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An interesting article on the Insurance Journal reports that about 1% of Oklahoma homeowners have earthquake insurance coverage. A recent increase in the number of small earthquakes in the state may motivate more homeowners to seek insurance.
Tags: ads-by-google, climate-change, florida, japan, Jobs, pennsylvania, plate-tectonics, satellite images, washingtonThe University of North Florida ’s anthropology department is working a dig on Black Hammock Island. They are taking advantage of the general public’s enormous interest in archaeology by offering a field school that brings enthusiastic workers to their project. Another project at the Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site in Maine needs a large number of volunteers for a dig.
Tags: ads-by-google, afghanistan, archaeology, astronomy, florida, geophysics, Jobs, north-carolina, pennsylvania, science, united-states, water“For about $25, the average homeowner can sprinkle enough nutrients, pesticides and weed killer to keep their lawn bright green and weed-free for several months. The real price tag is much higher.
Tags: astronomy, california, climate-change, coral reefs, florida, Geology.com, geophysics, pennsylvaniaThis National Geographic video demonstrates how sonar is used to map the ocean floor, determine its characteristics, map coral reefs and survey fish populations.
Tags: california, coral, earthquakes, florida, Geology.com, Jobs, pennsylvania, satellite images, virginia, water“Wind energy in Canada has increased almost tenfold in the last six years and Canada is still only scratching the surface of its enormous wind energy potential and the economic benefits that will result.” Quoted from the Vancouver Sun article.
Tags: canada, florida, Jobs, marcellus-shale, satellite images, united-states, vancouver, virginia, waterThe U.S. Geological Survey collects the data necessary for the accurate assessment and wise management of our Nation’s surface- water and groundwater resources. Their National Field Manual for the Collection of Water-Quality Data is available for public use.
Tags: california, collection, earthquakes, florida, Geology.com, geophysics, ground-water, Jobs, pennsylvania, plate-tectonics, waterThe U.S. Geological Survey Coral Reef Ecosystem Studies Project is analyzing corals from various sites in the Caribbean region, Dry Tortugas National Park, Biscayne National Park, other areas of the Florida Keys, and the Virgin Islands. The objective of this project is to develop records of past environmental change to better our understanding of climate variability. The records are being used to document changes over the last few centuries and to determine how corals and coral reefs have responded to any changes.
Tags: caribbean sea, coral reefs, coral-reef, ecosystem, environment, florida, florida-keys, project, survey-coral, understanding, usgsA polar bear wearing a GPS collar and other sensors survived a 426-mile swim across the Beaufort Sea. The bear swam continuously for nine days and lost 100 pounds.
Tags: arctic, astronomy, climate, earthquakes, florida, Geology.com, massachusetts, pennsylvania, texas, united-states, virginia, washingtonA team of researchers hope to develop a method that will enable them to implant DNA from a mammoth carcass into the egg of an African elephant to produce a mammoth embryo.
Tags: earthquakes, environment, florida, fossils, geology, Geology.com, historical geology, mexico, plate-tectonics, united-states, university, water“This video podcast highlights 50 years of photographic documentation of coral reefs in the Florida Keys . The photographs show 5 decades of changes that have taken place in both the size and the types of corals that were present at several coral reef sites from the early 1960s to today. The images capture events such as the appearance of coral disease and the die off of coral species like staghorn in the region.” Quoted from the USGS press release.
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