{"id":6503,"date":"2011-07-03T12:31:16","date_gmt":"2011-07-03T17:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/?p=6503"},"modified":"2011-07-03T12:37:39","modified_gmt":"2011-07-03T17:37:39","slug":"stuff-we-linked-to-on-twitter-last-week-33","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/2011\/07\/stuff-we-linked-to-on-twitter-last-week-33\/","title":{"rendered":"Stuff we linked to on Twitter last week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"float: left; padding: 5px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/chrisicon2.jpg\" alt=\"A post by Chris Rowan\" width=\"49\" height=\"50\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/anneicon.jpg\" alt=\"A post by Anne Jefferson\" width=\"49\" height=\"50\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h4>New Geoblog<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter\/com\/JacquelynGill\">Jacquelyn Gill<\/a>, a paleoecologist studying for her PhD at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has launched her blog, <a href=\"http:\/\/contemplativemammoth.wordpress.com\">&#8216;The Contemplative Mammoth&#8217;<\/a> with a cool geo-word: gyttja. Head over and welcome her to the geoblogosphere!<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/contemplativemammoth.wordpress.com\/2011\/07\/01\/i-still-play-in-the-mud\/\">http:\/\/contemplativemammoth.wordpress.com\/2011\/07\/01\/i-still-play-in-the-mud\/<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Earthquakes<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>5000 Christchurch quake homes will not be rebuilt, as tough decision made not to rebuild on liquefaction-prone areas.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/mg21128193.000-5000-christchurch-quake-homes-will-not-be-rebuilt.html\">http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/mg21128193.000-5000-christchurch-quake-homes-will-not-be-rebuilt.html<\/a><br \/>\nThe rebuilding maps can be found here:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/3922059514570705653-a-1802744773732722657-s-sites.googlegroups.com\/site\/ceragovtnz\/land-information-map-20110623.pdf\">http:\/\/3922059514570705653-a-1802744773732722657-s-sites.googlegroups.com\/site\/ceragovtnz\/land-information-map-20110623.pdf<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/ugrandite\">@ugrandite<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>Pre-publication copy of National Academy of Science report on US Earthquake Resilience is available for (free PDF) download<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/dels.nas.edu\/Report\/National-Earthquake-Resilience-Research-Implementation\/13092\">http:\/\/dels.nas.edu\/Report\/National-Earthquake-Resilience-Research-Implementation\/13092<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/CPPGeophysics\">@CPPGeophysics<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>Cool video showing flow of Twitter @ replies in and out of Japan after March 11 earthquake<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/technology\/archive\/2011\/07\/video-of-the-day-activity-on-twitter-after-the-earthquake-in-japan\/241050\/\">http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/technology\/archive\/2011\/07\/video-of-the-day-activity-on-twitter-after-the-earthquake-in-japan\/241050\/<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Video of a &#8216;Mild tsunami&#8217;\/surge &#8211; possibly caused by an underwater landslide &#8211; moving up-river in SW UK .<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-england-devon-13959478\">http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-england-devon-13959478<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/BGSwebEd\">@BGSwebEd<\/a>)<br \/>\nDave Petley on the Landslide blog has more: it&#8217;s still not clear what caused it.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/2011\/06\/29\/the-mini-tsunami-on-the-south-coast-of-england-a-submarine-landslide\/\">http:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/2011\/06\/29\/the-mini-tsunami-on-the-south-coast-of-england-a-submarine-landslide\/<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Excellent post by <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/aboutgeology\">@aboutgeology<\/a> at KQED&#8217;s QUEST blog about Salton Sea paleoseismology paper in <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/NatureGeosci\">@NatureGeosci<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kqed.org\/quest\/blog\/2011\/06\/30\/salton-sea-15-months-pregnant\/\">http:\/\/www.kqed.org\/quest\/blog\/2011\/06\/30\/salton-sea-15-months-pregnant\/<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/clasticdetritus\">@clasticdetritus<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Volcanoes<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>The <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/NASA_EO\">NASA Earth Observatory<\/a> has been putting out some spectacular images of the eruption of Nabro in northeast Africa. It&#8217;s like a window into Mordor.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/earthobservatory.nasa.gov\/NaturalHazards\/view.php\">http:\/\/earthobservatory.nasa.gov\/NaturalHazards\/view.php<\/a><br \/>\nThis relatively cloud-free infra-red image of the lava flow is spectacular.