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Category Archives: outcrops
After the dam came out: The Cuyahoga River in Kent
We’ve been having one of those perfect spring weeks, where the weather is warm and sunny, the flowers are blooming, and there is nothing more enticing at the end of a workday than to take a nice long wander down … Continue reading
Categories: by Anne, environment, geomorphology, hydrology, outcrops, photos
Scenic Saturday: Echoes of Mary Anning
On March 9th, 1847, the world lost a great scientist to breast cancer. She was poor, lacked formal education, and practiced a minority religion, but she had a keen eye and mind that helped see things that others couldn’t and … Continue reading
Does Siccar Point need saving?
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Scenic Saturday: Boulder rocks
I spent most of the last week in Boulder, Colorado at the CUAHSI Biennial Science Meeting, where I gorged myself on the latest and greatest in hydrologic science. I’m going to share more of that in the next few days, … Continue reading
Hotspot volcanism on Hawaii: textbook vs reality
Just like an iceberg, the parts of the Hawaiian Islands that you see above the ocean surface are dwarfed in volume by the stuff below the waves. For a start, any volcano that forms in the middle of the Pacific … Continue reading
