Colorado Wildfires
Wildfires continue to be a problem for thousands of people in Colorado.
Tags: ads-by-google, africa, climate-change, europe, geology, geology-news, Geology.com, Jobs, north, united-statesMelting of Oregon’s Largest Glacier
“An Oregon State University research program has returned to Collier Glacier for the first time in almost 20 years and found that the glacier has decreased more than 20 percent from its size in the late 1980s. ” Quoted from the Oregon State University press release.
Tags: ads-by-google, climate, geology-news, glaciers, Jobs, massachusetts, mexico, university, virginiaChief Oil and Gas to Disclose Hydraulic Fracturing Chemistry
Chief Oil & Gas announced that they will voluntarily disclose the additives that are used in their hydraulic fracturing fluid at every Marcellus Shale well site in Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
Tags: canada, energy, geology-news, Geology.com, hydraulic, hydraulic-fracturing, Jobs, mexico, oil and gas, pennsylvania, philippines, virginia, washington, water, west virginiaLNG Import Terminal Projects Abandoned
Several LNG, liquefied natural gas, import terminals in the United States have gone from being highly promoted to abandoned. The killer for these projects is the recent development of shale gas resources in several parts of the country.
Tags: energy, geology, geology-news, geophysics, lng, marcellus-shale, michigan, pennsylvania, virginiaExtensive Flooding in Southern Pakistan
Earth Observatory has a satellite image pair that shows before and after images of flooding near the cities of Thatta and Sujawal, Pakistan. Sujawal and surrounding lands suffered severe flooding.
Tags: australia, earth-observatory, flooding, geology-news, Geology.com, marcellus-shale, mexico, pakistan, pennsylvania, philippinesM 7.2 Christchurch, New Zealand Earthquake
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake occurred about 20 miles northwest of Christchurch, New Zealand on Saturday, September 4 at 4:35 AM local time.
Tags: archaeology, california, canada, dictionary, europe, florida, geology, geology-news, Geology.com, hawaii, pacific, pennsylvania, washingtonVideo: Mariner Energy Oil Platform Fire
This video provides an overview of yesterday’s Mariner Energy oil platform fire in the Gulf of Mexico. This was a production platform servicing existing wells, not a drilling rig like the one associated with the BP spill.
Tags: ads-by-google, africa, australia, california, dictionary, energy, geology-news, Geology.com, gulf, Jobs, marcellus-shale, oil and gas, philippines, united-states, washingtonGulf of Mexico Energy Facts
“The Gulf of Mexico area, both onshore and offshore, is one of the most important regions for energy resources and infrastructure. Gulf of Mexico offshore oil production accounts for 30 percent of total U.S
Tags: ads-by-google, africa, canada, geology-news, gulf of mexico, mississippi, oil and gas, washingtonTsunamis in the Atlantic Ocean
A tsunami in the Atlantic Ocean is a rare event. Although the incidence of Atlantic tsunamis is low, the threat should be taken seriously because millions of people live in low-elevation locations around the rim of the Atlantic basin.
Tags: atlantic-ocean, canada, europe, geology-news, Jobs, marcellus-shale, michigan, oregon, plate-tectonics, virginiaChinese Investments in Afghanistan Mineral Development
Mineral consumption in China has been growing rapidly and Chinese interest in the mineral resources of other countries is growing. This article reviews some of these investments, in particular, two in Afghanistan
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