Category Archives: geology

Tectonics of the Haitian earthquake

Posted on January 13, 2010 by Chris Rowan

Haiti is parked right on top of a plate boundary, but too poor to really prepare for the inevitable large earthquake.
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Categories: earthquakes, geohazards, geology, tectonics

Geospatial data and the web (#scio10 preparation)

Posted on January 11, 2010 by Chris Rowan

What’s available, what should be available, what tools do we need to use them?
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Categories: fieldwork, general science, geology

12 folds a-plunging

Posted on January 5, 2010 by Chris Rowan

On the 12th day of Christmas my true love sent to me… what is the final geological gift?
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Categories: geology, tectonics

11 terranes amalgamating

Posted on January 4, 2010 by Chris Rowan

On the 11th day of Christmas my true love sent to me…
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Categories: geology, Palaeozoic, past worlds, tectonics

10 probes a-probing

Posted on January 3, 2010 by Chris Rowan

On the 10th day of Christmas my true love sent to me…
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Categories: geology, planets