{"id":3602,"date":"2010-03-21T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-21T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/2010\/03\/stuff-i-linked-to-on-twitter-last-week-9\/"},"modified":"2010-03-21T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-03-21T10:00:00","slug":"stuff-i-linked-to-on-twitter-last-week-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/2010\/03\/stuff-i-linked-to-on-twitter-last-week-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Stuff I linked to on Twitter last week"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"A<\/span>Another 7 days’ worth of interesting links I shared on Twitter<\/a>.
\nKelvin Wave Renews El Nino [image]
\nhttp:\/\/earthobservatory.nasa.gov\/NaturalHazards\/view.php?id=43200<\/a>
\n(via @NASA_EO<\/a>)
\nBarchan dunes \/ marauding jellyfish advancing north of Winnemucca
\nhttp:\/\/geopathology.posterous.com\/barchan-dunes-marauding-jellyfish-advancing-n<\/a>
\n(via @geo_pathology<\/a>)
\nOne part of @brianshiro<\/a>‘s job is monitoring the Earth’s magnetic field for the @USGS<\/a>. Learn about it here (PDF):
\nhttp:\/\/www.intermagnet.org\/publications\/Magnetic_monitoring_of_earth_and_space.pdf<\/a>
\nEpic satellite picture of massive dust storm sweeping across S Sahara, Africa
\nhttp:\/\/earthobservatory.nasa.gov\/NaturalHazards\/view.php?id=43200<\/a>
\n@rschott<\/a> has an updated list of geo blogs broken out into active and inactive
\nhttp:\/\/ron.outcrop.org\/blog\/?page_id=716<\/a>
\n(via @sfoxx<\/a>, @clasticdetritus<\/a>)
\nWhat are all those grooves on Phobos? Possible Martian impact ejecta? Cool.
\nhttp:\/\/webservices.esa.int\/blog\/post\/7\/1078<\/a> , see also http:\/\/bit.ly\/dupEHa<\/a>
\n(via @elakdawalla<\/a>)
\nFriday Field Foto no. 105: Lava channel frozen in time [beautiful!]
\nhttp:\/\/clasticdetritus.com\/2010\/03\/19\/friday-field-foto-105-basalt-channel\/<\/a>
\n(via @clasticdetritus<\/a>)
\nWhy Evolution is very right thank you very much. Beyond a ‘Darwin was wrong’ headline
\nhttp:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/commentisfree\/2010\/mar\/19\/darwin-evolutionary-science-media-coverage<\/a>
\n(via @AdamRutherford<\/a>)
\nEngaging the public on science? Surely you\\u2019re joking! [UK Research councils have strategy for encouraging public engagement. Who knew?]
\nhttp:\/\/2020science.org\/2010\/03\/10\/engaging-the-public-on-science-surely-youre-joking\/<\/a>
\n(via @BoraZ<\/a>, @Mary_Spiro<\/a>)
\nStudents who understand earth is 4.5 biillion years old much more likely to understand evolution.
\nhttp:\/\/www.minnpost.com\/scientificagenda\/2010\/03\/18\/16696\/understanding_earth’s_geological_age_and_evolution_linked<\/a>
\n(via @RonsGeoPicks<\/a>)
\nWorld’s oldest rivers mapped under huge desert dunes. [Can’t access journal to see actual map. Boo]
\nhttp:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn18636-worlds-oldest-rivers-mapped-under-huge-desert-dunes.html<\/a>
\n(via @ScienceSoWhat<\/a>)
\nThe Oldest Trees on the Planet
\nhttp:\/\/www.wired.com\/wiredscience\/2010\/03\/old-tree-gallery\/<\/a>
\n(via @ScienceSoWhat<\/a>)
\nCorot finds Jupiter-like exoplanet with orbit in right temperature range for icy moons .
