{"id":7081,"date":"2011-12-18T13:35:44","date_gmt":"2011-12-18T18:35:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/?p=7081"},"modified":"2011-12-18T13:35:44","modified_gmt":"2011-12-18T18:35:44","slug":"stuff-we-linked-to-on-twitter-last-week-38","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/2011\/12\/stuff-we-linked-to-on-twitter-last-week-38\/","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> A good crop of links for your Sunday reading pleasure this week &#8211; and some new geoblogs to check out, too. <\/p>\n<h4>Other posts on All-geo<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Geology word of the week has to be &#8216;geospeedometry&#8217;: Metageologist asks, how fast do metamorphic rocks form?<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/all-geo.org\/metageologist\/2011\/12\/geospeedometry-how-fast-is-metamorphism\/\">http:\/\/all-geo.org\/metageologist\/2011\/12\/geospeedometry-how-fast-is-metamorphism\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Newly discovered blogs<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/knowledge-flocs.blogspot.com\/\">Knowledge Flocs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/poikiloblastic.wordpress.com\/\">Poikiloblastic<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/reallyoldplants.wordpress.com\/\">Really old plants<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/geonet-shakennotstirred.blogspot.com\/\">Geonet- shaken not stirred<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Volcanoes<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>There are some truly fabulous pictures here: The Year in Volcanic Activity from the Atlantic&#8217;s In Focus blog:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/infocus\/2011\/12\/the-year-in-volcanic-activity\/100209\/\">http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/infocus\/2011\/12\/the-year-in-volcanic-activity\/100209\/<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/rschott\">@rschott<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Earthquakes<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>200 years since the start of the New Madrid quake sequence, a nice post by <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.\/com\/shortstack81\">@shortstack81<\/a> on the quakes, &#038; the continuing debate over the future seismic hazard in the area.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailykos.com\/story\/2011\/12\/16\/1042284\/-New-Madrid-at-200:-A-Disaster-Deferred\">http:\/\/www.dailykos.com\/story\/2011\/12\/16\/1042284\/-New-Madrid-at-200:-A-Disaster-Deferred<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>San Francisco in ruins: early aerial (kite?) panorama after the &#8217;06 quake<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/earthquake.usgs.gov\/regional\/nca\/1906\/kap\/lawrence.php\">http:\/\/earthquake.usgs.gov\/regional\/nca\/1906\/kap\/lawrence.php<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/stevesilberman\">@stevesilberman<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/LBRBautism\">@LBRBautism<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>Possible signs of atmospheric heating before August quake in Virginia. Still unconvinced about the existence or ultimate usefulness of this &#8216;precursor&#8217; but glad that people are amassing the data that will eventually resolve things.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/geospace\/2011\/12\/06\/cloudywithachance\/\">http:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/geospace\/2011\/12\/06\/cloudywithachance\/<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>In the wake of the <a href=\"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/2011\/12\/fridayish-focal-mechanism-a-kinky-slab-beneath-mexico\/\">recent large earthquake<\/a>, some timely background on the seismic hazards from the subduction zone off the SW coast of Mexico.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/seismo.berkeley.edu\/blogs\/seismoblog.php\/2011\/12\/11\/filling-the-seismic-gap\">http:\/\/seismo.berkeley.edu\/blogs\/seismoblog.php\/2011\/12\/11\/filling-the-seismic-gap<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Geoblogfeed\">@Geoblogfeed<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>Latest from the Italian quake manslaughter trial indicates lots of finger pointing going on. Le sigh.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/news.sciencemag.org\/scienceinsider\/2011\/12\/witness-questions-experts-analys.html\">http:\/\/news.sciencemag.org\/scienceinsider\/2011\/12\/witness-questions-experts-analys.html<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/kwinkunks\">@kwinkunks<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Floods<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>>400 mm in 24 hrs : Flooding and Landslides Pummel the top of the South Island.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/sciblogs.co.nz\/shaken-not-stirred\/2011\/12\/15\/flooding-and-landslides-pummel-the-top-of-the-south-island\/\">http:\/\/sciblogs.co.nz\/shaken-not-stirred\/2011\/12\/15\/flooding-and-landslides-pummel-the-top-of-the-south-island\/<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Geoblogfeed\">@Geoblogfeed<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>In Philippines, Flash Flooding Kills Hundreds.