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Monday, 11 February 2019

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What happened when? Working out sequences of events

Earth Learning Idea [21:59:00]

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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 concepts used for age sequencing can be applied through indoor and outdoor exercises in both natural and constructed situations and they are great fun to do! More activities about working

Best grow light for cannabis and microgreens

Ontario-geofish [21:40:00]

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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 had shifted and nothing was growing. These lights are fantastic, but you need at least two or three per shelf. They are strong at 18 inches, and work up to 24 inches with a 45 deg spread.

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

Ontario-geofish [19:24:00]

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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, [...]

Camp Life in Antarctica and the Importance of Epoxy

State of the Planet [15:12:17]

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From cooking to going to the bathroom, here’s what daily life is like in a remote Antarctic

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

GeoLog-The official blog of the European Geosciences Union [15:00:52]

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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]

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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]

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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 [...]

Deutschland: Erdbeben M 2,9 in der Eifel

Florian Beckers Vulkan-Blog [09:58:51]

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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 [...]

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

Paleoseismicity [09:28:41]

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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 [...]

Foraminiferas from Ireland

Louisville Area Fossils [05:59:00]

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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 [...]

Advice from a Grad Student

Wooster Geologists [17:14:34]

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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 [...]

ARS report - Feb 11, 2019

Ontario-geofish [15:03:00]

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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 [...]

Studying Sustainability in Israel: It’s Complicated

State of the Planet [14:57:16]

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MPA in Environmental Science and Policy students travel to Israel to learn more about the geopolitical climate and resource management as a tool for

Ocean current report - Feb 9, 2019

Ontario-geofish [12:53:00]

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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]

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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]

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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 [...]

Hurricane Maria: a first analysis of landsliding in Puerto Rico

The Landslide Blog [08:13:08]

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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 [...]