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On the Road in Nebraska (geo-challenge answers) 

Where on Google Earth (click on image to view).Lynn David met all three of the recent geo-challenges:"Obviously Nebraska.... cannot mistake that bend in the Platte River. #1 Looks like you're on the bluffs above the Niobrara River (one of my favorite rivers) just northeast of the sand hills area, which might make that the Ogallala. Though I keep thinking it shoud be something older in the Arikaree, Laramie or Chadron? #2 Looks to be the Scotts Bluff area which would make it the [...]

Letter to Borys 

Here's my letter to my Liberal MP.  I know he'll get it to Justin right away. me to Borys.Wrzesnewskyj 10:43 AM Hi Borys, I'm a retired guy, and former expert on earthquakes.  I do my own blog and have about 32,000 readers around the world on google+.  Not really that much, but one thing I have been doing is developing better earthquake equipment that is super cheap and can be made by anyone.

SV-POW! on the road – Matt’s public lecture at the Oklahoma Museum of Natural History 

Just a quick heads up for any SV-POW! readers within convenient striking distance of Norman, Oklahoma, this Wednesday, March 16. Like all of the lectures in the “Dinosaurs Past & Present” series at OMNH, this one is free to the public. I hope to see some of you

Happy new year 2016 

I wish my readers a happy new year 2016. I hope that the coming year is better then 2015. It is possible to watch the fireworks in Reykjavík on Rúv 2 channel here (on-line). If it does not … Continue reading

I wish my readers merry Christmas 

I wish my readers a Merry Christmas and I hope they enjoy the

2 million page views 

This blog passed the 2 million page views level today, so thanks to all of you readers.   It probably passed that point some time ago, but I did not start tracking analytics until a year into blogging.    I've made over 4,100 posts since beginning, but this past year my blogging has dropped off precipitously.    That is a factor of being over-committed on projects, and a

“The editor had requested a price of 400 euros, an APC that is not sustainable” 

Many SV-POW! readers will already be aware that the entire editorial staff of the Elsevier journal Lingua has resigned over the journal’s high price and lack of open access. As soon as they have worked out their contracts, they will leave en bloc and start a new open access journal, Glossa — which will in fact be the

The New Market / Lincolnshire contact 

Yesterday, I put a photo up here on the blog, and asked you to figure out where the formational contact was in that image. Here’s the image I showed you: It turns out that my plan to have readers upload their copies of the image didn’t work as well as I had planned – apparently you all don’t have as complete a suite of control options as I do. Shocker!

Playground planets - solar system to scale 

'Playground planets' models the relative sizes of the planets and their distances from the Sun. One of our readers has sent us a video clip which puts the distances into perspective. Click here to view. Others ideas can be seen in the extension to this activity. More 'Earth in Space' activities can be found on our

Taking Students to the Triassic: An Interview With Paleontologist Robert Gay 

Thanks for taking the time to chat with me, Rob. Can you fill readers in on where you

Hard rock men and soft rock girls 

Readers with short attention spans who waste too much time on social media may have noticed that Brian Romans has been complaining over on twitter about the hardrock/ softrock divide. This being a blog, I will whinge in more depth below: For those of you who grew up on a carbonaceous chondrite, there is a historical cultural divide between hardrock- the study of high temperature processes

Let’s learn from mistakes 

The publication ‘Learning from mistakes in climate research’ is the result of a long-winded story with a number of surprises. At least to me. I have decided to share this story with our readers, since it in some aspects is closely linked with RealClimate. The core of this story is the reproduction and assessment of

Recommended Readings! 

From this web siteI don't usually post reviews or recommended readings, but at the behest of a couple of valued readers, here are two that are highly recommended:On the scale of future disasters in the Pacific Northwest, Kathyryn Schulz "The Really Big One," is eloquent, accurate, and incredibly readable:http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/07/20/the-really-big-oneAnd, a moving tribute to Claudia Alexandra, a prominent African American planetary scientist/engineer, who tragically died at age [...]

Self portrait 

The newspaper up here in Arkansas did a lengthy profile on me.  As part of the process they sent out a self portrait set of questions.  Thought my readers beyond the Ozarks would like to see the answers.-------------------------------Full name:  Christopher Lee LinerDate of birth: 8 August 1956Place of birth:  TulsaFamily:  Wife Dolores Proubasta, son David, daughter SamanthaWhat takes me back: The sound of rain on tent canvas, a reminder of soggy campouts [...]

Review: Prehistoric Predators 

Two years ago, after the director of Jurassic World confirmed that the movie would not feature feathered Velociraptors, John Conway wrote a brief but influential blog post about the effects of what he called Awesomebro culture on perceptions of nature and, specifically, palaeontology. While pitched at a popular audience, Prehistoric Predators, newly published by Cider Mill Press, hits the scene at a time that palaeoart hobbyists, professionals, and enthusiasts are looking critically at the ways [...]

The Bolshaya Talda earthflow in Russia was a mine waste failure 

The Bolshaya Talda earthflow, which I featured on this blog on Friday was a mine waster landslide. Readers have helped identify the location of the

25% discount for UA Press books 

The University of Arizona Press is offering 25% discount on publications featured at the Tucson Festival of Books.    One of their books may be of interest to readers of this blog - David Lowell's  "Intrepid Explorer: The Autobiography of the World's Best Mine Finder."   David will be autographing copies on Sunday, March 15, from 10:30 - 11 a.m. <!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]-->

London Wetland Centre 

Hello readers, here are a few photos taken at WWT London Wetland Centre. I have been working there as a volunteer and casual learning assistant, helping the education team to deliver and devise activities like pond dipping, arts and crafts, and nature walks, for almost four years now. I've mentioned them and features photos taken there in many posts before, including wetland bonanza, two posts on teals, and arctic wildfowl. Here are some photos taken at the Wetlands last year.Bewick's swan [...]

State agency transition documents posted online 

Prior to the November election, former Governor Jan Brewer directed a number of state agencies, commissions, and boards to prepare reports for the incoming governor and his administration.  The transition documents describe not only a lot of the organizations' operations but also list challenges they face. AZGS was not asked to prepare a transition report but readers of this blog may find

One for the penguin lovers 

I'm not sure if either of my readers is interested in spending a(nother!) season in a primitive hut with only penguins for company (slight exaggeration, reports indicate it's more Shinjuku station than Scott of the Antarctic), but if not you can always play “guess the relative” with the photos in the job advert instead