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2011\/12\/18\/world\/asia\/flooding-kills-scores-in-southern-philippines.html?_r=1&#038;hp\">http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2011\/12\/18\/world\/asia\/flooding-kills-scores-in-southern-philippines.html<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/gravelbar\">@gravelbar<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>Raging Floods in Kenya.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/ayresriverblog.com\/2011\/12\/12\/a-few-good-reads-121211-raging-floods-in-kenya\/\">http:\/\/ayresriverblog.com\/2011\/12\/12\/a-few-good-reads-121211-raging-floods-in-kenya\/<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/DustyWRobinson\">@DustyWRobinson<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Fossils<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Another great post I missed whilst conferencing: Ed Yong on Cambrian predator Anomalocaris&#8217; ultra-compound eyes.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.discovermagazine.com\/notrocketscience\/2011\/12\/07\/anomalocaris-sharp-eyes-predator\/\">http:\/\/blogs.discovermagazine.com\/notrocketscience\/2011\/12\/07\/anomalocaris-sharp-eyes-predator\/<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>(Paleo)climate<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Comparing The AGU fall meeting with the COP17 negotiations in Durban highlights the vast gulf between the reality of climate change and the political failure to face up to it.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/wwwp.dailyclimate.org\/tdc-newsroom\/2011\/12\/science-analysis\">http:\/\/wwwp.dailyclimate.org\/tdc-newsroom\/2011\/12\/science-analysis<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>The Economist succinctly notes we are failing on climate, what really matters to history.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.economist.com\/blogs\/democracyinamerica\/2011\/12\/climate-change?fsrc=scn\/tw\/te\/bl\/durbanandeverything\">http:\/\/www.economist.com\/blogs\/democracyinamerica\/2011\/12\/climate-change?fsrc=scn\/tw\/te\/bl\/durbanandeverything<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/pourmecoffee\">@pourmecoffee<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>Satellite gains ability to detect when and how deeply land is frozen. Nifty.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.esa.int\/esaEO\/SEM4C38XZVG_index_0.html\">http:\/\/www.esa.int\/esaEO\/SEM4C38XZVG_index_0.html<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Semi-good news: ice-sheet sensitivity to climate change seems to cut both ways. Past cooling led to rapid glacier advance in Greenland.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.physorg.com\/news\/2011-12-ice-sheets-geologic-instant-arctic.html\">http:\/\/www.physorg.com\/news\/2011-12-ice-sheets-geologic-instant-arctic.html<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Climate modelling in the Archean: much weaker sun makes it quite difficult to stop the planet freezing over. I liked the description of the Archean Earth:  our &#8216;Blue Planet&#8217; had red skies &#038; green seas. That&#8217;s what no oxygen will get you.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.geologytimes.com\/research\/Early_Earth_may_have_been_prone_to_deep_freezes.asp\">http:\/\/www.geologytimes.com\/research\/Early_Earth_may_have_been_prone_to_deep_freezes.asp<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Environmental<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>The question our grandchildren will be asking us 50 years from now: why was it so easy to save the banks &#8211; but so hard to save the biosphere?<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/environment\/georgemonbiot\/2011\/dec\/16\/durban-banks-climate-change\">http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/environment\/georgemonbiot\/2011\/dec\/16\/durban-banks-climate-change<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Warning: this story will depress you. Lots. : A defender of the world&#8217;s whales sees only a tenuous recovery<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/e360.yale.edu\/feature\/a_defender_of_worlds_whales_sees_only_a_tenuous_recovery\/2476\/\">http:\/\/e360.yale.edu\/feature\/a_defender_of_worlds_whales_sees_only_a_tenuous_recovery\/2476\/<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/YaleE360\">@YaleE360<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Planets<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Everything you wanted to know about planetary rings, but we&#8217;re afraid to ask. @elakdawalla on an epic review paper.