Monthly Archives: July 2012

GSA call for abstracts on urban hydrology and anthropogenic geomorphology

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Anne Jefferson

Shameless plug… I’m convening two fantastic sessions at the upcoming Geological Society of America meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina on November 4-7, 2012. For both sessions there are incredible invited speakers lined up, and all we need to make them … Continue reading →

Categories: by Anne, conferences, geomorphology, hydrology

Scenic Saturday: Boulder rocks

Posted on July 21, 2012 by Anne Jefferson

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 →

Categories: by Anne, outcrops

Stuff we linked to on Twitter last week

Posted on July 15, 2012 by Chris Rowan

Anne is heading of to a conference this weekend, so Chris has taken responsibility for culling this week’s link collection. Hopefully he did not filter out all the watery goodness… Earthquakes USGS Natural Hazards budget being cut by 20%. Absolutely … Continue reading →

Categories: links

Hotspot volcanism on Hawaii: textbook vs reality

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Chris Rowan

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 →

Categories: geology, outcrops, photos, tectonics, volcanoes

Stuff we linked to on Twitter last week

Posted on July 8, 2012 by Chris Rowan

There was a certain amount of cowering away from >100 F temperatures by team Allochthonous this week, which means that (a) the link-fest is a bit lighter than usual, and (b) there may be a slight focus on things related … Continue reading →

Categories: links