At the onset, I should note that this particular tirade is going to be rather childish and exclusively designed to serve my unquenchable desire to rant in the aftermath of some recent academic events. Nevertheless, it should at the very least explain my inability to post anything of late (though [...]
September 2, 1806 - the village of Goldau was destroyed by a landslide, coming from the mountain of Rossberg - nearly 500 people died. It was the first time that a naturalistic approach to a geological catastrophe was chosen instead of the assumption that the landslide was a punishment by god. [...]
Diedonnè-Silvain-Guy-Tancrede de Gvalet de Dolomieu, born June 23, 1750 in the village of Dolomieu, was a typical naturalist of his time. With 26 years he travelled trough half Europe, he got interested in the mines of the Bretagne and the basaltic plateau in Portugal, and he visited South Italy [...]
As Pakistanis struggle to recover in the aftermath of the recent flooding there and as relief has come to many parts of Russia after a record breaking heatwave, it's interesting to take a look at the causes of both. Dr. Jeffrey Masters at Weather Underground has written an interesting blog post [...]
Geological Movie Review of Armageddon - Overview- Aftermath -2:17:43 - All through the movie they are commenting on the "zero barrier". The point after which if they do not explode the bomb the asteroid will end up crashing into the Earth. Figuring out where exactly the zero barrier is in relation [...]
here is another new paper...
Paris, G., V. Beaumont, A. Bartolini, M.-E. Clémence, S. Gardin, and K. Page. 2010. Nitrogen isotope record of a perturbed paleoecosystem in the aftermath of the end-Triassic crisis, Doniford section, SW England, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems 11, Q08021, [...]
The National Academy of Engineering and National Research Council begin a 2-day public meeting today to collect information for a study commissioned by the U.S. Department of Interior in the aftermath of the BP Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill.
The study entitled, Analysis of Causes of [...]
AAPG President David Rensink has submitted comments to the Bipartisan Policy Center on moratoria.
BPC is assisting the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling in evaluating the use of moratoria in the aftermath of an oil spill.
In his comments, President [...]
Kids, not only is the art incorrect, but the advice is, too.From an old issue of Boy's Life. Maybe those kids at top reduced the slope of eroding bank by hand, but I doubt it. Willow cuttings only work if you first fix the underlying cause, which in this case is likely over [...]
You probably heard about the fire in Flagstaff earlier this summer in June. Check out some amazing photos of the fire at Wayne Ranney's blog here: http://earthly-musings.blogspot.com/2010/06/new-shots-of-schultz-fire.html.The fire was followed by some heavy thunderstorms and significant [...]
A physician has watched the health care system in Haiti struggle with the aftermath of an earthquake and offers ideas for improving care in the United
man oh man... i've fallen way behind on my posts!all i can say is when you see the results of the first round of the OH-lympic ice hockey and the aftermath, you'll understand why i haven't been able to post as much as i'd been hoping too... stay tuned!getting myself back on track here is july's [...]
I don't drop enough link bombs up in this joint. So that's what I'm going to do. They won't all be dino-specific, but they'll all be sufficiently paleo.ReBecca at Dinochick Blogs suggests Paul Brinkman's The Second Jurassic Dinosaur Rush for your bookshelf. Looks like a great read, covering [...]
An incident is a small event that is a bit out of the ordinary; a mere trifle; a nuisance & irritation; a bit embarrassing maybe; but in the end nothing to worry about. Or is this correct? Today I saw the aftermath of a tiny incident: somebody got a little stuck in some wet
Landslide* and rockfall events belong to a class of geological phenomena which occur rapidly, contradicting our believes of geology occurring only on large time spans, and for this and the often catastrophic results they are widely recognized even by non geologists. Especially native people in [...]
Links from del.icio.us, tagged with geology for June 30th, 2010:
Plate Tectonics
The Earth is a Magnet (science of the true nature of the earth and the universe)
St Lawrence Lowland – The Canadian Encyclopedia
Geology.com – Earth Science News, Maps, Dictionary, Articles, Jobs
Bulletin [...]
Early Friday morning of June 11, the? Little Missouri River in Southwest Arkansas experienced a deadly flash flood, with waters that rose over 20 feet in just 5 hours. In response, the USGS deployed a team of scientists to study the flow and height of the water, which is crucial for forecasters and [...]
Liz Birnbaum, Director of the Minerals Management Service, announced today in an email that she was resigning her post.
MMS is at the center of Congressional scrutiny in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon and is the subject of a major restructuring at the direction of Interior Secretary Ken [...]
Mt. Saint Helens erupting in 1980.
Just a reminder ... please send them to me by May 15 so I can get them all ready for the post on the 18th!
As many of you might (or might not) now, we're heading towards the 30th anniversary of the dramatic eruption of Mt. Saint Helens in Washington state. Now, [...]
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-So. Carolina) who has been working closely with Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) to draft a climate change and energy bill has called on his colleagues to, “pause the process and reassess where we stand” in the aftermath of the oil spill in [...]
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