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The combined monitoring effort appears now to be providing consistent measurements of the remaining freeboard, and these are now being used in the media, which is helpful. As of late last night the reported freeboard was 8.8 feet, which is [...]
Position und Ausdehnung des Öls am 17. Mai 2010. Credit: NASA
Während sich bisher alle Blicke auf die nordwärts gerichteten Strömungen richteten, die den Ölteppich an die empfindlichen Ökosysteme [...]
An article in the Washington Post explores the future of offshore drilling and how the recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico might change the regulations and methods
“Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen said that the top kill operation has “stabilized the wellhead,” halting the flow of oil and gas. Admiral Allen stopped short of declaring the effort, which BP undertook on Wednesday, a success, indicating [...]
The skull of Nyctereutes lockwoodi as seen from the side and above. From Geraads et al, 2010.
In 2006 paleoanthropologists working in Ethiopia made a spectacular announcement - they had found the well-preserved remains of a juvenile [...]
I have no idea where this came from. If it's serious, it's very depressing. (The demotivational poster, though, is from Very
The headline from the University of Arizona News, and many other news outlets said, “Twentieth-Century Warming in Lake Tanganyika is Unprecedented.” The headline from Brown University press release (home of the lead author) said, [...]
The media in Pakistan are reporting that the freeboard is now 2 feet (61 cm). Assuming that this was taken at the normal measuring time (i.e. 3 pm local time) the freeboard graph looks like this:Jean Schneider, who is on site and flew over [...]
Las estructuras sedimentarias son los registros espaciales y geométricos de algún tipo de corriente formada por un agente de la naturaleza ya sea del tipo eólico (acción del viento), fluvial (acción de las aguas de un río), marinas (acción [...]
Many people are concerned that images of their property are available through online mapping systems such as Google Maps or Bing Maps. In Louisiana, persons who use these maps for crimes such as terrorism or burglary will receive extra jail time. [...]