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Monday, 11 February 2019

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Challenges & Conclusions from the 6th Int’l Colloquium on Historical earthquakes & Paleoseismology studies, Han-sur-Lesse, Belgium 

Paleoseismicity [09:28:41]  recommend  recommend this post  (609 visits) info
The 6th Int’l Colloquium on Historical earthquakes & Paleoseismology studies took place in October 2018 in Han-sur-Lesse, Belgium. Our colleagues Koen Van Noten, Thierry Camelbeeck, and  Thomas Lecocq have put together a nice summary of this event, pointing out future challenges in the field: From 24 to 26 October 2018 55 scientists from 14 countries gathered at Han-sur-Lesse in Belgium for the annual gathering of the Colloquium on Historical earthquakes and Seismology. During this well [...]

Russian Military fills garbage dump with day-old sushi, Climate Change blamed 

Ontario-geofish [19:24:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (604 visits) info
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Reference Oh, I couldn't make this up. Tons of very fat and healthy bears stormed the open garbage dump for a feast.  While they were there, they had a look around. This place is on an island, the Arctic ice almost never surrounds it. This year's ice is almost as much as it ever gets.  Just a stone's throw across the narrow island you get all the ice you need. Naturally,

Best grow light for cannabis and microgreens 

Ontario-geofish [21:40:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (594 visits) info
You must start your tomatoes from seed soon.  As well, you must start your cannabis for the summer. This is a way for me to make money if you order this light.  I replaced all my old lights because they [...]

Hurricane Maria: a first analysis of landsliding in Puerto Rico 

The Landslide Blog [08:13:08]  recommend  recommend this post  (565 visits) info
Detailed analysis by the USGS and others shows that Hurricane Maria triggered at least 40,000 landslides in Puerto Rico in 2017 The post Hurricane Maria: a first analysis of landsliding in Puerto Rico [...]

Foraminiferas from Ireland 

Louisville Area Fossils [05:59:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (262 visits) info
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I do not think these remains of microscopic creatures are fossils yet. Here are three images of some foraminifera found near the Plassey ship wreck, Killagoola, Aran Islands off coast of Galway, Ireland. They [...]

Deutschland: Erdbeben M 2,9 in der Eifel 

Florian Beckers Vulkan-Blog [09:58:51]  recommend  recommend this post  (170 visits) info
Update 12.02.2019: In der gleichen Region ereignete sich heute ein weiteres schwaches Erdbeben der Lokal-Magnitude 2,6. Die Tiefe des Erdbebenherdes wird mit 8 km angegeben. Update 14:15 Uhr: Die Daten zum [...]

Studying Sustainability in Israel: It’s Complicated 

State of the Planet [14:57:16]  recommend  recommend this post  (149 visits) info
MPA in Environmental Science and Policy students travel to Israel to learn more about the geopolitical climate and resource management as a tool for

EGU’s response to potential changes to the European Research Council 

GeoLog-The official blog of the European Geosciences Union [15:00:52]  recommend  recommend this post  (133 visits) info
A major re-organisation of the European Commission’s Research and Innovation Directorate General is scheduled to take place this year with a goal to revise staff reporting procedures and increased [...]

When Bugs Were Big, Plants Were Strange, and Tetrapods Stalked the Earth: A Cartoon Prehistory of Life Before Dinosaurs, by Hannah Bonner 

Mountain Beltway [12:58:43]  recommend  recommend this post  (107 visits) info
It has been a while since I’ve reviewed any kids’ books here, but this one was so good that I just have to tell you about it. My son is now 6 and a half years old, and he’s interested in all sorts of [...]

Imaggeo on Mondays: A slice of fossil life 

GeoLog-The official blog of the European Geosciences Union [12:25:57]  recommend  recommend this post  (103 visits) info
I am a petrographer at the University of Padova, Italy, studying the metamorphic rocks that form the deep Earth’s crust beneath our feet, and what happens when they get so hot to start to melt. I’ve spent [...]

ARS report - Feb 11, 2019 

Ontario-geofish [15:03:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (571 visits) info
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The Atmospheric River Storm (ars without the 'e') report. The Big Fat ARS that has been warming North America is finally moving off.  It still has one big snow storm to dump on Toronto, and then we [...]

Ocean current report - Feb 9, 2019 

Ontario-geofish [12:53:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (542 visits) info
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Not much change, but a few interesting things. The saline current from the Arctic becomes stronger as cold water from the North Atlantic sucks into it.  I've never seen this, but it probably confirms [...]

grants annually for small-scale research projects in the field of systematics 

WeBlog Aragosaurus [12:01:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (238 visits) info
The Councils of the Linnean Society (https://www.linnean.org/) and the Systematics Association (http://www.systass.org/) jointly administer the Systematics Research Fund (SRF) that provides grants annually [...]

Así se hizo "La marca doble del diablo" 

Koprolitos [09:45:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (157 visits) info
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Como ya sabrás, estamos de estreno: ha nacido Ediciones Koprolitos, que debuta con La marca doble del diablo, una novela negra de ambientación mesozoica que no va a dejar a nadie indiferente. Los propios [...]

What happened when? Working out sequences of events 

Earth Learning Idea [21:59:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (140 visits) info
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New ELI today - 'What happened when?: sorting out sequences using stratigraphical concepts. Are the age-based stratigraphical concepts principles or laws? – and how do you use them?' The stratigraphical [...]

Advice from a Grad Student 

Wooster Geologists [17:14:34]  recommend  recommend this post  (110 visits) info
I caught up with Wooster Geologist Clara Deck (’17) at the AGU meeting in December. Clara is a grad student who has been doing exciting research on glaciers. I asked her to tell us a little about her [...]

Camp Life in Antarctica and the Importance of Epoxy 

State of the Planet [15:12:17]  recommend  recommend this post  (104 visits) info
From cooking to going to the bathroom, here’s what daily life is like in a remote Antarctic
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