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Here’s that hemisected hen you ordered

Sauropod Vertebra Picture of the Week [2019-01-14 10:13:02]   recommend this post  (686 visits)

Ray Wilhite posted this gorgeous image on a Facebook thread, and we’re re-posting it here with his permission. It’s taken from a poster that Ray co-authored (Roberts et al. 2016). We’re looking here at a coronal cross-section of a hen (age not [...]

Australian Stagnant Air

Ontario-geofish [2019-01-17 13:17:00]   recommend this post  (638 visits)

This year has seen many temperature records broken due to stagnant air.  The basic idea is that landlocked temperatures can zoom in the hot sun.  Ocean breezes can moderate this. You can see that Oz is in stagnant air right now.  This is [...]

Fossils at the Speed Art Museum

Louisville Area Fossils [2019-01-16 02:02:00]   recommend this post  (638 visits)

I visited the Speed Art Museum in downtown Louisville next to the campus of the University of Louisville. The museum opened on January 15, 1927 as the J.B. Speed Memorial Museum. It features artworks by Rembrandt, Cezanne, Matisse, Picasso, and [...]

How does the Freeze-Thaw cycle impact soil?

SOILS MATTER, GET THE SCOOP! [2019-01-15 08:29:54]   recommend this post  (638 visits)

Have you ever seen a heavy, solid rock that’s been seamlessly broken into thin plates by some invisible force? Or have you observed those eerily perfect circular patterned rock formations

Why the ‘Child of Krakatau’ volcano is still dangerous – a volcanologist explains

Geological Society of London blog [2019-01-14 16:32:33]   recommend this post  (638 visits)

Thomas Giachetti (University of Oregon) explains his research into the risk posed by Anak Krakatau, published in the Journal of the Geological Society in January 2012, and how it relates to what happened in December 2018. Continue reading →

Kuchinoerabu-jima eruptiert hohe Aschewolke

Florian Beckers Vulkan-Blog [2019-01-17 09:51:37]   recommend this post  (612 visits)

Im Süden des japanischen Archipels ist der Inselvulkan Kuchinoerabu-jima ausgebrochen. Der Feuerberg speit Aschewolken aus die bis zu 7000 m ü.N.N. aufsteigen. Das VAAC Tokio registrierte bisher 2 dieser hohen Aschewolken. Zuvor wurden 2 [...]

Two new landslide videos: Lebanon and Russia

The Landslide Blog [2019-01-15 09:21:28]   recommend this post  (579 visits)

Two new (to me at least) landslide videos have been posted onto Youtube: one from Lebanon earlier this month and one from Russia in 2012 The post Two new landslide videos: Lebanon and Russia appeared first on The Landslide Blog.

Geosciences Column: Using volcanoes to study carbon emissions' long-term environmental effect

GeoLog-The official blog of the European Geosciences Union [2019-01-17 11:05:21]   recommend this post  (560 visits)

In a world where carbon dioxide levels are rapidly rising, how do you study the long-term effect of carbon emissions? To answer this question, some scientists have turned to Mammoth Mountain, a volcano in California that’s been releasing carbon [...]

Gestein des Jahres 2019 – Schiefer

Mente et Malleo [2019-01-14 23:12:55]   recommend this post  (535 visits)

Auch 2019 gibt es wieder ein Gestein des Jahres, den Schiefer. In früheren Jahren noch allgegenwärtig, als Schreibtafel oder Dacheindeckung. Als Fassaden- und Dachbedeckung wird das Gestein immer noch gerne genommen. Daneben hat es aber … [...]

A tale of three iguanas

Mountain Beltway [2019-01-14 02:14:02]   recommend this post  (511 visits)

As noted last week, I spent the week spanning New Year’s Eve in the enchanted isles of the Galapagos. The previous week (over Christmas) my family and I were in coastal Ecuador. I saw a total of three species of iguanas in the two locations, and [...]