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“The United Nations reports 2011 was the costliest year in history for catastrophes. It says economic losses from natural disasters, including earthquakes , storms and floods , amounted to $366 billion.” Quoted from the Voice of America article.
Tags: ads-by-google, america, climate-change, energy, hurricanes and cyclones, massachusetts, mexico, north-carolina, south-carolina, tsunami, virginia, voice“Over the last few decades, we’ve learned that high temperatures, water and abundant quartz are all critical factors in making rocks flow more easily, but until now, we haven’t had the tools to measure these factors and answer long-standing questions.”
Tags: ads-by-google, america, astronomy, earth sciences, environment, Geology.com, geophysics, massachusetts, middle-east, minerals, pennsylvania, satellite images, science, water“The Murder on the Beach lab by Howard Schindler and Jacqueline Gnant is relatively easy to prepare, uses tests and data beyond microscope work, and includes a mystery for students to solve. In part one of the lab, the students review known samples of sand – those that were taken from the suspects
Tags: afghanistan, america, astronomy, coastal geology, earth, energy, geologist career, geology, geology for kids, Geology.com, pennsylvania, plate-tectonics, science, united-states, waterA flawless 14.23 carat pink diamond nicknamed “Perfect Pink” was sold in a Christie’s auction in Hong Kong for $23.2 million – a new record for a gemstone sold at auction in Asia.
Tags: ads-by-google, afghanistan, america, asia, diamond, dictionary, gemstones, geology, geology-news, Geology.com, massachusetts, pennsylvania, satellite images, united-statesA 24.78 carat “fancy intense pink” diamond named “The Graff Pink” was sold at auction in Geneva for $46 million. This is the highest price ever paid for a gemstone at auction.
Tags: ads-by-google, america, australia, diamond, diamonds, europe, geology, Geology.com, marcellus-shale, mexico, pennsylvaniaHere is a website that I visit about once a month that you might appreciate. DonorsChoose.org receives proposals for classroom projects, mainly from K-12 teachers, and posts them for review by anyone who would like to help. This morning there were 25 projects returned in a search for “Geology” and scores of projects in searches
Tags: ads-by-google, america, canada, europe, Jobs, massachusetts, pennsylvania, science, united-states“The North American continent is not one thick, rigid slab, but a layer cake of ancient, 3 billion-year-old rock on top of much newer material probably less than 1 billion years old, according to a new study by seismologists at the University of California, Berkeley.” This information is a valuable clue to understanding how continents
Tags: africa, america, australia, climate-change, earth sciences, florida, geology, Geology.com, historical geology, marcellus-shale, pennsylvania, university, virginiaThe New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources recently made its teacher publication, “Lite Geology,” available online. This issue features “planetary geology”.
Tags: america, archaeology, canada, energy, europe, geology, geology-news, geophysics, michigan, new mexico, pennsylvaniaThe Wall Street Journal has an interesting article about how the recent natural gas shale discoveries are going to change geopolitics, economies and how energy is used.
Tags: america, earth sciences, energy, geology-news, mexico, michigan, pennsylvania, virginia, washingtonThe Minerals Management Service was split into three parts today by a directive from Interior Secretary Salazar. * one group will oversee oil and gas leasing and renewable energy development * another will enforce environmental and saftey regulations * the third will collect royalties on government leases
Tags: america, australia, canada, europe, mexico, minerals-management, politics and geology, virginia