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Sunday, 01 May 2016

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Plotting the destruction of Canada's cartels 

Ontario-geofish [2016-05-01 14:22:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (196 visits) info

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Canada loves its cartels and monopolies.  In fact, the government once openly formed the Uranium Cartel, until that was perceived as bad political optics.  After that, they went underground.  The driver is nationalism, and in Quebec it is micro-nationalism.  We have a sparse and spread population, so if want national champions to keep out the grubby outsiders, we form cartels. The system

Study Tracks an Abrupt Climate Shift as Ice Age Glaciers Began to Retreat 

State of the Planet [2016-01-22 12:06:54]  recommend  recommend this post  (149 visits) info
That change would have affected the monsoons, today relied on to feed over half the world's population, and could have helped tip the climate system over the threshold for

Arizona earthquake funding denied 

Arizona Geology [2015-11-03 15:56:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (125 visits) info

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The USGS turned down our funding request to characterize the most active fault in Arizona to better understand earthquake hazards.   Ironically, the letter informing us that the proposal was denied, arrived just hours after a series of earthquake shook most of the population of the state. AZGS proposed doing detailed work on the Lake Mary fault in northern Arizona under the National

Making Agriculture Sustainable in One of India’s Poorest States 

State of the Planet [2015-09-09 21:04:14]  recommend  recommend this post  (201 visits) info

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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

A Brief History of Genetics 

Liberty, Equality, Geology [2015-06-07 15:02:57]  recommend  recommend this post  (226 visits) info
Latest activities have exhibited the public’s pronounced lack of know-how regarding family genes and genetic architectural. While it is unnecessary to possess a doctoratedoctorate in order to understand the intricacies of this rapidly-evolving science, it is important to have a framework to consider the various challenges to societal norms and biological changes to the population […] The post A Brief History of Genetics appeared first on Liberty, Equality, and

February 4th - Extreme volcanic eruptions: global catastrophe? 

Geology in the West Country [2015-01-24 17:55:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (141 visits) info

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 Extreme volcanic eruptions: Global catastrophe?Wednesday 4 February 2015University of Bath, Lecture Theatre 8W 1.1Apart from impact by asteroids, very large magnitude explosive eruptions are the only natural hazard that could cause global disaster and a crisis for civilisation. The vulnerability of humanity to extreme events is increasing with population, environmental change and the interdependencies implicit in globalisation. Professor Stephen Sparks will discuss [...]

How to Make Good on the Promise of Water as a Human Right? 

State of the Planet [2014-12-22 14:00:48]  recommend  recommend this post  (175 visits) info

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By Romit Sen and Kamal Vatta Water, one of the most basic life-sustaining resources, is under stress. A rising population, growing pollution and climate change threaten the availability and quality of water across the world. India, with a population of 1.25 billion and growing, is at the heart of the storm; today the country is

Full of energy 

JOIDES Resolution blogs [2014-12-11 07:00:32]  recommend  recommend this post  (142 visits) info
The JOIDES resolution is a floating small city. To be honest, it's rather a village with a population of about 120, but a village with drilling devices very much reminiscent of a heavy industry. read

A Scarred and Beaten Ecosystem Persists: The Native Species of the Great Valley 

Geotripper [2014-12-07 01:53:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (648 visits) info

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I live in an extraordinary place! In my last post on the Great Valley I was discussing our use and abuse of our most precious resource, one of the richest soils on the planet. Some 95% of the original ecosystem has been manipulated by humans to achieve the highest biomass production possible. Our burgeoning population has to eat after all, and the amount of arable lands is declining

Will Africa Finally Achieve a Green Revolution? 

