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Glossopteris Fossil Leaves 

Image is of Glossopteris browniana fossil leaves. Plant existed in the Permian Period. They were found in Silewada India. Displayed at Natural History Museum London England as of August 2016. Specimen number

During Ramazan in Hyderabad 

Ramazan – Ramadan in Hyderabad, India This blog entry will give you a brief idea about the time of Ramazan experienced during our time of research in the city of Hyderabad. A brief background on the Muslim influence in Hyderabad …Read more

India Heat Reaches Dangerous Levels 

They are anxiously awaiting the monsoon in India. It will bring flooding rains, but at least it will cool the temperatures back to near 33°C, instead of the 47°C they saw in some spots today! That is over 118° on the old Fahrenheit scale, but that’s only part of the story: The dew-point reached 25-27°C, and that is heat and humidity that almost no part of America has ever seen.

Quote: David Quammen On Continental Versus Oceanic Islands 

I have been writing on the geological origins of India's two famous island chains. Coincidentally, I am reading  David Quammen's classic book - The Song Of The Dodo- Island Biogeography In An Age Of Extinctions. It deals with the topic of island biogeography and the importance of islands in understanding evolution and extinction. Yesterday being World Environment Day it is timely to share

Five new landslide videos – two dashcam films from China, two rockfall films and a video from GNS about earthquake triggered failures 

This post features 5 new landslide videos, including two dashcam videos from China, a terrifying rockfall video from Peru, a toppling failure from India & a feature on the GNS earthquake

Imaggeo on Mondays: Moonland 

The moon-like landscapes surrounding the Himalayan village of Lamayuru attract tourists seeking off-the-beaten track adventures. The village is enchanting, not only for the striking geological formations that frame it, but also for the presence of an 11th Century Buddhist monastery. The rock formations are known as “Moonland”, says Arjun Datta, author of this week’s imaggeo on Mondays featured photograph. “The surreal moon-like rock formations at Lamayuru are nestled in the Greater [...]

Kalimpong Day 4 part 1: An interesting and deadly roadside landslide 

Kalimpong Day 4: an interesting and hard to manage rockslide that killed two people on State High 31A in India in January

Darjeeling day 1: Landslides on National Highway 10 

On Day 1 of our UKIERI visit to Darjeeling in India we visited a landslide site on National Highway 10 that caused major problems in

Book- Landscapes And Landforms Of India 

Landscapes and Landforms of India ed. Vishwas S. Kale  This is a much needed compilation by different experts of the varied geomorphological provinces of India. Every university and college in India should get a copy. Review - Landscapes and Landforms of India by L.S. Chamyal of the University of

Ooma working totally for me 

I have completed my ooma-ization.  I have my old number back with no more calls from India.  It got so bad that we never answered our phone.  Now we can answer it, for calls from our friends and family. Bell didn't screw up my Internet, I now have a 'dry loop', no extra effort needed. Here's the recipe.  Click on this reference.  This gives me Ooma credit, which I'll probably never use.

Two interesting landslide videos from Congjiang, China and Manali, India 

Two dramatic landslides appeared on Youtube this week, a huge rockfall from Manali in India and a landslide destroying houses in Congjiang,

India Steps Up on Climate Change 

As a nation still in its developing phase, with 1.25 billion citizens and counting, India can’t afford to forego even part of its industrial progress. But we also cannot go on developing without taking into account the emissions produced by industries that are major contributors to global

India And Climate Change- Productivity Challenge 

This is a serious essay. But this passage made me laugh out loud- Because any imaginable path of development involves making massive amounts of steel, ramping up production at Jharia is a top national priority. Achieving Modi’s billion-ton target, company officials tell me, will require the colliery to increase its output by about 15 percent a year. The men and women who must accomplish

Bellandur Lake A Foamy Hazard 

Bellandur Lake in Bangalore, India, is so polluted that its banks are daily filled with foam. It is located near an area similar in use to America’s Silicon Valley and[...] The post Bellandur Lake A Foamy Hazard appeared first on Lake

Bangladesh and India, Too. 

Returning to Bangladesh for additional fieldwork, I stopped off in India for several meetings, but we found time for some sightseeing, too. We were able to see the Qutub Minar complex in Delhi as well as the Taj Mahal and Agra Fort in Agra. Plus all the meetings in Delhi, Kolkata and Dhaka were very

Tibetan Buddhists use human remains to create ritual artifacts 

by Kathleen Terris Located in the heart of the Asian continent between China and India, Tibet is a region with a complicated political history that has been a part of the People’s Republic of China since 1951. Religion, specifically Tibetan … Continue reading

Breaking down India’s monsoon 

Studying El Niño and La Niña’s effects in regions, sub-seasons, may improve rainfall

Making Agriculture Sustainable in One of India’s Poorest States 

Jharkhand, India is one of the nation's poorest and most most food-insecure states, with over 45 percent of the population living below the poverty line. Can a research team devise sustainable ways to improve livelihoods, productivity and sustainable water

cultural and religious exposure to water on the basis of different social systems – Chennai, India 

Many cities in India are expected to reach dimensions of megacities within the next years. Vital urban services such as water supply and water removal have to be expanded to serve larger areas and growing human populations due to the …Read more

Manikaran Sahib Gurdwara: a highly unusual landslide (with a highly unusual video) 

On 18th August a boulder smashed into the Manikaran Sahib Gurdwara in Himachal Pradesh, India, killing 7 people. There is amazing CCTV footage of the