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/earthobservatory.nasa.gov\/IOTD\/view.php\">http:\/\/earthobservatory.nasa.gov\/IOTD\/view.php<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Great video of pillow basalt formation. This is how the oceanic crust gets built. The top bit, anyway.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/glacialtill.wordpress.com\/2011\/06\/28\/video-of-pillow-basalt-formation\/\">http:\/\/glacialtill.wordpress.com\/2011\/06\/28\/video-of-pillow-basalt-formation\/<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Interesting new paper on how localised convection at base of Pacific plate interacts with upwelling Hawaiian plume<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nature.com\/ngeo\/journal\/vaop\/ncurrent\/full\/ngeo1187.html\">http:\/\/www.nature.com\/ngeo\/journal\/vaop\/ncurrent\/full\/ngeo1187.html<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>(Paleo)climate<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Climate statistics are calculated for 30 year periods, and the &#8220;new normal&#8221; (1981-2010) U.S. temperatures released on 1 July average 0.5&#038;deg F warmer than the 1971-2000 normals.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncdc.noaa.gov\/oa\/climate\/normals\/usnormals.html\">http:\/\/www.ncdc.noaa.gov\/oa\/climate\/normals\/usnormals.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Also, interesting to see that nighttime low temperatures increased by more than daytime highs in NOAA&#8217;s &quot;new normals&quot;.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.noaanews.noaa.gov\/stories2011\/images\/state_annualmax&#038;min_720.jpg\">http:\/\/www.noaanews.noaa.gov\/stories2011\/images\/state_annualmax&#038;min_720.jpg<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/afreedma\">@afreedma<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Water<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Groundwater is being depleted very quickly in China and there&#8217;s no easy solution. &#8220;China told to reduce food production or face &#8216;dire&#8217; water levels&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/environment\/2011\/jun\/28\/china-food-water\">http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/environment\/2011\/jun\/28\/china-food-water<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>A new court ruling gives Atlanta a win in over fight to water rights from Lake Lanier, for now:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2011\/06\/28\/137482826\/u-s-court-tosses-water-restriction-on-metro-atlanta\">http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2011\/06\/28\/137482826\/u-s-court-tosses-water-restriction-on-metro-atlanta<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>El Paso as a &quot;model city&quot; for dealing with drought but growth in desert is still a bad idea<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/environment\/2011\/jun\/27\/water-conservation-el-paso-texas\">http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/environment\/2011\/jun\/27\/water-conservation-el-paso-texas<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/clasticdetritus\">@clasticdetritus<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>Before &amp; after photos of way down Suwannee River: Drought &amp; overuse  [Springs drying up, for good?]<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/blogs\/alleyes\/content\/suwannee-river-drought\">http:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/blogs\/alleyes\/content\/suwannee-river-drought<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/cynthiabarnett\">@cynthiabarnett<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>Klamath River dam removal plan won&#8217;t solve all problems for salmon, they need to reduce phosphorus &amp; algae too<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/news\/science\/environment\/la-me-klamath-20110625,0,7494191.story)\">http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/news\/science\/environment\/la-me-klamath-20110625,0,7494191.story<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/rivrchik\">@rivrchik<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><object width=\"640\" height=\"390\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/R8mz1o8aq1s&#038;rel=0&#038;hl=en_US&#038;feature=player_embedded&#038;version=3\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/R8mz1o8aq1s&#038;rel=0&#038;hl=en_US&#038;feature=player_embedded&#038;version=3\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowScriptAccess=\"always\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\"><\/embed><\/object><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/revkin\">@revkin<\/a>)<\/p>\n<h4>Environmental<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>A natural gas bubble? &#8216;Shale plays are just giant Ponzi schemes and the economics just do not work&#8217;. A must-read.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2011\/06\/26\/us\/26gas.html\">http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2011\/06\/26\/us\/26gas.html<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/twitoil\">@twitoil<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>General Geology<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Check out the polysyllabic symphony of geological terminology that is the latest Accretionary Wedge.