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Sunday, 08 September 2019

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Communicating Earth Science: Stromatolite Stroll

In the Company of Plants and Rocks [21:35:00]

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Stromatolites showing off their arched layers. As I mentioned a few posts back, I’ve been writing geology/history articles for our local paper, the Laramie Boomerang. Finding topics is easy; there’s no shortage of interesting features nearby. And telling their stories to the general public is doable and rewarding—if done right. But that’s the challenge. The most recent article (below) was especially difficult, for it was about stromatolites. Ours are some of the most [...]

Magnitude Mw4,2 earthquake in Bárðarbunga volcano

Iceland Volcano and Earthquake blog [20:36:42]

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Today (8-September-2019) at 02:00 UTC earthquake swarm started in Bárðarbunga volcano. From 02:00 to 02:03 UTC total of five earthquake took place in Bárðarbunga volcano. Largest of them had a magnitude of Mw4,2 and second largest had a magnitude of Mw3,2. Other earthquakes that took place had a smaller magnitude. The earthquake activity in Bárðarbunga … Continue reading "Magnitude Mw4,2 earthquake in Bárðarbunga volcano"

Radiolarians are Rad

JOIDES Resolution blogs [18:09:52]

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(blog written by Amanda Florea) You know what’s rad? Working hand in hand with one of the few radiolarian specialists... Read more

Start of the Dark Ages - Then, Not Now.

Geology in the West Country [11:58:00]

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The Fall of the Roman Empire - Perhaps. THIS ARTICLE suggests that a volcanic eruption in Central America was the cause of plague in Constantinople, widespread famine and barbarian invasions of the Roman [...]

UPPER CRETACEOUS NANAIMO GROUP AT HORNBY ISLAND

ARCHEA [07:01:00]

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Hornby Island is formed from sediments of the upper Nanaimo Group which are also widely exposed on adjacent Denman Island and the southern Gulf Islands. On this island, a total stratigraphic thickness of 1350 [...]

Translucent Fossil From Libya

Louisville Area Fossils [05:49:00]

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This image is of a Glycymeris sp. pelecypod fossil. The fossil appears to be made of plaster/gypsum/calcium sulfate and in a translucent form. The creature existed in the Miocene Epoch of the Neogene Period. [...]

The Long Game

JOIDES Resolution blogs [15:33:32]

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Sitting at the top level of the JOIDES Resolution, I enjoy the abundance of sunlight. This is different than the... Read more

Stromboli: Schwefeldioxid Ausstoß gestiegen

Florian Beckers Vulkan-Blog [10:10:08]

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Der Artikel erhielt ein Update zum Ätna. Am Stromboli ist der Schwefeldioxid-Ausstoß den 2. Tag in Folge wieder deutlich angestiegen. Gestern berichtete das LGS von 180 Tonnen am Tag, heute wurden 168 Tonnen [...]

Translucent Pelecypod Fossil

Louisville Area Fossils [06:02:00]

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This image is of a Lucinoma sp. pelecypod fossil. The fossil appears to be made of plaster/gypsum/calcium sulfate and in a translucent form. The creature existed in the Miocene Epoch of the Neogene Period. [...]

American Meteorological Society & NWS Leadership Issue Statements Supporting NWS Employees/ WAPO- Forecasters Warned Not To Give Opinions on Forecast!

Dan\'s Wild Wild Science Journal [03:39:05]

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The American Meteorological Society tonight posted a statement supporting the NWS office that was criticized by an unsigned NOAA statement Friday night. (See here and here). In addition, an all-hands email [...]