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Water levels at Lake Mead have risen rapidly from record lows about one year ago.
Tags: ads-by-google, archaeology, arizona, carolina, earthquakes, energy, Geology.com, massachusetts, meteorites, north-dakota, pennsylvania, united-statesThe TucsonCitizen.com website has an article that explores numerous mining laws and court cases back to 200 BC
Tags: archaeology, arizona, carolina, climate-change, current-events, earthquakes, energy, environment, geophysics, massachusetts, north-carolina, pennsylvania, virginiaAmerican West Potash is exploring the possibilities of an underground potash mine in Arizona .
Tags: arizona, arizona-geology, energy, Jobs, middle-east, mining, north-carolina, north-dakota, pennsylvania, virginiaOver one million acres of land in Arizona was damaged by wildfires in 2011. Now these areas are subject to potential debris flows during heavy rain. A recent article on the Arizona Geological Survey website describes the problem.
“The Arizona Land Subsidence Interest Group, a cadre of Earth scientists, geotechnicians, and geological engineers, have formulated the first guidelines for the professional geotechnical community in their investigations of land subsidence and earth fissure hazards in south-central Arizona.” Quoted from the Arizona Geological Survey press release.
Tags: arizona, arizona-geological, earth, earthquakes, geology-news, Geology.com, Jobs, marcellus-shale, mexico, middle-east, soil, subsidence, virginia, waterForeign companies are buying into US mining operations and energy projects at a rapid rate. A quote from the Arizona Geology blog…. “Opponents of the Rosemont copper mine south of Tucson, point to the Canadian home of the company’s parent, Augusta Resources, as rationale for halting the mine. Yet, the State of Arizona has trade offices in not only Canada, but Mexico, Europe, and China , in hopes of luring foreign investments in Arizona and purchase of Arizona exports.”
Tags: arizona, california, china, earth, massachusetts, mexico, mining, satellite images, water-resources“Melting ice sheets contributed much more to rising sea levels than thermal expansion of warming ocean waters during the Last Interglacial Period, a UA-led team of researchers has found. The results further suggest that ocean levels continue to rise long after warming of the atmosphere levels off.” Quoted from the University of Arizona press release. Related: Sea Level Rise Maps
Tags: arizona, california, climate-change, geology, geophysics, hawaii, Jobs, level-rise, mexico, oceanography, pennsylvania, satellite images, university, virginiaThe Arizona Geological Survey published their first e-book in Kindle format: “A Guide to the Geology of Catalina State Park and the Western Santa Catalina Mountains”. This is the first geological survey publication that we have seen in an e-reader format. This is a timely development because the New York Times reported that Amazon’s ebook sales now outnumber their paper book sales.
Tags: ads-by-google, amazon, arizona, arizona-geological, california, earth sciences, earthquakes, kansas, mexico, mountains, north, waterOn 3 May 1887, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake rippled across Sonora, Mexico , and southern Arizona .
Tags: arizona, astronomy, california, hawaii, japan, natural hazards, pennsylvania, satellite images, virginiaPlanes dropping liquid fire retardant one of the key weapons for fighting hundreds of wildfires in the southwestern United States.
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