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/georneys.blogspot.com\/2011\/07\/accretionary-wedge-35-favorite-geology.html\">http:\/\/georneys.blogspot.com\/2011\/07\/accretionary-wedge-35-favorite-geology.html<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Bayesian statistics for dummies: Making reliable predictions of unlikely geology.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.agilegeoscience.com\/journal\/2011\/6\/29\/reliable-predictions-of-unlikely-geology.html\">http:\/\/www.agilegeoscience.com\/journal\/2011\/6\/29\/reliable-predictions-of-unlikely-geology.html<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/kwinkunks\">@kwinkunks<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>Ooh, lovely. 50 Stunning Masterpieces Of Geological Photography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.smashingapps.com\/2010\/12\/19\/50-stunning-masterpieces-of-geological-photography.html\">http:\/\/www.smashingapps.com\/2010\/12\/19\/50-stunning-masterpieces-of-geological-photography.html<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/mihaela4021\">@mihaela4021<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SmashingApps\">@SmashingApps<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>OK, Chris is jealous. Callan Bentley got to hold a piece of the world&#8217;s highest outcrop &#8211; which started out a LOT lower (warning: the title is the but the start of a high concentration of puns).<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/mountainbeltway\/2011\/06\/26\/a-pretty-cool-rock\/\">http:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/mountainbeltway\/2011\/06\/26\/a-pretty-cool-rock\/<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>A great accessibility boost: Map based interface to BGS&#8217; geological photograph archive.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/mapapps.bgs.ac.uk\/geoscenic\/home.html\">http:\/\/mapapps.bgs.ac.uk\/geoscenic\/home.html<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/hypocentre\">@hypocentre<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/BGSwebEd\">@BGSwebEd<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>Gorgeous lava landscape photos by <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/helenasrox\">@helenasrox<\/a> of her summer haunt at Craters of the Moon: :<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/helenaheliotrope.blogspot.com\/2011\/06\/hazard-of-living-in-new-places-is-that.html\">http:\/\/helenaheliotrope.blogspot.com\/2011\/06\/hazard-of-living-in-new-places-is-that.html<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Interesting Miscellaney<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Could be fun: a new column in Nature Geo: a journalist on why\/how he finds certain Earth Science stories interesting.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nature.com\/ngeo\/journal\/v4\/n7\/full\/ngeo1197.html\">http:\/\/www.nature.com\/ngeo\/journal\/v4\/n7\/full\/ngeo1197.html<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Am I a science journalist? <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/edyong209\">Ed Yong<\/a> at the World Conference of Science Journalists. Great stuff.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.discovermagazine.com\/notrocketscience\/2011\/06\/28\/am-i-a-science-journalist\/\">http:\/\/blogs.discovermagazine.com\/notrocketscience\/2011\/06\/28\/am-i-a-science-journalist\/<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Milestones in Photography: a cool collection of photographic &#8216;firsts&#8217; at National Geographic. The 1884 shot of a tornado is a particular standout.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/photography.nationalgeographic.com\/photography\/photos\/milestones-photography\/\">http:\/\/photography.nationalgeographic.com\/photography\/photos\/milestones-photography\/<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Fascinating survey results: Minorities in Ocean Sciences: The LGBT Pride Weekend Edition<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/deepseanews.com\/2011\/06\/minorities-in-ocean-sciences-the-lgbt-pride-weekend-edition\">http:\/\/deepseanews.com\/2011\/06\/minorities-in-ocean-sciences-the-lgbt-pride-weekend-edition\/<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Geoblog Jacquelyn Gill, a paleoecologist studying for her PhD at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has launched her blog, &#8216;The Contemplative Mammoth&#8217; with a cool geo-word: gyttja. Head over and welcome her to the geoblogosphere! http:\/\/contemplativemammoth.wordpress.com\/2011\/07\/01\/i-still-play-in-the-mud\/ Earthquakes 5000 Christchurch quake &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/2011\/07\/stuff-we-linked-to-on-twitter-last-week-33\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6503","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-links"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6503","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6503"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6503\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6515,"href":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6503\/revisions\/6515"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6503"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6503"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6503"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}