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Imaggeo on Mondays: The British Winter Storms 

This week’s imaggeo on Monday’s photography is Godrevy Lighthouse in North Cornwall (UK) experiencing the full force of the 2013/14 British Winter Storms which caused damage across the south west of the country. During mid-December 2013 to mid-February 2014 the UK was hit by six major storms bringing record precipitation, strong winds, huge waves and generating overall hazardous conditions. Despite the overall consensus being that these winter months were very wet, the question arose: did [...]

Biggest quake yet in NW Arizona swarm 

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck at 06:49 a.m. this morning in the area of northwest Arizona that has seen a continuing swarm of over 55 earthquakes that started March 28. This is the largest event yet recorded in the swarm sequence, just surpassing the M=3.7 event of April 17. There are reports of the tremor being felt in Arizona and Nevada. There are no reports of damage. [Right, orange

Sand wars continue, unabated 

It just doesn't stop, and the scale of the damage to communities and the environment is staggering. NASA recently released the pair of images, above, showing changes to the sediment system of Poyang Lake and its rivers. The lake,

Vallis Vale de la Beche unconformity - damage to this SSSI 

Message from Alan Holiday, DIGS Group "I was at Vallis Vale today with a group from Sherborne U3A. As you can see from the photo someone had had a bonfire on the unconformity surface!I wasn’t in a position to clear up the mess unfortunately.I was wondering if we might approach this through local school(s) if there is a geology dept or through geography or science  departments and try and get the staff on board to explain why this shouldn’t happen. When I was on the site in the summer [...]

Nasty dancing rocks: boulders in Glenwood Canyon 

A new video from Glenwood Canyon in Colorado shows nasty dancing rocks - boulders rolling down a steep slope. The potential for damage is

Ropoto: a town in Greece lost to a landslide 

In Greece the town of Ropoto has been abandoned due to the movement of a large landslide. Damage was 1st noticed in the 1960s, but the town was lost in

Court Ruling on Clean Power Plan a Setback, But… 

The Supreme Court’s decision Tuesday to postpone implementation of the Clean Power Plan represents a setback for efforts to combat climate change; but the damage to the U.S. ability to meet pledges it made at the Paris climate summit in December “is less than it might seem,” says Michael

Wolhusen: an interesting river-blocking rockfall in Switzerland 

On Monday night a large rockfall in Wolhusen blocked the Keine Emme river, causing a flood through a local industrial park. Estimated damage is US$1

Less Damage - But Widely Felt 

EEEs of today’s Mw6.5 earthquake in Greece 

A shallow Mw6.5 earthquake hit western Greece today in the morning. The quake had a right-lateral strike-slip mechanism and occurred at the Cephalonia transform, offshore Levkada. Two people died and some damage to buildings was reported. The event caused environmental earthquake effects (EEEs), namely widespread rockfalls that produced an amazing dust cloud. The blog North Ithaca has some great pictures of collapsed walls, damage to buildings and the dust cloud.   This video, taken form a [...]

June 5, 2015 

Geology and Geomorphology of the San Pedro River, Southeastern ArizonaArizona Geological Survey EPA Fracking Study Cites Pollution Risk But Sees No ‘Systemic’ Damage So FarThe Washington Post How Does Light Affect How My Diamond Looks?Gemological Institute of America Heat Accelerates the California DroughtUnited States Geological Survey Landslide Caused by Garden Hose ?KSL.com Archaeologists Discover the

Japan Geoscience Union meeting in full swing 

We are happy to report our exhibit in Japan is being visited by multitudes of Japan Geoscience Union meeting attendees. All the excitement has us barely feeling the time change anymore. Despite Chiba, which is located in the Greater Tokyo Area, being 11 hours ahead of Southern Illinois, we are having a phenomenal time at JpGU.On Monday we felt an earthquake that was centered just northeast of Tokyo. The U.S. Geological Survey measured it at a 5.3 magnitude. There were no immediate reports [...]

Major Earthquake in Nepal Upgraded to Magnitude 7.9 

Source: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us20002926#general_summary A very strong earthquake has struck in Nepal with a magnitude of 7.9 (initial reports listed 7.5). One would expect that serious damage will result; three earthquakes in the last 110 years have approached this size, and the death toll for all three was in the tens of thousands (1934 M8.1 Bihar, 1905 M7.5

The M=7.9 earthquake in Nepal this morning 

The M=7.5 shallow earthquake in Nepal this morning is likely to have caused serious damage, especially in the epicentral region of

Markovici: impressive drone footage of a large landslide in Montenegro 

A large translational landslide at Markovici in Montenegro has destroyed an important road. A drone has been used to capture a video of the

Yeager Airport landslide – new videos on Youtube portray the damage 

Two new videos have appeared on Youtube showing the Yeager Airport landslide. Movement has now ceased but the level of deformation is quite

M4.0 earthquake in the Fucino Basin 

On 28 February, an earthquake of MW4.4 occurred in the Fucino Basin in Central Italy. The event did not cause any damage and was not widely felt. Such an earthquake is nothing special for this area, but it’s interesting because from 19-24 April the 6th INQUA meeting on paleoseismology will be held in Pescina. The conference will bring together scientists from all around the world to discuss latest develoments in active tectonics, paleoseismology and similar topics, and its date

What’s up? The Friday links (72) 

Today is Friday! We have an earthquake in Spain, stunning photographs, LEGO, and a guide on how to avoid being misquoted. Here are your links! The M4.8 – M5.2 Albacete earthquake on Monday, February 23, was felt over wide parts of Spain and had a wide social media and press coverage this week. No damage or injuries were reported. The perceived intensity of the earthquake was strong (V). A testimony from 26 km N of the epicenter: The quake

Oklahoma City's Doomsday Clock Resumes its Normal State of Disrepair 

It has stopped ticking.  Such a beautiful mechanism and probably gone forever.  Either they have secretly shifted frack waste injection, or have started treating the water with silica.  The northern section is still active because nobody cares about damage up there.  But that area is such a mechanism mess, with several thrust-shear pairs, that it will probably never go boom. Down in

Morning earthquake shakes So. Utah; preparedness is key 

stgeorgeutah.com A minor earthquake shook the ground 17 miles west of Ivins near the Nevada border early Monday morning. The local magnitude 3.0 earthquake happened at 7:47 a.m., and there are no reports of any damage or injuries. READ