Zero-Energy Home in New York City
This video features a “zero-energy” home.
Tags: africa, cnn, geology, Geology.com, interesting, massachusetts, pennsylvania, philippines, united-states, videoSolar Radiation and Earth’s Atmosphere
“The sun’s energy output declined to unusually low levels from 2007 to 2009, a particularly prolonged solar minimum during which there were virtually no sunspots or solar storms. During that same period of low solar activity, Earth’s thermosphere shrank more than at any time in the 43-year era of space exploration.”
Tags: archaeology, article, australia, california, canada, florida, geology, Geology.com, Jobs, marcellus-shale, massachusetts, michigan, united-states, virginiaUnusual Release of Carbon Dioxide from the Southern Ocean
A study of carbon-14 in the shells of fossil foraminifera living at the end of the last ice age, about 18,000 years ago, suggests an unusual release of carbon dioxide from the Southern Ocean at that time.
Tags: australia, california, carbon, earth sciences, geology, interesting, Jobs, marcellus-shale, massachusetts, mexicoYosemite Rock Fall Hazards Video & Map
Yosemite Valley is a deep, glacier-carved valley bounded by steep granite cliffs. These steep cliffs produce numerous rock falls and rock slides every year. The falls can be massive, involving millions of cubic meters and the results can be fatal. Related: Photo sequence of a spectacular rock fall in Yosemite by Herb Dunn.
Tags: ads-by-google, california, energy, europe, Geology.com, landslides, massachusetts, mexico, natural hazards, oregon, south-carolina, united-states, washingtonCoal Thin Sections
If you think that coal is a boring black rock then you have never seen it through a transmitted light microscope. The microscope reveals coal’s hidden beauty as well as its composition.
Tags: australia, coal, earth sciences, energy, europe, geology, geology-news, massachusetts, michigan, philippines, united-states, virginiaThree Large Earthquakes in Two Minutes
“A magnitude-8.1 earthquake and tsunami that killed 192 people last year in Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga actually was a triple whammy: The 8.1 ‘great earthquake’ concealed and triggered two major quakes of magnitude 7.8.” Quoted from the University of Utah press release.
Tags: china, Jobs, massachusetts, michigan, science, united-states, virginia, washingtonHow Much Oil Remains in the Gulf?
Lots of people want to know how much oil is still in the Gulf of Mexico. The Pisces, a ship operated by NOAA is now on a three-week cruise through the Gulf to collect water samples and search for hydrocarbons
Tags: archaeology, energy, geology, geology-news, massachusetts, oil and gas, united-statesA Growing Interest in Oil From Shale
Oil production from the Bakken play in North Dakota has inspired many drillers to try their luck in other formations such as the Niobrara of Colorado.
Tags: bakken, energy, europe, geology, geology-news, marcellus-shale, massachusetts, mexico, michigan, news, north-carolina, north-dakota, shaleFerry Routes On Google Maps
Google has added the routes of some major ferries to Google Maps. In some parts of the world ferry transportation is extremely important. In fact, some major land highways have one or more ferry legs. To see the routes you must be zoomed in close enough to see street detail on land. View Larger Map
Tags: africa, geology, geology-news, Geology.com, maps, massachusetts, mexico, routes, united-states, virginia, washingtonPakistan: Indus River Flooding
“Floods on the Indus River continued to surge downstream into southern Pakistan more than three weeks after the initial floods started. The floods began in late July when unusually intense monsoon rains fell over northern Pakistan. By August 19, about one-fifth of Pakistan was flooded. The floods were expected to reach Hyderabad, a city of
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