{"id":3612,"date":"2010-04-18T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-04-18T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/2010\/04\/stuff-i-linked-to-on-twitter-last-week-11\/"},"modified":"2010-04-18T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-04-18T11:00:00","slug":"stuff-i-linked-to-on-twitter-last-week-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/2010\/04\/stuff-i-linked-to-on-twitter-last-week-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Stuff I linked to on Twitter last week"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"A<\/span>More interesting geo-stuff I’ve highlighted for my followers on Twitter in the past 7 days, unsurprisingly dominated by the ongoing eruption of Eyjafjallajoekull. I’ve yet to find the definitive link on how to pronounce it, though.
\nI’m trying out dividing things into sub-categories this week, to make it seem like a bit less of a firehose.<\/p>\n

Volcanoes<\/h3>\n

Clear View of The Vent [of Eyjafjallajoekull]
\nhttp:\/\/outsidetheinterzone.blogspot.com\/2010\/04\/clear-view-of-vent.html<\/a>
\n(via @RonsGeoPicks<\/a>)
\nIce cap thaw may awaken Icelandic volcanoes [reduced pressure on magma chamber -> eruption?]
\nhttp:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2010\/04\/16\/AR2010041604363.html<\/a>
\n(via @RonsGeoPicks<\/a>)
\nIceland has 50-60-year cycles of volcano & quake activity. New eruption could signal years of heavy action to come:
\nhttp:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn18786-get-ready-for-decades-of-icelandic-fireworks.html<\/a>
\n(via @Reillymj<\/a>)
\nImpact of Eyjafjallajoekull eruption on CO2 emissions. One for next climate sceptic rant on volcs.
\nhttp:\/\/www.informationisbeautiful.net\/2010\/planes-or-volcano\/<\/a>
\n(via @theneweconomics<\/a>)
\nIncredible images & footage of Icelandic volcano [Some look almost unreal…]
\nhttp:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yahooeditorspicks\/galleries\/72157623855495574<\/a>
\n(via @SciencePunk<\/a>, @AlistairReid<\/a>)
\nGood source of Iceland eruption links\/webcams\/videos\/blogs\/data:
\nhttp:\/\/islande2010.mbnet.fr\/2010\/04\/eyjafjallajokul-links-liens-a-propos-de-leyjafjallajokul\/<\/a>
\n(via @CPPGeophysics<\/a>)
\nVery cool satellite image of volcanic plume from Eyjafjallajokull.
\nhttp:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/topics\/earth\/features\/iceland-volcano-plume.html<\/a>
\n(via @NASA<\/a>, @NASA_EO<\/a>)
\nFootage of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano erupting under the Eyjafjallajokull glacier:
\nhttp:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5Pazzn44zDs<\/a>
\n(via @polarwander<\/a>)
\nThe effects of volcanic dust on Britan’s climate could be severe [& everywhere else, presumably…]
\nhttp:\/\/www.timesonline.co.uk\/tol\/news\/science\/article7098303.ece<\/a>
\n(via @TimesScience<\/a>)
\nA geopal who has studied sub-glacial eruptions in Iceland blogs some thoughts on Eyjafjallajokull eruption
\nhttp:\/\/johnalexanderstevenson.blogspot.com\/2010\/04\/fire-and-ice-again-baby.html<\/a>
\nGreat piece on (slow) ecological recovery in wake of 1980 Mt St Helens eruption
\nhttp:\/\/www.sciencenews.org\/view\/feature\/id\/58034\/title\/A_fresh_look_at_Mount_St._Helens<\/a>
\n(via @tpenews<\/a>)
\nA tale of two volcanoes (very interesting)
\nhttp:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2010\/04\/16\/opinion\/16winchester.html<\/a>
\n(via @geographile<\/a>, @swellyn<\/a>)
\nFascinating article on Toba eruption & early human migration – poss more complex than catastrophe->genetic bottleneck
\nhttp:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/mg20627561.300-supervolcano-how-humanity-survived-its-darkest-hour.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Earthquakes<\/h3>\n

Is recent earthquake activity unusual? Scientists say "no." [& apocalypse nuts across the net ignore them]
\nhttp:\/\/www.usgs.gov\/newsroom\/article.asp?ID=2439<\/a>
\n(via @USGS<\/a>)
\nNASA’s Earthquake related visualizations:
\nhttp:\/\/svs.gsfc.nasa.gov\/cgi-bin\/advsearch.cgi?query=earthquake&req=search<\/a>
\n(via @geographile<\/a>, @caroldn<\/a>)
\nNYT addresses the "so many earthquakes these days" perception [and q well, too]
\nhttp:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2010\/04\/11\/opinion\/11musson.html<\/a>
\n(via @callanbentley<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Planets<\/h3>\n

