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Coral Reef Environments are Under Pressure

Geology.com News [2011-01-30 07:09:40]   recommend this post  (193 visits)

Rapid warming, accelerating pollution, and destructive fishing practices are decimating coral reefs faster than they can adapt to

2nd World Landslide Forum, Rome

Paleoseismicity [2011-02-01 08:46:26]   recommend this post  (114 visits)

The 2nd world landslide forum in Rome, Italy will be held from 3 – 9 October, 2011. Topic is “Putting science into practice”. Topical and thematic sessions are envisaged on: landslides and global change Emerging technologies in [...]

Lava Lake at Halema’uma’u Crater, Hawaii

Geology.com News [2011-01-31 05:01:26]   recommend this post  (95 visits)

“The lava lake deep within the vent cavity at Halema’uma’u crater remains active, with ongoing degassing and circulation of lava. This movie shows the view in the volcano vent on September 21, 2010 with a thermal camera, and the [...]

Field Photo Tryout

Pawn of the Pumice Castle [2011-02-03 19:50:00]   recommend this post  (93 visits)

It's inevitable that a geo-geek will want to show off their collection of field photos. They generally show rocks, structures, facies, principles etc... tells a story and is a lot more interesting than showing a box filled with collected rocks & [...]

Local Government Groups Want to Cash in on Gas Shales

Geology.com News [2011-02-03 04:29:00]   recommend this post  (83 visits)

An article in the Business Journal Daily explains why many state, county and community governments are interested in offering their land for natural gas drilling. This article focuses on county governments in northeastern Ohio who consider leasing [...]

An Introduction to Cold-Water Corals

Geology.com News [2011-01-31 06:07:56]   recommend this post  (82 visits)

In this video Sir David Attenborough introduces you to cold-water corals, which are more abundant than most people realize – perhaps more abundant than the warm-water corals that build the familiar coral reefs. It includes an invitation to [...]

Polar Bear Swims 426 Miles in Nine Days

Geology.com News [2011-01-31 06:11:56]   recommend this post  (81 visits)

A polar bear wearing a GPS collar and other sensors survived a 426-mile swim across the Beaufort Sea. The bear swam continuously for nine days and lost 100

Climate change will force millions of people to migrate.

Environment and Geology [2011-02-03 05:37:00]   recommend this post  (79 visits)

People may be forced from their homes in numbers never seen before.byDr. Nitish PriyadarshiChange is the only constant in the history of the earth. Since its creation around four billion years ago, our home planet has constantly been subjected to [...]

Where on (Google) Earth #261?

Ron Schott’s Geology Home Companion [2011-01-31 04:25:09]   recommend this post  (77 visits)

It didn’t take me too long to find Cole Kingsbury‘s WoGE #260 on Alaska’s Seward Peninsula, but it turns out my thermokarst explanation of the geology was all wet. The lakes were, in fact, formed by two marvelous maars – [...]

Rough Diamond Prices Rose 35% in 2010

Geology.com News [2011-01-31 04:03:07]   recommend this post  (76 visits)

When the recession started many diamond miners cut back on their development activities and retailers left their inventories sell down. Then in 2010, retailers and the public started buying, demand in India and China picked up, and that caused rough [...]