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.planetary.org\/blog\/article\/00003302\/\">http:\/\/www.planetary.org\/blog\/article\/00003302\/<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>It seems the mad scientists all work at NASA these days&#8230; NASA Builds 6-Foot Crossbow to Harpoon Comets<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/wiredscience\/2011\/12\/nasa-comet-harpoon\/\">http:\/\/www.wired.com\/wiredscience\/2011\/12\/nasa-comet-harpoon\/<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/edyong209\">@edyong209<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>Carbon-rich Super-Earths may have steel cores &#038; diamond-rich mantles. But no plate tectonics to get them to surface&#8230;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/researchnews.osu.edu\/archive\/diamondplanet.htm\">http:\/\/researchnews.osu.edu\/archive\/diamondplanet.htm<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>\u2026 and there might be no-one to entice anyway: Exoplanets with plate tectonics might have better odds for developing life. I suspect that most geologists have long thought this; I have&#8230;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/geospace\/2011\/12\/10\/exoplanets-with-tectonics\/\">http:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/geospace\/2011\/12\/10\/exoplanets-with-tectonics\/<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>General Geology<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>For geology undergraduates: The GSA Subaru Minority Student Scholarship Program for 2012:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/nagt-fws.blogspot.com\/2011\/12\/subaru-minority-student-scholarship.html\">http:\/\/nagt-fws.blogspot.com\/2011\/12\/subaru-minority-student-scholarship.html<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/geosociety\">@geosociety<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/geotripper\">@geotripper<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Dates provide rates, and rates speak of dynamics&#8221;. A wonderful post by Philip Allen on the  emerging field of unravelling the feedbacks between tectonics, erosion and sedimentation.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/earth-literally.blogspot.com\/2011\/12\/underground-truth-experiments-models.html\">http:\/\/earth-literally.blogspot.com\/2011\/12\/underground-truth-experiments-models.html<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/clasticdetritus\">@clasticdetritus<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>A photo-essay on the journey to Walcott Quarry in Yoho National Park to see the Burgess Shale brings back some fond memories of my trip there in 2001.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/geo-travels.blogspot.com\/2011\/12\/journey-to-walcott-quarry.html\">http:\/\/geo-travels.blogspot.com\/2011\/12\/journey-to-walcott-quarry.html<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Geoblogfeed\">@Geoblogfeed<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>100 yrs after we reached the South Pole, Antarctica still holds plenty of scientific mysteries &#038; challenges.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ouramazingplanet.com\/2137-antarctica-biggest-mysteries.html\">http:\/\/www.ouramazingplanet.com\/2137-antarctica-biggest-mysteries.html<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>New Nature Geoscience paper uses orientation of seismic anisotropy in the subducted Cocos plate to estimate spreading rate it formed at. Not so excited until authors use anisotropy\/spreading rate relationship on Archean slab fragments beneath cratons. Ooh.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nature.com\/ngeo\/journal\/vaop\/ncurrent\/abs\/ngeo1342.html?WT.mc_id=TWT_NatureGeosci\">http:\/\/www.nature.com\/ngeo\/journal\/vaop\/ncurrent\/abs\/ngeo1342.html?WT.mc_id=TWT_NatureGeosci<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Fabulous global animation of 10 yrs of satellite imagery. Focuses on fires but the seasonal waxing &#038; waning of vegetation is quite hypnotic too. Via a great post on fire as a geological and evolutionary agent at the Life Unbounded blog.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/fires\/main\/modis-10-overview.html\">http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/fires\/main\/modis-10-overview.html<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.scientificamerican.com\/life-unbounded\/2011\/12\/14\/a-planet-on-fire\/\">http:\/\/blogs.scientificamerican.com\/life-unbounded\/2011\/12\/14\/a-planet-on-fire\/<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Interesting Miscellaney<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Excellent post from Scicurious on the glorification of ridiculous work weeks in science and why that&#8217;s unhealthy<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/scientopia.org\/blogs\/scicurious\/2011\/12\/15\/do-you-love-science-well-that-depends-do-you-like-sleep\/\">http:\/\/scientopia.org\/blogs\/scicurious\/2011\/12\/15\/do-you-love-science-well-that-depends-do-you-like-sleep\/<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Good sci journalism means you are neither a slave to the compelling hook, nor a stenographer. Great post by Brian Switek<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/wiredscience\/2011\/12\/the-squid-and-the-ape-2\/\">http:\/\/www.wired.com\/wiredscience\/2011\/12\/the-squid-and-the-ape-2\/<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Great post by Tamino on the potentially deadly effects of choosing (or excluding) the wrong data<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/tamino.wordpress.com\/2011\/12\/14\/the-value-of-data\/\">http:\/\/tamino.wordpress.com\/2011\/12\/14\/the-value-of-data\/<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/mammuthus\">@mammuthus<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A good crop of links for your Sunday reading pleasure this week &#8211; and some new geoblogs to check out, too. 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