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Saturday, 24 August 2019

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Earthquake swarm in Krýsuvík volcano

Iceland Volcano and Earthquake blog [22:24:15]

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At 01:27 UTC on 24-August-2019 an magnitude 3,4 earthquake took place in Krýsuvík volcano. This earthquake was felt in Hafnafjörður, Garðabæ and Kópavogi. This earthquake started a minor earthquake swarm in Krýsuvík volcano. Earthquake swarm in Krýsuvík volcano. Copyright of this image belongs to Icelandic Met Office. This earthquake swarm seems to be over when … Continue reading "Earthquake swarm in Krýsuvík volcano"

Perisphinctes Ammonite Fossil

Louisville Area Fossils [20:46:00]

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Appears to be a Perisphinctes virguloides ammonite fossil found in Madagascar. Fossil is from the Jurassic Period (201-145 million years ago). Specimen was bought at the bookshop at Museo Civico di Storia Naturale in Milano,

HADROSAURUS: DUCK-BILLED DINOSAURS

ARCHEA [15:44:00]

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Hadrosaurus, also known as the "duck-billed" dinosaurs, were a very successful group of plant-eaters that thrived throughout western Canada during the late Cretaceous, some 70 to 84 million years [...]

Stromboli mit neuen Schloten

Florian Beckers Vulkan-Blog [11:36:16]

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Bei einem Observierungsflug über den Krater des Strombolis, dokumentierten Wissenschaftler des INGV die neuen Schlote, die seit der Eruption vom 3.Juli entstanden sind. Der Flug wurde gestern morgen [...]

The Mathematics of Approaching Zero

Ontario-geofish [01:18:00]

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The Arctic ice volume goes up and down with the seasons. Right now it is going down. But it is crowded at the bottom. The ice volume is getting closer to zero. The fun part is that all the previous [...]

26th August to 1st September 2019

Geology in the West Country [13:39:00]

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NEXT WEEKS EVENTS 26th August to 1st September 2019 THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXTRACT FROM BRISTOL AND WEST COUNTRY GEOLOGY CALENDARS MORE DETAILS CAN BE FOUND IN THE BRISTOL AND THE WEST [...]

Anak Krakatau eruptiert

Florian Beckers Vulkan-Blog [09:11:42]

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Der Indonesische Inselvulkan Anak Krakatu ist heute „gut drauf“ und eruptierte mehrmals. Das VSI veröffentlichte bereits 3 Meldungen über Eruptionen des Vulkans. Zwar konnte die höhe der Eruptionswolken [...]