Microbial life found in Hydrocarbon Lake raises hopes for exo-life on Titan? Though much lower temps there..
\nhttp:\/\/www.technologyreview.com\/blog\/arxiv\/25051\/<\/a>
\n(via @kzelnio<\/a>)
\nGreat shots of Saturn’s moon Dione, showing (putative) tectonic faults via
\nhttp:\/\/www.space.com\/common\/forums\/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=23632<\/a>
\n(via @rowanNS<\/a>, @Spacedotcom<\/a>)
\nWater on Mars yet again
\nhttp:\/\/blogs.nature.com\/news\/thegreatbeyond\/2010\/04\/water_on_mars_yet_again.html<\/a>
\n(via @NatureNews<\/a>)<\/p>\n

General Geology<\/h3>\n

10 Great Places to See Geology in Action!
\nhttp:\/\/geotripper.blogspot.com\/2010\/04\/10-great-places-to-see-geology-in.html<\/a>
\n(via @Geoblogfeed<\/a>)
\nStalagmite reveals carbon footprint of early Native Americans [through land use changes]
\nhttp:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2010\/04\/100415110007.htm<\/a>
\n(via @tpenews<\/a>)
\nPeruvian glacier split triggers deadly tsunami: [could be ongoing hazard as Andean glaciers melt?]
\nhttp:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/world\/2010\/apr\/13\/peru-glacier-ice-lake-tsunami<\/a>
\n(via @CPPGeophysics<\/a>)
\nMagnetic poles may once have been at equator [during ‘low latitude’ Neoproterozoic glaciations]
\nhttp:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/mg20627554.000-magnetic-poles-may-once-have-been-at-equator.html<\/a>
\n(via @newscientist<\/a>)
\nTime-lapse video of Hawaiian lava flows
\nhttp:\/\/geographile.blogspot.com\/2010\/04\/time-lapse-lava-flow-and-rock-making-in.html<\/a>
\n(via @dafydd2277<\/a>, @geographile<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Interesting miscellaney<\/h3>\n

Good advice for academic writers. Avoid Bad Writing [Agree w\/ major point if not *all* the specifics]
\nhttp:\/\/chronicle.com\/article\/Bad-WritingBad-Thinking\/65031\/<\/a>
\n(via @history_geek<\/a>)
\n(via @CPPGeophysics<\/a>)
\nHannibal\\u2019s real Alpine trunk road to Rome is revealed [technically just strong candidate]
\nhttp:\/\/www.timesonline.co.uk\/tol\/life_and_style\/court_and_social\/article7029508.ece<\/a>
\n(via @history_geek<\/a>)
\nNewspaper comments: Forget anonymity! The problem is community management: by Excellent!
\nhttp:\/\/www.wordyard.com\/2010\/04\/13\/newspaper-comments-forget-anonymity-the-problem-is-management\/<\/a>
\n(via @BoraZ<\/a>, @scottros<\/a>)
\nOooh. : Cook’s first voyage around the world 1768-1771 (with Joseph Banks), maps, journal entries:
\nhttp:\/\/southseas.nla.gov.au\/journals\/maps\/01_world.html<\/a>
\n(via @SmallCasserole<\/a>)
\nSpreading the seed of science [inc. how to identify that rarest of creatures, a science-literate MP]
\nhttp:\/\/timesonline.typepad.com\/science\/2010\/04\/spreading-the-seed-of-science.html<\/a>
\n(via @TimesScience<\/a>)
\nTwittering is a difficult art form – if you are doing it right: (Think I’m roughly 80\/20 mind\/life casting)
\nhttp:\/\/scienceblogs.com\/clock\/2010\/04\/twittering_is_a_difficult_art.php<\/a>
\n(via @BoraZ<\/a>)
\nAnother perspective: http:\/\/k8grrl.blogspot.com\/2010\/04\/gendered-use-of-social-media.html<\/a>
\nUnlectures [More discussion, less powerpoint?]
\nhttp:\/\/www.possibilitiesendless.com\/?p=106<\/a>
\n(via @kjhaxton<\/a>)
\nScience and art, all in one: Sun’s cumulative path from June to December, as seen by a pinhole camera
\nhttp:\/\/helpmyphysics.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=276<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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