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Lateral Movement of 50 Meters in Fukushima Earthquake
An article on the Scientific American website reports that seafloor movement during the Fukushima Earthquake was as much as 50 meters laterally and 16 meters vertically.
Tags: afghanistan, carolina, earth sciences, energy, japan, pennsylvania, plate-tectonicsEarth is Overdue for a Magnetic Reversal
NASA has a new article that explains that over the past 20 million years magnetic reversals have occurred every 200,000 to 300,000 years but it has been more than twice that long since the last reversal.
Tags: ads-by-google, california, carolina, earth, earth's interior, earthquakes, geology-news, Geology.com, geophysics, marcellus-shale, pennsylvania, plate-tectonics, virginiaFayetteville Shale: Shallow and Fractures Easily
An article on TheCityWire.com website reports on a presentation given by Mike Yeager, an executive with BHP Billiton. He explains why the company was attracted to invest in the Fayetteville Shale of Arkansas .
Tags: earthquakes, environment, Jobs, marcellus-shale, mexico, natural gas, plate-tectonics, satellite images, virginiaPaseo del Mar Must be Moved
Geologists have determined that the landslide cutting off the Paseo del Mar near San Pedro, California is so severe that it can not be repaired.
Tags: afghanistan, Geology.com, minerals, natural hazards, pennsylvania, plate-tectonics, united-states, washingtonTeacher’s Field Course: Geology of Utah
Michigan Tech has a “Geology of Utah ’s National Parks” course that runs from June 14th to July 1, 2011. This course is for teachers and consists of fourteen days of field-based activities conducted in and around the national parks and monuments of eastern Utah–areas internationally recognized for their outstanding geology.
Tags: ads-by-google, california, climate-change, earthquakes, environment, geology, geophysics, hawaii, marcellus-shale, michigan, plate-tectonics, teaching science, utahShell Sets New Deep-Water Record in the Gulf of Mexico
Shell Oil Company has completed a well in the Gulf of Mexico that is producing oil from nearly two miles below the ocean surface. It sets a new world record for the deepest offshore well.
Tags: afghanistan, climate-change, energy, gulf of mexico, hurricanes, Jobs, marcellus-shale, mexico, plate-tectonics, satellite images, waterRare Earth Metal Prices are Falling
After reaching a peak in August, international prices for rare earth elements have fallen sharply. According to an article in the New York Times, cerium was $170/kilogram in August and has fallen to $60/kilogram.
Tags: afghanistan, china, earthquakes, energy, geology, geophysics, hawaii, mexico, plate-tectonics, rare earth elements, waterRare Earth Metal Prices are Falling
After reaching a peak in August, international prices for rare earth elements have fallen sharply. According to an article in the New York Times, cerium was $170/kilogram in August and has fallen to $60/kilogram.
Tags: astronomy, california, china, earthquakes, Geology.com, plate-tectonics, satellite images, united-states, virginia, waterPerspectives on Extinction
An article on the BBC website compares two philosophies on how humans should become involved with species that are facing extinction.
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