{"id":7829,"date":"2012-09-09T12:00:18","date_gmt":"2012-09-09T17:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/?p=7829"},"modified":"2012-09-09T12:00:18","modified_gmt":"2012-09-09T17:00:18","slug":"stuff-we-linked-to-on-twitter-last-week-49","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/2012\/09\/stuff-we-linked-to-on-twitter-last-week-49\/","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>Earthquakes<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>67 Killed, 100,000 Displaced by Yunnan Quakes &#8211; China Digital Times:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2012\/09\/64-killed-100000-displaced-by-yunnan-quakes\/#.UEo2Ud69GfE.twitter\">http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2012\/09\/64-killed-100000-displaced-by-yunnan-quakes\/#.UEo2Ud69GfE.twitter<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/CPPGeophysics\">@CPPGeophysics<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>Quake location matters: 40km deep M7.6 kills 1 in Costa Rica:  9km deep M5.6 kills 80 in China<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/newsfeed.time.com\/2012\/09\/07\/costa-rica-escapes-major-damage-after-most-severe-earthquake-in-two-decades\/\">http:\/\/newsfeed.time.com\/2012\/09\/07\/costa-rica-escapes-major-damage-after-most-severe-earthquake-in-two-decades\/<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-asia-china-19527695\">http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-asia-china-19527695<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Photos from Costa Rica post-quake.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/a\/fq7oJ\">http:\/\/imgur.com\/a\/fq7oJ<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/teletica.cloudapp.net\/galerias\/\">http:\/\/teletica.cloudapp.net\/galerias\/<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/volcanojw\">@volcanojw<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/drrocks1982\">@drrocks1982<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>Good discussion of the criteria used when generating a tsunami warning.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.geologyinmotion.com\/2012\/09\/earthquake-and-possible-tsunami-near.html\">http:\/\/www.geologyinmotion.com\/2012\/09\/earthquake-and-possible-tsunami-near.html<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Geoblogfeed\">@Geoblogfeed<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Volcanoes<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>2011 Tohoku quake has increased pressure in Mt Fuji&#8217;s magma chamber. Actual risk from this murky (and probably minimal).<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2012-09-06\/mount-fuji-under-pressure-after-2011-quake\/4247160\">http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2012-09-06\/mount-fuji-under-pressure-after-2011-quake\/4247160<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/EuroGeosciences\">@EuroGeosciences<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Water<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Exploring London&#8217;s urban hydrology with <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/jfleck\">@jfleck<\/a>: Two things we do with water<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.inkstain.net\/fleck\/2012\/09\/two-things-we-do-with-water\/\">http:\/\/www.inkstain.net\/fleck\/2012\/09\/two-things-we-do-with-water\/<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>As always, an excellent reading list on Hydraulically Inclinded: Photos of Hurricane Isaac<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/ayresriverblog.com\/2012\/09\/04\/a-few-good-reads-9412-photos-of-hurricane-isaac\/\">http:\/\/ayresriverblog.com\/2012\/09\/04\/a-few-good-reads-9412-photos-of-hurricane-isaac\/<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/DustyWRobinson\">@DustyWRobinson<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>Cookbook Recipes for Stream Restoration &#8211; Buyer Beware<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/troutheadwaters.com\/clubecoblu\/?p=685\">http:\/\/troutheadwaters.com\/clubecoblu\/?p=685<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/geographile\">@geographile<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/troutheadwaters\">@troutheadwaters<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>It&#8217;s getting steadily worse on the dry Mississippi. Barge operator: &#8216;We&#8217;re fixing to get panic-stricken&#8217;  &#8230;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/news\/nationworld\/nation\/la-na-mississippi-river-20120902,0,6051251.story\">http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/news\/nationworld\/nation\/la-na-mississippi-river-20120902,0,6051251.story<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/billmckibben\">@billmckibben<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>(Paleo)climate<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Latest on Arctic ice melting from Svalbard &#8211; &#8216;Unprecedented&#8217; in at least last 1500 yrs.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-europe-19508906\">http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-europe-19508906<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/NatureGeosci\">@NatureGeosci<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>An interesting visualisation of the decline: Cycle plots of Arctic sea ice<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/neven1.typepad.com\/blog\/2012\/09\/cycle-plots-of-sea-ice-area-and-extent.html\">http:\/\/neven1.typepad.com\/blog\/2012\/09\/cycle-plots-of-sea-ice-area-and-extent.html<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/callanbentley\">@callanbentley<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>Shale gas produces less CO2 than coal. But it&#8217;s not an either\/or thing, so overall effect on emissions blunted.