Monthly Archives: August 2009

Mapping the geoblogosphere

Posted on August 30, 2009 by Chris Rowan

It’s still a work in progress, but since I’ve already inspired Hypocentre via Twitter, I thought I might as well make this more public: View Geoblogosphere in a larger map The idea is simple enough – a lot of geology … Continue reading →

Categories: bloggery, outcrops

The puddle that was once a sea

Posted on August 27, 2009 by Chris Rowan

This image, just released from NASA’s Earth Observatory, is both scary and beautiful This is – or was – the Aral Sea*. 50 years ago, it was a substantial body of water. Then, the rivers that fed it were diverted … Continue reading →