Shift 

Dan\'s Wild Wild Science Journal [09:50:03]  recommend  recommend this post  (572 visits) info
The number of weathercasters who are still sceptical of climate change is rapidly dwindling. I’ve noticed this anecdotally and now there is confirmation in a new paper in BAMS that it indeed the case. I know [...]

Why should I stay on the trail while using motorized vehicles in parks? 

SOILS MATTER, GET THE SCOOP! [08:34:21]  recommend  recommend this post  (118 visits) info
Riding ATV’s and motorcycles around the forest can be incredibly fun and exhilarating. But in order to make sure those trails stay open, it’s vitally important to limit erosion in […]

La Malinche: The Spanish Dona Who Was A Maya Slave Who Was An Aztec Princess 

BEYONDbones [00:00:31]  recommend  recommend this post  (197 visits) info
Sunday June 30, 1520, a day that will become known as La Noche Triste “The Night of Sorrows”. The sun has set behind the rugged, volcanic peaks that ring the Valley of Mexico and there’s a light shower [...]
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