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.motherjones.com\/kevin-drum\/2012\/09\/fracking-good-environment\">http:\/\/www.motherjones.com\/kevin-drum\/2012\/09\/fracking-good-environment<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Great visualisation of hurricane paths on planet Earth.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/apod.nasa.gov\/apod\/ap120904.html\">http:\/\/apod.nasa.gov\/apod\/ap120904.html<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/ProfAbelMendez\">@ProfAbelMendez<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>Chris probably found this funnier than he should have : Weatherperson goes rogue!\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Weathergirl goes rogue\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TmfcJP_0eMc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/kate_sheppard\">@kate_sheppard<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Environmental<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Hurricane Isaac appears to have dredged up oil from Deepwater Horizon spill, washed it onto Louisiana beaches. Highlights just how cosmetic the &#8216;clean-up&#8217; from a major oil spill is: much of it remains, just out of sight<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/environment\/2012\/sep\/07\/issac-tar-balls-bp-oil-spill\">http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/environment\/2012\/sep\/07\/issac-tar-balls-bp-oil-spill<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Likely Japan will settle on 15% nuclear by 2030. (30% pre-Fukushima, &lt;&lt;15%? right  now)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/2012-09-06\/japan-to-reduce-nuclear-power-to-below-15-by-2030-kyodo-says.html\">http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/2012-09-06\/japan-to-reduce-nuclear-power-to-below-15-by-2030-kyodo-says.html<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/geolsoc\">@geolsoc<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/PlanktonMath\">@PlanktonMath<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>White roofs can combat Urban Heat Islands, but not w\/o impacting regional hydroclimate by decreasing precipitation<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/asunews.asu.edu\/20120907_urbanheat_tradeoffs\">https:\/\/asunews.asu.edu\/20120907_urbanheat_tradeoffs<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/rivrchik\">@rivrchik<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Fossils<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;The past keeps getting cooler!&#8221; XKCD on feathered dinosaurs.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/xkcd.com\/1104\/\">http:\/\/xkcd.com\/1104\/<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Laelaps\">@Laelaps<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>General Geology<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>For those worried about the threat of the Siccar Point pipeline, here are the actual planning and consultation documents<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/eplanning.scotborders.gov.uk\/online-applications\/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=documents&#038;keyVal=M7M1C3NT02Q00\">http:\/\/eplanning.scotborders.gov.uk\/online-applications\/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=documents&#038;keyVal=M7M1C3NT02Q00<\/a><br \/>\nProbably the most important documents are the <a href=\"http:\/\/eplanning.scotborders.gov.uk\/online-applications\/files\/03C7801DAE675BC48ECFE8F645E40703\/pdf\/12_00929_FUL-TOPOGRAPHICAL_SURVEY_-_PROPOSED_PUMPING_MAIN_ROUTE-2443835.pdf\">map of the proposed route<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/eplanning.scotborders.gov.uk\/online-applications\/files\/16929D5CADCBD540AF8D75FFECEF2015\/pdf\/12_00929_FUL-SCOTTISH_NATURAL_HERITAGE-2449921.pdf\">advice from Scottish Natural Heritage<\/a>.\n<\/li>\n<li>A Statement from the Geological Society on the Siccar Point brouhaha:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.geolsoc.org.uk\/gsl\/policy\/policy_statements\/page12181.html\">http:\/\/www.geolsoc.org.uk\/gsl\/policy\/policy_statements\/page12181.html<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Protohedgehog\">@Protohedgehog<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>The science of magnetic reversals at the British Science Festival.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.geolsoc.org.uk\/2012\/09\/06\/flippin-earth\/\">http:\/\/blog.geolsoc.org.uk\/2012\/09\/06\/flippin-earth\/<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/geolsoc\">@geolsoc<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>Anne *REALLY* likes this Geological Society of America (<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/geosociety\">@geosociety<\/a>)  Code of Conduct<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.geosociety.org\/aboutus\/ConductCode.htm\">http:\/\/www.geosociety.org\/aboutus\/ConductCode.htm<\/a>\n<\/li\n\n\n<li>Beautiful photos of Iceland&#8217;s water and volcanoes<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/ngm.nationalgeographic.com\/2012\/05\/iceland\/haarberg-photography\">http:\/\/ngm.nationalgeographic.com\/2012\/05\/iceland\/haarberg-photography<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>XKCD: What would the world be like if the land masses were rotated by an angle of 90 degrees?