Yearly Archives: 2008

Lusi sinking into its own caldera

Posted on May 30, 2008 by Chris Rowan

Study highlights subsidence of the Indonesian mud volcano, and also bolsters case for a human cause.
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Categories: geohazards, Lusi, paper reviews

Survivor: Geologist

Posted on May 29, 2008 by Chris Rowan

I was just forwarded this, although I’d actually got some chuckles out of it already; it’s one of the columns written by James Clarke for the Johannesburg paper, The Star (a tad more upmarket than the UK version). He titled … Continue reading →

Categories: bloggery

Aetogate: the final round?

Posted on May 28, 2008 by Chris Rowan

The Society of Vertebrate Paleontology weighs in on accusations of intellectual thievery
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Categories: academic life, ranting

Chinese army go into the geoengineering business

Posted on May 27, 2008 by Chris Rowan

As a follow-up to Anne’s post yesterday, it seems that the state of the Tangjiashan ‘quake lake’, near Biechaun – formed by landslide damming in the aftermath of the Sichaun earthquake – is rapidly becoming the focus of major concern. … Continue reading →

Categories: geohazards

What will Phoenix tell us about Martian geology?

Posted on May 26, 2008 by Chris Rowan

It’s not just about the search for life, you know…
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Categories: geology, planets