\nhttp:\/\/www.esa.int\/SPECIALS\/COROT\/SEMJOMCKP6G_0.html<\/a>
\n(via @esa<\/a>)
\nLargest global earthquakes. [Nice plot showing that few large eqs release almost all seismic energy]
\nhttp:\/\/shakingearth.blogspot.com\/2010\/03\/largest-global-earthquakes.html<\/a>
\n(via @Geoblogfeed<\/a>)
\nFollow Scripps scientists this week as they map the Chile earthquake rupture site on the seafloor
\nhttp:\/\/www.siosearch.com\/<\/a>
\n(via @Scripps_Ocean<\/a>)
\nThe study that launched the @USGSted<\/a> Twitter earthquake detector project: [Looking forward to the follow-up!]
\nhttp:\/\/www.seismosoc.org\/publications\/SRL\/SRL_81\/srl_81-2_es\/<\/a>
\nLD PPC Mark Wright on importance of having scientists and engineers in parliament
\nhttp:\/\/blog.sciencecampaign.org.uk\/?p=840<\/a>
\n(via @UKRC<\/a>, @sciencecampaign<\/a>)
\nAstoundingly beautiful. Planck sees tapestry of cold dust [in intragalactic space] (via , )
\nhttp:\/\/www.esa.int\/SPECIALS\/Planck\/SEMMN9CKP6G_0.html<\/a>
\n(via @kejames<\/a>, @esa<\/a>)
\nDo you want people to discuss your published work? [and do you mind that discussion being on blogs?]
\nhttp:\/\/scienceblogs.com\/ethicsandscience\/2010\/03\/do_you_want_people_to_discuss.php<\/a>
\n(via @docfreeride<\/a>)
\nAmerica\\u2019s largest shake table can test quake resilience of entire buildings (via )
\nhttp:\/\/news.discovery.com\/videos\/tech-earthquake-shake-table-rocks-buildings.html<\/a>
\n(via @RonsGeoPicks<\/a>)
\nLandslide in Maierato, Italy
\nhttp:\/\/earthobservatory.nasa.gov\/NaturalHazards\/view.php<\/a>
\n[the one which was caught on video: ]
\nhttp:\/\/bit.ly\/awuJjH<\/a>
\n(via @NASA_EO<\/a>)
\nBALLS CONDEMNS EXPERT FOR KNOWING STUFF. Classic.
\nhttp:\/\/www.thedailymash.co.uk\/news\/society\/balls-condemns-expert-for-knowing-stuff-201003162562\/<\/a>
\n(via @thedailymash<\/a>)
\nMars Express sees the far side of Phobos Nice one onto the north pole too.
\nhttp:\/\/www.planetary.org\/blog\/article\/00002390\/<\/a>
\n(via @elakdawalla<\/a>)
\nExcept for 1 section in N Chile, whole plate boundary off W coast of South America has ruptured in last 150 years.
\nhttp:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2010\/03\/100309083656.htm<\/a>
\nYou should also check out this animation of the rupture.
\nhttp:\/\/blogs.discovery.com\/.a\/6a00d8341bf67c53ef01310f8c04b3970c-pi<\/a>
\nVolcano Profile: Erta Ale
\nhttp:\/\/scienceblogs.com\/eruptions\/2010\/03\/volcano_profile_erta_ale.php<\/a> ,
\nHome of the worlds most awesome lava lake: see also:
\nhttp:\/\/www.swisseduc.ch\/stromboli\/perm\/erta\/index-en.html<\/a>
\n(via @Geoblogfeed<\/a>)
\nDeep-sea volcanoes play key climate role. Source of iron, often a limiting nutrient for phytoplankton.
\nhttp:\/\/uk.reuters.com\/article\/idUKTRE62E0QJ20100315<\/a>
\n(via @geology4u<\/a>)
\nGeo-neutrino anti-matter detected. Produced by radioactive decay inside Earth. Interesting
\nhttp:\/\/www.timesonline.co.uk\/tol\/news\/world\/europe\/article7061848.ece<\/a>
\n(via @TimesScience<\/a>)
\nOcean acidification: Why the climate change deniers don’t want to talk about it
\nhttp:\/\/resourceinsights.blogspot.com\/2010\/03\/ocean-acidification-why-climate-change.html<\/a>
\n(via @Geoblogfeed<\/a>)
\nPakistani Mud Volcanoes at NASA Earth Observatory [Natural ones]
\nhttp:\/\/earthobservatory.nasa.gov\/IOTD\/view.php?id=43127<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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