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“Fountain Stream is one of the largest rivers draining Malaspina Glacier . The changes in this river over the past 120 years provides an example of how glacial retreat can starve rivers of sediment and lead to erosion downstream, and an example of the complex changes that can result from climate change .”
Tags: climate-change, coastal geology, current-events, energy, geology-news, global-warming, Jobs, news, philippines, south-carolina, virginia“After the recent great quakes that have swept away entire coastlines and cities in Japan , Haiti and Sumatra, scientists are now looking hard at the nation that may suffer the gravest threat of all: Bangladesh.” We thought that this was an excellent video. Did you know that a magnitude 8 earthquake caused the Brahmaputra River to change course? Have you ever seen a human powered drill rig – made from bamboo – that can complete a 300 foot-deep well in one day
Tags: carolina, climate-change, coastal geology, earth sciences, energy, meteorites, mexico, middle-east, south-carolinaSinking retired warships a few miles off the US east coast is a way to provide habitats for marine life and create recreational opportunities for people. However, some researchers object to the practice.
Tags: afghanistan, climate, climate-change, coastal geology, middle-east, oceanography, satellite images, united-states, virginiaThe U.S. Geological Survey has taken a number of actions to prepare for monitoring floods arising from hurricanes and other tropical storms. Activities include hardening of streamgages along the Gulf Coast; implementing rapidly deployable, mobile streamgages; installing an emergency satellite-communications and data-distribution system; and developing storm-surge monitoring capabilities. Quoted from the USGS Fact Sheet.
Tags: alabama, coastal geology, earth sciences, earthquakes, Geology.com, louisiana, mississippi, rivers, water“Follow the Pacific Nearshore Project as researchers from the USGS , Monterey Bay Aquarium, and other institutions sail Alaskan waters to study sea otters and investigate coastal health.” Quoted from the USGS project descripton.
Tags: ads-by-google, alaska, california, canada, coastal geology, Geology.com, Jobs, marcellus-shale, mississippi, pacific ocean, pennsylvania, united-states, virginia, 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, waterWetlands along Pakistan’s Arabian Sea coast have high water levels in response to the monsoon rains that have caused extensive flooding over the past two months. Earth Observatory has images that allow you to compare satellite views from 2009 and 2010.
Tags: ads-by-google, africa, coastal geology, Geology.com, Jobs, massachusetts, pakistan, pennsylvania, philippines, united-statesAfter the Exxon Valdez accident citizen councils were used to provide input and oversight to the energy industry. Similar councils are proposed for the Gulf of Mexico area.
Tags: africa, canada, coastal geology, energy, geology, Geology.com, gulf, gulf of mexico, Jobs, marcellus-shale, mexico, michigan, oregon, united-statesLiDAR, Light Detection And Ranging technology, is finding more and more uses in geology. A symposium on October 31 at the 2010 GSA annual meeting will “explore the application of airborne and terrestrial LiDAR to paleoseismology, neotectonics, salt marsh ecology, lava flow morphology, post-fire slope processes, engineering geology, rockfalls and debris flows, geologic mapping,
Tags: ads-by-google, africa, coastal geology, earthquakes, engineering geology, Geology.com, geophysics, Jobs, landslides, maps, massachusetts, michigan, pennsylvania, virginiaYesterday was the fifth anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami that killed about 250,000 people around the rim of the Indian Ocean. An article and videos on the CNN website illustrate some of the observances
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