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As a US taxpayer I am at loss to understand how $1 million dollars can be sent to Peru to deal with illegal mining. Here is a link to one report on the US taxpayer-funded largesse. The report notes: The U.S. Department of State awarded US$1 [...]
WATCH FOR ROCKS - Travels of a Sharp-Eyed Geologist [2015-03-24 04:09:55]
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Spring has sprung at last, but it seems as though it has been here for months already. Usually, snow can linger well into summer, up on the high plateaus of southern Utah. Several weeks ago, two friends and I hoped it would last at least through the [...]
The problem with a lot of beautiful national parks in mountain
landscapes is that they lie in mountain landscapes. The rugged terrain
is subject to landslides, and my favorite nearby park, Yosemite, is no exception. The park has four
entrances, [...]
Kilimanjaro will lie upon a tectonic line intersection 80km. east of the tectonically active Rift Valley. The activity which created this stratovolcano goes less than a million many the central ash pit on Kibo, the greatest volcanic centre, may be [...]
Source: adapted from National Park Service and R. J. Lillie. 2005, Parks and Plates
Before I get accused of "cable-newsing/click-baiting" with my choice of a headline, I'll amend it to say "Driving through the most dangerous kind of [...]
GeoLog-The official blog of the European Geosciences Union [2015-03-27 15:28:35]
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Today’s GeoEd post is brought to you by Susan Tate, an 8th grade teacher from Michigan in the USA. Susan attended the GIFT workshop held during the General Assembly last year. The GIFT programme offers primary school to high school teachers [...]
The Ordnance Survey is UK’s mapping agency and frequently releases free datasets. Their OpenData policy is quite progressive compared to Germany’s and they’ve recently published some fresh datasets that anyone can use. All you need [...]
A place not to missed. That's what I have to say about Dante's View in Death Valley National Park. And if you ever get there, don't just stand in the parking lot. Short walks in several directions offer even better views of the incredible landscape [...]
Every day I’m home, I’m surrounded by cats. The clowder is rarely more than a few feet away
Do you want to study PALEONTOLOGY in Portugal? Master and PhD Programs available at Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de [...]