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Dye Tracing in Karst

September 19th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Geology.com

This article reports on a karst converence in the eastern panhandle of West Virginia but also explores the topic of dye tracing in karst.

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White-Nose Syndrome Spreading through Bat Communities

April 30th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Geology.com

“White-nose syndrome” is a disease first noted in the bats of some New York caves in February 2007. It has since spread to bat populations in many parts of the United States. USGS has a website that reports how the disease is spreading.

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Stalagmite Data and Climate Change

November 17th, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in Geology.com

#8220;California experienced centuries-long droughts in the past 20,000 years that coincided with the thawing of ice caps in the Arctic, according to a new study by UC Davis doctoral student Jessica Oster and geology professor Isabel MontaƱez.#8221; Quoted from the UCDavis press release.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Geologycom/~4/7UKYl1VzO6s” height=”1″ width=”1″/

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Information for Arizona Homeowners and Buyers

August 5th, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in Geology.com

The Arizona Geological Survey has lots of geologic hazards information for homeowners and home buyers that can be downloaded and viewed immediately for free from their website. Their webpage for real estate hazards includes information on floods, earthquakes, problem soils, mass movements, subsidence and earth fissures, radon, karst, abandon mines, volcanic hazards, radon

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Denver City, Texas Sinkhole Photos

July 30th, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in Geology.com

A large sinkhole has opened near Denver City, Texas. This is a big one. Photos and video can be seen on the KCBD.com website.

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