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UARS Satellite Falls Over the Pacific

September 24th, 2011 | Comments Off | Posted in Geology.com

“ NASA ’s decommissioned Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite fell back to Earth between 11:23 p.m. EDT Friday and 1:09 a.m. EDT Saturday. The Joint Space Operations Center at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California said the satellite penetrated the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean . The precise re-entry time and location are not yet known with certainty.” Quoted from the NASA press release.

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What Are These?

September 22nd, 2011 | Comments Off | Posted in Geology.com

Can you recognize these tiny objects, collected about four miles off the coast of Massachusetts ?

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Argo Floats Monitor Ocean pH and Carbon Dioxide

September 6th, 2011 | Comments Off | Posted in Geology.com

Scientists can now remotely monitor the ocean ’s changing chemistry with help from some of the five-foot-tall Argo floats that drift with deep ocean currents and transmit data via satellite back to land.

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Interactive Hurricane Track Maps

September 5th, 2011 | Comments Off | Posted in Geology.com

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) has an interactive map of the United States that allows you to create historic hurricane track maps for specific locations, time intervals, specific storms and more.

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Hurricane Irene – Up-to-Date Forecasts at NOAA

August 26th, 2011 | Comments Off | Posted in Geology.com

You can get some of the most up-to-date and authoritative forecasts for Hurricane Irene at NOAA ’s National Hurricane Center. Their forecast on Friday evening at 9:00 PM EST: “THE CORE OF THE HURRICANE WILL APPROACH THE COAST OF NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT AND PASS NEAR OR OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST ON SATURDAY. THE HURRICANE IS FORECAST TO MOVE NEAR OR OVER THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST SATURDAY NIGHT AND MOVE OVER SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND ON SUNDAY.”

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Hurricane Irene Hits the Bahamas

August 24th, 2011 | Comments Off | Posted in Geology.com

From the National Hurricane Center… “THE CORE OF IRENE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS TODAY AND OVER THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS ON THURSDAY. IRENE IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST…AND IRENE WILL LIKELY BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE LATER TODAY. AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM SURGE WILL RAISE WATER LEVELS BY AS MUCH AS 7 TO 11 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS OVER THE CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS…AND BY AS MUCH AS 5 TO 8 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.

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Big Mountains and Faults at Slow-Spreading Mid-Ocean Ridges

August 15th, 2011 | Comments Off | Posted in Geology.com

“Mid- ocean ridges are the topographic manifestation of where the Earth’s tectonic plates separate and spread apart and new oceanic crust is created. The Mid-Cayman Rise is an example of one of these ridges and forms part of the boundary between the North American and Caribbean tectonic plates.” Quoted from the Ocean Explorer website. Profiles of Mt Dent on west of the Mid-Cayman Spreading Center (red) and Mt Everest (yellow) shown at the same scale. Mt Dent is clearly a big (undersea) mountain.

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Hawaii Groundwater Assessment

August 1st, 2011 | Comments Off | Posted in Geology.com

USGS has published: A Water -Budget Model and Assessment of Groundwater Recharge for the Island of Hawaiʻi. “Concern surrounding increasing demand for groundwater on the Island of Hawaiʻi, caused by a growing population and an increasing reliance on groundwater as a source for municipal and private water systems, has prompted a study of groundwater recharge on the island using the most current data and accepted methods.” Quoted from the USGS report.

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Why Japan’s Tsunami Was So Powerful

June 20th, 2011 | Comments Off | Posted in Geology.com

“The magnitude 9 earthquake and resulting tsunami that struck Japan on March 11, 2011 were like a one-two punch – first violently shaking, then swamping the islands. It was not appreciated before this earthquake that this size of earthquake was possible on this plate boundary .” Quoted from the Sanford University press release.

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Groundwater Quality: Sacramento Valley, California

May 4th, 2011 | Comments Off | Posted in Geology.com

The United States Geological Survey has release three reports that survey groundwater quality in the northern , middle and southern parts of Sacramento Valley, California .

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