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Sunday, 07 February 2016

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Good bye, Mauritius. We shall miss you, but we are excited to finally be underway! 

JOIDES Resolution blogs [2016-02-07 15:11:12]  recommend  recommend this post  (179 visits) info

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Goodbye, Mauritius! 

JOIDES Resolution blogs [2016-02-04 13:20:18]  recommend  recommend this post  (165 visits) info

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Goodbye, Mauritius.  We shall miss you, but we are excited to finally be

January Tropical Cyclones in The Atlantic & Pacific. At The Same Time! 

Dan\'s Wild Wild Science Journal [2016-01-14 06:45:45]  recommend  recommend this post  (153 visits) info
This hasn’t happened before. Alex is the earliest tropical cyclone on record in the Atlantic. Pali, in the Central Pacific, became the earliest hurricane there this week, only weakening to a tropical storm tonight. What’s going on you ask? Answer: The atmosphere and the oceans are on steroids. The world’s oceans are the warmest ever measured, and the strongest El Nino on record is underway in the Pacific. 2015 was

Exciting placement opportunity for geoscience students 

Geological Society of London blog [2015-12-03 18:57:58]  recommend  recommend this post  (171 visits) info

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With UCAS applications now well underway, Nick Koor of Portsmouth University has news of a great opportunity for students considering a geoscience degree. The Engineering Geology & Geotechnics degree at Portsmouth, of which Nick is Course Director, is a three or four … Continue reading

Preparations are Underway for Expedition 360! 

JOIDES Resolution blogs [2015-11-24 18:44:56]  recommend  recommend this post  (133 visits) info
The education officers for Expedition 360, Lucas, Marion, and I, have made our travel arrangements and we are set to board the JOIDES Resolution on December 1st! read

El Niño: Resources for Journalists 

State of the Planet [2015-10-19 17:34:23]  recommend  recommend this post  (184 visits) info
El Niño is earth’s most powerful climate cycle, influencing weather and affecting crops, water supplies and public health globally. What may be the strongest El Niño ever measured is now getting underway, and is already affecting parts of the

State Geologists annual meeting underway in Flagstaff 

Arizona Geology [2015-06-17 22:58:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (170 visits) info

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AZGS is hosting the 107th Annual Meeting of the Association of American State Geologists (AASG) in Flagstaff this week.   Over 150 attendees are participating from state geological surveys, federal counterparts, professional organizations, and industry.     We have a variety of technical sessions on geoscience topics including induced seismicity, mineral resources, ground

Underway at last! 

JOIDES Resolution blogs [2015-04-06 06:45:40]  recommend  recommend this post  (92 visits) info

Finally onboard 

JOIDES Resolution blogs [2015-04-01 19:50:20]  recommend  recommend this post  (622 visits) info

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We did have to wait until after lunch today to find the get on the bus and get underway but eventually the people at the Sri Lanka customs service gave way and we were able to make our way to the dock and finally join JOIDES Resolution. read

Drilling into the Depths of the Bengal Fan 

JOIDES Resolution blogs [2015-02-25 06:34:13]  recommend  recommend this post  (92 visits) info
Preparations are underway at our third and deepest site. Our target depth is 1500 meters below the seafloor, which is made even more challenging by the fact that the seafloor is 3600 meters below the ship! read

New State Oil-By-Rail Regulations Take Effect, While Rail Capacity Is Squeezed 

Mineral Law Blog [2014-12-03 18:30:07]  recommend  recommend this post  (130 visits) info
As we reported earlier, consideration of proposed federal rulemaking concerning crude oil-by-rail transportation recommended by the Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration and Federal Railroad Administration is underway, and, after receiving more than 3,000 submissions, the comment period closed on September 30.  Nevertheless, and despite the possibility of preemption challenges in litigation, state governments in … Continue

Mag 6.0 Quake Strikes California's Bay Area 

Volcano Science And News Blog [2014-08-24 18:10:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (163 visits) info

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A devastating mag 6.0 quake hit the bay area this morning, injuring as many as 87 people, and cutting power off for thousands. No deaths were reported. FIres in the area did break out, and damage control is underway. As I am currently covering the situation in Iceland, this will be a short blog. However CNN is covering the situation.Below is the shake map so you can see the intensity of the quake.Google Earth image with USGS Earthquake overlay.This is the strongest quake to hit the area since [...]

Hold The Thought: The Next 3.5 Years 

Friends of the Pleistocene [2014-08-17 03:54:53]  recommend  recommend this post  (116 visits) info

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Gozan no Okuribi (五山送り火), aka Daimonji (大文字), Kyoto, Japan, image cc via Vincent Follézou The O-Bon festival is currently underway in Japan and concludes tonight, August 16th, with the Gozan no Okuribi (“five mountain send-off fire”). Five giant images are set ablaze on the mountains surrounding Kyoto—a boat, a shinto shrine gate, and three kanji (Chinese characters used in Japanese writing).  The

Remarking on a blackened eye 

EXPEDITION LIVE! [2014-06-11 20:27:14]  recommend  recommend this post  (111 visits) info

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One of the most infamous fistfights in the history of science went down on May 5, 1888, at Philadelphia’s Philosophical Hall, just as a meeting of the American Philosophical Society was getting underway. The two combatants were dear friends. Hot-headed paleontologist Edward Drinker Cope was scheduled to give a formal presentation on fossil ear bones.

Wichita Kansas Reaches 102 degrees Sunday. Earliest 100+ in 126 years of Records. 

Dan\'s Wild Wild Science Journal [2014-05-05 04:56:22]  recommend  recommend this post  (90 visits) info

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The high made it to 102 today in Wichita. From NWS Wichita: 125 km to the south, a massive wildfire is underway this Sunday evening in Guthrie,OK. Pictures from local TV show the extent. The area of EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT continues to grow. In the Great Plains, all heat and drought are compared to the height of the dust bowl in 1936. A dry spring means a hotter ground, and this

Fracking for Oil in New Mexico 

Geology.com News [2014-04-24 01:58:31]  recommend  recommend this post  (65 visits) info

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Although production levels are low compared to other states, an small oil and gas boom is underway in New

Underway 

JOIDES Resolution blogs [2014-02-17 04:04:29]  recommend  recommend this post  (56 visits) info

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We are now underway again heading towards our second drilling location, which is at the foot of the continental slope south of China. read

Tucson gem and mineral showcase is off and running 

Arizona Geology [2014-01-30 00:54:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (86 visits) info

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The Tucson Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Showcase got underway this week at dozens of locations across the city, in advance of the Tucson Gem & Mineral Show, that will be held February 13-16 in the convention center.  The latter is organized by the Tucson Gem and Mineral Society. The theme for the big show this year is "60 Years of Diamond, Gems, Silver, and Gold." The other 45 or so shows

From white dwarves to dark Matter: 75 years of discovery at McDonald Observatory 

BEYONDbones [2014-01-14 19:49:46]  recommend  recommend this post  (59 visits) info

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Editor’s Note: Today’s post comes to you from Rebecca Johnson, Editor of the StarDate Magazine at the McDonald Observatory. A year-long celebration is underway to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the University of Texas at Austin’s McDonald Observatory, with the … Continue reading

Wrapping It Up 

The Bite Stuff [2013-12-26 10:26:25]  recommend  recommend this post  (86 visits) info
It’s the end of the [Western] year, and the holiday season is underway. With this, I will leave the year off unless something comes up with my version of a reconstruction of Edmonotosaurus regalis (actually, Edmontosaurus annectens) rendered via a … Continue reading
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