Negros-Cebu, Philippines Earthquake M6.7
A strong M6.7 earthquake occurred in the Negros-Cebu Region of the Philippines at 11:49 AM local time on Monday, February 6, 2012. News reports
New Eruption Dates for Ubehebe Crater
Recent research on Ubehebe Crater of California ’s Death Valley reveals that it last erupted about 800 years ago instead of the previously-believed date of several thousand years ago. Erik Klementti comments on this new date.
Tags: california, current-events, geology-news, middle-east, news, pennsylvania, shale, virginia, volcanoesVolcanic Hazards in California
“More than 500 volcanic vents have been identified in the State of California . At least 76 of these vents have erupted, some repeatedly, during the last 10,000 yr. Past volcanic activity has ranged in scale and type from small rhyolitic and basaltic eruptions through large catastrophic rhyolitic eruptions.” Quoted from the USGS report.
Abandon California Highway 39 Because of Landslides?
An article in the Los Angeles Times reports that the California Department of Transportation would like to abandon State Highway 39 because landslide and other problems are costing $1.5 million per year to repair.
Tags: california, environment, geology-news, landslides, meteorites, oregon, pennsylvania, shale, south-carolinaPaseo Del Mar Landslide Update
Damage caused by a landslide that cut off the Paseo Del Mar highway near San Pedro, California appears to be confined to an area fenced off by the city. The Contra Costa Times has a photo showing the severity of damage.
Tags: california, energy, landslides, marcellus-shale, mexico, north-carolina, shale, south-carolinaMeteorite Impacts Trigger Avalanches on Mars
“When a meteorite careens toward the dusty surface of the Red Planet , it kicks up dust and can cause avalanching even before the rock from outer space hits the ground…” Quoted from the University of Arizona press release.
Tags: asteroids and meteorites, california, earth sciences, energy, geology, Jobs, massachusetts, north-carolina, shale, south-carolina, university, virginia, waterAnticipating an Eruption at Mt. Shasta?
An article on the Redding.com website considers the types of problems that will occur in the next eruption at Mt. Shasta
Tags: afghanistan, archaeology, california, carolina, climate-change, current-events, marcellus-shale, meteorites, news, north-carolina, pennsylvania, philippines, shale, virginia, volcanoesUrban Gold Prospecting
This video shows how Raffi Stepanian finds gold and diamonds in the cracks of Manhattan sidewalks. I don’t know if he really making 300 bucks per day but his techniques are interesting!
Tags: california, carolina, current-events, diamonds, marcellus-shale, meteorites, mexico, middle-east, north-carolina, pennsylvania, washingtonEarth is Overdue for a Magnetic Reversal
NASA has a new article that explains that over the past 20 million years magnetic reversals have occurred every 200,000 to 300,000 years but it has been more than twice that long since the last reversal.
Tags: ads-by-google, california, carolina, earth, earth's interior, earthquakes, geology-news, Geology.com, geophysics, marcellus-shale, pennsylvania, plate-tectonics, virginiaEarthquake Warning System for the Pacific Northwest
The University of Washington , the University of California Berkeley and the California Institute of Technology have each received $2 million for developing an earthquake warning system for the Pacific Northwest.
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