State of the Planet [2014-11-06 19:46:15]  recommend  recommend this post  (194 visits) info
Earth Institute agricultural scientist Pedro A. Sanchez argues in a new essay that new developments in both science and politics give him hope that sub-Saharan Africa will be able to feed itself by 2050, even with a projected population by then of about 2 billion

My Taekwondo-class experience in Hyderabad 

Water and Megacities [2014-11-04 16:42:19]  recommend  recommend this post  (126 visits) info

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Here I am now, in Hyderabad, the 4th largest city in India with a population of around 7 million inhabitants. It is so crowded, the streets full of rickshaws and motorbikes – it is plainly impressive. Actually it is my …Read more

Wastewater Treatment in Hyderabad 

Water and Megacities [2014-06-15 11:34:59]  recommend  recommend this post  (87 visits) info

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Hyderabad has a population of about 7 million inhabitants. All of them consuming water for washing, toilet, and drinking, each day. In addition to the domestic need for water, the local industry also has a high demand for water for …Read more

NWS Weather Radar Upgrade Proving Wildly Successful 

Dan\'s Wild Wild Science Journal [2014-04-30 06:41:41]  recommend  recommend this post  (42 visits) info

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It was near midnight last night (April 28, 2014) when a strong super-cell storm developed an intense rotation as it approached Birmingham, AL (with a population of over a million people). Tornadoes are hard to spot at night (and they can often be wrapped in rain) making them invisible until it’s too late to take cover. While Doppler radar has made it possible to see this rotation inside a storm,

Monday Geology Picture(s): A Few More Pictures from Rondevlei 

Georneys [2014-04-07 20:40:29]  recommend  recommend this post  (33 visits) info

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For this week’s “Monday Geology Picture” post I thought I would share a few more pictures from my recent visit to Rondevlei Nature Reserve here in the Western Cape of South Africa. I shared one picture last week. As a quick reminder, Rondevlei is a vlei or marsh that is home to the Western Cape’s only population of hippos. When I visited the vlei a little over a week ago,

The U.S. Water Challenge: Watch the Video 

State of the Planet [2014-04-02 00:25:39]  recommend  recommend this post  (63 visits) info

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Most American’s live with the expectation that fresh water is readily available and will continue to flow freely from their faucets. The reality is that environmental degradation, an aging water infrastructure, water scarcity, job instability, and the ability to provide food for a growing population are becoming more prevalent issues that in the next five to 10 years will become more and more

Newest Grand Canyon Lecture Posted On You Tube 

Earthly Musings [2014-03-27 13:59:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (98 visits) info

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On Thursday, March 20, I hiked 9.5 miles from Phantom Ranch to the South Rim of Grand Canyon. And then later that same day, I gave the Evening Program to over 100 persons. It is the latest update on my lecture, "How Old Is The Grand Canyon".Mike Quinn of the National Park Service Collections Museum videotaped the lecture and you can watch it here on this You Tube link.Since the lecture was given to the general public and many of the Park's interpretive rangers, it was difficult to exactly know [...]

Washington County faces tough balance of growth, geologic hazards 

Utah Geological Survey - blog [2014-03-25 22:14:11]  recommend  recommend this post  (113 visits) info

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sltrib.com With geologic hazards along State Road 9 clearly mapped in a new report and a population expanding sixfold in the corridor by 2035, community leaders face tough decisions about development in their scenic, but often dangerous, landscape. READ

Research Summary: Effects of Boating on Summer Nearshore Transparency at Lake Tahoe 

Lake Scientist [2014-03-12 13:51:11]  recommend  recommend this post  (96 visits) info

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The geographic position of and physical setting surrounding Lake Tahoe combined with its exceptional size, depth, and transparency promises long standing prominence with residents and visitors alike. As the population[...]The post Research Summary: Effects of Boating on Summer Nearshore Transparency at Lake Tahoe appeared first on Lake

Saltwater Crocodiles Live in Rising Lake Enriquillo (Video) 

Lake Scientist [2014-03-04 22:44:08]  recommend  recommend this post  (63 visits) info

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Lake Enriquillo in the Dominican Republic is one of few saltwater lakes known to support a population of crocodiles. Some say it is the only saltwater lake that does. The[...]The post Saltwater Crocodiles Live in Rising Lake Enriquillo (Video) appeared first on Lake

Bat Recovery in Europe? 

Geology.com News [2014-02-06 12:47:34]  recommend  recommend this post  (29 visits) info

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Over the past several years, white-nose syndrome has been killing tremendous numbers of bats in the United States. However, a new study in Europe shows several species experiencing a rise in
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