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Rotorua Geothermal Area, North Island 

There were just two more stops on this Smithsonian Journeys trip to Australia and New Zealand and both were on the North Island.. I had not previously been to the North Island so I was curious to see just how different it was from the South.Leaving Queenstown we got a great view of Lake Wakatipu. At 50 miles long, it is New Zealand's longest lake and one of the deepest at 1,250 feet. The mountains around the lake (center) are known as The Remarkables.These are the Canterbury Plains south of [...]

Quake Activity Detected At Inskip Hill 

About 20-25 miles WSW of Lassen Volcanic Center in Northern California lies a little known volcanic hill called Inskip. This is a Pleistocene volcanic cone complex which has had exactly no volcanic activity in historical time. Recently I have begun seeing some small quakes occur directly beneath it at a depth of about 3km, one of which occurred today at a magnitude of 2.2. This is probably nothing but it is always important to be vigilant when it comes to long dormant or presumably extinct [...]

The future of the Arizona Geological Survey 

The Arizona Geological Survey is facing a normal sunset review in the Arizona legislature Monday, Oct. 17.  I urge the legislators to continue the survey because is provides many valuable services and maintains a repository of scientific knowledge about Arizona. The statutory mission of AZGS is: 1. Serve as a primary source of geologic information

Tomes 2011: All Science All the Time Edition 

Oh, dear. I think I just heard the sound of bookshelves screaming in anticipation. Poor overloaded darlings. They'll just have to toughen up and take it, or rely on e-readers to lighten their load. We've got some excellent books on tap this edition. Source The Stuff of Thought There are two things Steven Pinker always combines that I adore: the science of the mind, and language. This book delivers both in copious amounts. A few myths are dispelled, quite a few more insights given, and [...]