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Water levels at Lake Mead have risen rapidly from record lows about one year ago. This change may have triggered an increase in seismic activity beneath the lake.
Tags: carolina, earthquakes, geology-news, Jobs, lakes, marcellus-shale, meteorites, mexico, middle-east, news, shale, united-statesThe Selenga is the primary contributor of water to Lake Baikal and its tributaries drain approximately 80 percent of the lake’s watershed.
Tags: ads-by-google, afghanistan, climate-change, current-events, Geology.com, Jobs, lakes, marcellus-shale, news, north-carolina, philippines, riversThis time-lapse video shows the draining of the Condit Dam in southeastern Washington .
Tags: astronomy, climate-change, earth, earth sciences, environment, lakes, marcellus-shale, massachusetts, middle-east, oceanography, waterSome of the most spectacular Eocene fossils are found in the Green River Formation of Colorado , Utah and Wyoming where fish, insects, plants and animals were preserved in intermountain lakes while the Rocky Mountains were still growing.
Tags: astronomy, california, colorado, fossils, green, historical geology, Jobs, lakes, marcellus-shale, massachusetts, rocky, united-states, utah, water“When cold air flows over warm water , some surface water evaporates into the cold air and saturates it, raising its relative humidity to 100 percent. The phenomenon is alternately known as evaporation fog, steam fog, even sea smoke, explains Michael Pidwirny of the University of British Columbia . On September 22, 2011, fog formed over Lake Baikal in southeastern Siberia.
Tags: ads-by-google, earth, earth sciences, earthquakes, geology-news, Geology.com, lakes, marcellus-shale, massachusetts, news, russia, texas, water“A documentary film highlighting recent and past USGS research in the Lake Tahoe Basin. It features USGS science activities conducted by hydrologists, geologists, geographers, computer modelers, and biologists, among others. The story is told through the use of narration, expert interviews, graphics, animations, incredible video imagery and time-lapse video. USGS science detailed in the story includes water quality monitoring, streamgaging, Lake Tahoe bathymetry, aerial LiDAR, historic use of aerial photography, and the Tahoe Land Use Simulation Model.” Quote from the USGS media release.
Tags: climate-change, earthquakes, Geology.com, geophysics, lakes, maps, marcellus-shale, mexico, news, pennsylvania, texas, virginia, waterThe National Map is a suite of products and services that provide access to base geospatial information to describe the landscape of the United States and its territories. These include a collection of data products that define the Nation’s topography, natural landscape, and manmade environment which can be used in geographic information systems and other geospatial programs. Most of these are easily available for free public use.
Tags: astronomy, earth, earthquakes, geology-news, geophysics, lakes, mexico, united-statesThough the Great Lakes are the largest freshwater system on Earth, the basin has the potential for local shortages, according to a new basin-wide water availability assessment by the U.S. Geological Survey.
Tags: ads-by-google, california, china, Geology.com, lakes, mexico, pennsylvania, satellite images, united-states, virginia“Ice on Lake Baikal is not at all unusual in January. Lake Baikal (also known as Ozero Baykal or Ozero Bajkal), is the world’s oldest and deepest freshwater lake .” Quoted from the Earth Observatory image release.
Tags: california, earth, earth-observatory, earthquakes, geology-news, Geology.com, hunza, Jobs, lakes, massachusetts, pakistan, satellite images, united-states, virginia, waterNASA leaders and researchers discuss the recent discovery of a bacteria that can subsitute arsenic for phosphorus in its cellular structure at Mono Lake , California. NASA Video on the Arsenic Bacteria…
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