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In large earthquakes, the Earth moves for almost everyone
The Global Positioning System has completely revolutionised how geologists study the deformation of the Earth. If you leave a GPS receiver in a fixed location for days, months and years, it is precise enough to measure motions on the millimetre … Continue reading
Categories: earthquakes, paper reviews, tectonics
And the ScienceSeeker Award for best physics, astronomy, or earth science post goes to…
…me, apparently. Even though I didn’t know I’d been nominated until I was notified on Twitter: Congrats to @Allochthonous for “Best Physics, Astronomy, or Earth Science Post”: http://t.co/em4cxUTWcl May 14, 2013 10:24 am via webReplyRetweetFavorite @SciSeeker ScienceSeeker Check out the … Continue reading
Categories: bloggery
Weekend procrastination for geonerds
The lectures are done, and the grading is over: now we can get on with that research stuff that we’ve been moaning that we don’t have enough time for, right? Well… Sadly, the internet has conspired against us, with not … Continue reading
Categories: geology, geomorphology
The dimensions of natural disasters
“If you’re not on a fault zone, a volcanically active zone, or a tsunami zone, you’re probably in a valley that’s prone to flooding or having things tumble down the hills towards you.” So opines risk consultant Tony Taig in … Continue reading
Categories: earthquakes, geohazards, public science
My class visits the Geology Department – by Geokid
I went on a tour with my class yesterday in the Geology Department of Kent State University. My mom, my dad, and I led the tour. We got there by traveling on a special bus that had painted windows. When … Continue reading
Categories: by Geokid, public science, teaching
