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Category Archives: paper reviews
Teaching graduate seminars is good for an academic’s reading habits (Anne’s 2016 #365papers in review)
1. Introduction As a scientist, one of my big challenges is to keep on top of the vast and ever-growing body of scientific knowledge about my research and teaching subjects. I’m not the only one who apparently struggles with this … Continue reading
In large earthquakes, the Earth moves for almost everyone
The Global Positioning System has completely revolutionised how geologists study the deformation of the Earth. If you leave a GPS receiver in a fixed location for days, months and years, it is precise enough to measure motions on the millimetre … Continue reading
Bacteria in the sky, making it rain, snow, and hail
Even though we all think of the freezing point of water as 0 °C, very pure water remains a liquid until about -40 °C. Water crystallizes to ice in the presence of tiny nucleation particles in the atmosphere. These particles … Continue reading
Pakistan floods: Predictable or predicted, but a disaster nonetheless
Unusually heavy monsoon rains in July and August 2010 left large swaths of Pakistan underwater. At least 18 million people were affected by the flood, and it is estimated that, more than six months later, several hundred thousand remain without … Continue reading
Geology is destiny: globally mapping permeability by rock type
The first maps of the global distribution of the ease of subsurface water flow have been produced, and they are based on maps of rock type. Continue reading
Nice plan for content warnings on Mastodon and the Fediverse. Now you need a Mastodon/Fediverse button on this blog.