{"id":3618,"date":"2010-04-25T15:40:00","date_gmt":"2010-04-25T15:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/2010\/04\/stuff-i-linked-to-on-twitter-last-week-12\/"},"modified":"2010-04-25T15:40:00","modified_gmt":"2010-04-25T15:40:00","slug":"stuff-i-linked-to-on-twitter-last-week-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/2010\/04\/stuff-i-linked-to-on-twitter-last-week-12\/","title":{"rendered":"Stuff I linked to on Twitter last week"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"A<\/span>Before you check out the interesting bits of my Twitter stream for the last week, I highly recommend clicking through to the latest edition of the geology blogging carnival The Accretionary Wedge<\/i><\/a>, hosted at Callan Bentley’s Mountain Beltway. The theme this month was ‘geological heroes’, and it’s a fascinating look at some of the people who have influenced your favourite geobloggers’ careers and scientific outlooks.<\/p>\n

Volcanos<\/h3>\n

Interesting look at optical properties of ash erupted from Eyjafjallaj\\u00f6kull from
\nhttp:\/\/earthobservatory.nasa.gov\/NaturalHazards\/view.php<\/a>
\nNice summary of Eyjafjallaj\\u00f6kull eruption so far from BGS
\nhttp:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/research\/highlights\/changingEruptionstyles.html<\/a>
\nTotally. Awesome. : Spectacular footage of bombs exiting the Icelandic crater at 100s of m elevation:
\nhttp:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=n6dDesUPkMo<\/a>
\n(via @callanbentley<\/a>)
\nGlacio-volcanic expert John Stevenson continues to provide some great background on Eyjafjallajokull eruption #ash
\nhttp:\/\/johnalexanderstevenson.blogspot.com\/2010\/04\/eyjafjallajokull-update-more-musings.html<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/johnalexanderstevenson.blogspot.com\/2010\/04\/eyjafjallajokull-update-more-on.html<\/a>
\nNice! Great plots of #ash plume last week from Man Uni LIDAR
\nhttp:\/\/data.cas.manchester.ac.uk\/lidar\/<\/a>
\n(via @dr_andy_russell<\/a>, @alomshaha<\/a>)
\nWhat causes the volcanic lightning in the Eyjafjallaj\\u00f6kull #ashcloud?
\nhttp:\/\/scienceblogs.com\/startswithabang\/2010\/04\/volcanic_lightning_eyjafjallaj.php<\/a>
\nThe scourge of jet engines everywhere: Eyjafjallajoekull ash at x20 magnification.
\nhttp:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/interactives\/4528599823\/<\/a>
\n(via @sciencebase<\/a>)
\nScripps scientists reveal why Iceland’s volcanoes are seething with history:
\nhttp:\/\/explorations.ucsd.edu\/Features\/2009\/Seething_History\/<\/a>
\n(via @Explorations<\/a>)
\nWonderful video footage of Eyjafjallajokull’s explosive eruptions:
\nhttp:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/world\/video\/2010\/apr\/19\/iceland-eyjafjallajokull-volcano-erruption-ash<\/a>
\n(via @kejames<\/a>)
\nVolcanic Ash Gives Jet Engine a Turbocharge [before shredding and clogging them up, anyway…]
\nhttp:\/\/news.discovery.com\/earth\/volcanic-ash-gives-jet-engine-a-turbocharge.html<\/a>
\n(via @RonsGeoPicks<\/a>)
\nAwesome shot of lightning around Eyafallaj\\u00f6kull eruption plume (h\/t )
\nhttp:\/\/www.swisseduc.ch\/stromboli\/perm\/iceland\/eyafallajokull_20100416-en.html?id=14<\/a><\/p>\n

Planets<\/h3>\n

Pretty amazing new images of solar activity: [Video] This solar loop is 30 times the size of Earth!
\nhttp:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mov\/445831main_Alan%20Video%201-First%20sun%20image%20and%20footage%20H264.mov<\/a>
\n(via @CPPGeophysics<\/a>, @NASA<\/a>)<\/p>\n

General Geology<\/h3>\n

Embedded sensors to monitor landslide-prone areas
\nhttp:\/\/www.physorg.com\/news191176760.html<\/a>
\nProject site with realtime data
\nhttp:\/\/sdcoastalstorms.org\/index.cfm?method=cPortal.Init<\/a>
\nV interesting movies of analogue deformation expts: gypsum+sugar->boudins, yoghurt+cherries->shear zones!
\nhttp:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/StrucGeology<\/a>
\nMark Twain the geologist [Only loosely. But v interesting, all the same]
\nhttp:\/\/throughthesandglass.typepad.com\/through_the_sandglass\/2010\/04\/mark-twain-the-geologist.html<\/a>
\n(via @RonsGeoPicks<\/a>)
\nAncient rock slide shifted the Continental Divide [only by 80m, but still – impressive]
\nhttp:\/\/www.montrealgazette.com\/news\/Massive+ancient+rockslide+shifted+geography+continent+Study\/2934202\/story.html<\/a>
\n(via @geology4u<\/a>)
\nBraided Streams of Yore
\nhttp:\/\/pascals-puppy.blogspot.com\/2010\/04\/braided-streams-of-yore.html<\/a>
\n(via @RonsGeoPicks<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Environmental<\/h3>\n

Arctic Sea Ice Extent, 2009-2010 Sept minimum 5.4 million sq km, bang between extreme 2007 low and 1979-2000 average.
\nhttp:\/\/earthobservatory.nasa.gov\/IOTD\/view.php<\/a>
\nNice to see some actual figures: Carbon Capture and Storage increases energy costs by up to 25%
\nhttp:\/\/europe.theoildrum.com\/node\/6398<\/a>
\n(via @TheOilDrum<\/a>)
\nInteresting discussion of climatic forcing of landslides & other geohazards (via )
\nhttp:\/\/blogs.nature.com\/news\/thegreatbeyond\/2010\/04\/can_climate_change_make_the_be.html<\/a>
\n(via @NatureNews<\/a>)
\nSpecial issue of Phil. Trans Roy. Soc. on issue
\nhttp:\/\/rsta.royalsocietypublishing.org\/content\/368\/1919.tocx<\/a>
\nFeel free to doubt climate change: just don’t deny it [finally, a sensible analysis in MSM]
\nhttp:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/environment\/2010\/apr\/18\/climate-change-east-anglia-report<\/a>
\n72 1\/2 bath fulls of water to make just one pair of jeans. See how our water imports worsen global water shortage.
\nhttp:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/1\/hi\/sci\/tech\/8628832.stm<\/a>
\n(via @suehutton<\/a>)
\nDisturbing: Cerro de Pasco in Peru being devoured and poisoned by mine Look it up on Google Maps. Eye-opening.
\nhttp:\/\/www.physorg.com\/news190816505.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Interesting miscellaney<\/h3>\n

Sir Paul Nurse calls for reform of science funding [stable, long term funding for the ‘best’?]
\nhttp:\/\/www.timesonline.co.uk\/tol\/news\/science\/article7106626.ece<\/a>
\n(via @TimesScience<\/a>)
\nNothing new under the sun: in 1954 ‘Climategate’ was ‘Tobaccogate’. Excellent piece by
\nhttp:\/\/www.thenation.com\/doc\/20100503\/hari<\/a>
\nIt’s a microbial world – survey reveals oceans host vast diversity of (individually) rare species.
\nhttp:\/\/www.nature.com\/news\/2010\/100418\/full\/news.2010.190.html<\/a>
\n(via @NatureNews<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The interesting bits of my Twitter stream for the last week
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