<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/what-if.xkcd.com\/10\/\">http:\/\/what-if.xkcd.com\/10\/<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/edyong209\">@edyong209<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/TomChivers\">@TomChivers<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>Great post from <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/danigeos\">@danigeos<\/a> on GK Gilbert, Lk Bonneville, Isostasy &amp; principles of geology<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/retosterricolas.blogspot.com\/2012\/09\/see-lithosphere-moving-up-and-down.html\">http:\/\/retosterricolas.blogspot.com\/2012\/09\/see-lithosphere-moving-up-and-down.html<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/clasticdetritus\">@clasticdetritus<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Interesting Miscellaney<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Obama v Romney on top 14 science questions put to them by the public. At least Obama uses less words when he waffles.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nature.com\/news\/obama-and-romney-tackle-14-top-science-questions-1.11355\">http:\/\/www.nature.com\/news\/obama-and-romney-tackle-14-top-science-questions-1.11355<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>On a related note: Say wut?  &#8220;Mitt Romney: I believe in basic science, and by &#8216;basic science&#8217; I mean &#8216;cold fusion'&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/boingboing.net\/2012\/09\/06\/179832.html\">http:\/\/boingboing.net\/2012\/09\/06\/179832.html<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/iamFinch\">@iamFinch<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>Like! : &#8216;Scholarfy&#8217;, a bookmarklet that transfers your Google search to a Google Scholar search<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cam.cornell.edu\/~jugander\/scholarfy.html\">http:\/\/www.cam.cornell.edu\/~jugander\/scholarfy.html<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/thirstygecko\">@thirstygecko<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>Epic, thought-provoking discussion of how race defines and constrains Obama&#8217;s presidency.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/magazine\/archive\/2012\/09\/fear-of-a-black-president\/309064\/?single_page=true\">http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/magazine\/archive\/2012\/09\/fear-of-a-black-president\/309064\/?single_page=true<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Cambridge physics profs are obsessed with experimental error; but not many get to talk about it (well) in the Guardian.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/p\/3a82j\/tf\">http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/p\/3a82j\/tf<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>98 year-old message in a bottle found. Fortunately, no rescue mission was required.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-19422354\">http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-19422354<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>This is a thought provoking article on student silence:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/chronicle.com\/article\/Whats-the-Problem-With-Quiet\/124258\/\">http:\/\/chronicle.com\/article\/Whats-the-Problem-With-Quiet\/124258\/<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Good stuff. So you got a job with your prof: advice for undergrads<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/profsnarky.wordpress.com\/2012\/09\/05\/so-you-got-a-job-with-your-prof-advice-for-undergrads\/\">http:\/\/profsnarky.wordpress.com\/2012\/09\/05\/so-you-got-a-job-with-your-prof-advice-for-undergrads\/<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/aetiology\">@aetiology<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/JenLucPiquant\">@JenLucPiquant<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/ProfSnarky\">@ProfSnarky<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>Biography of Sarah Losh, Enlightment architect inspired by nature, sounds worth a read.  [paywall link to review]<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nature.com\/nature\/journal\/v489\/n7414\/full\/489029a.html?WT.ec_id=NATURE-20120906\">http:\/\/www.nature.com\/nature\/journal\/v489\/n7414\/full\/489029a.html?WT.ec_id=NATURE-20120906<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earthquakes 67 Killed, 100,000 Displaced by Yunnan Quakes &#8211; China Digital Times: http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2012\/09\/64-killed-100000-displaced-by-yunnan-quakes\/#.UEo2Ud69GfE.twitter (via @CPPGeophysics) Quake location matters: 40km deep M7.6 kills 1 in Costa Rica: 9km deep M5.6 kills 80 in China http:\/\/newsfeed.time.com\/2012\/09\/07\/costa-rica-escapes-major-damage-after-most-severe-earthquake-in-two-decades\/http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-asia-china-19527695 Photos from Costa Rica post-quake. http:\/\/imgur.com\/a\/fq7oJhttp:\/\/teletica.cloudapp.net\/galerias\/ &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/2012\/09\/stuff-we-linked-to-on-twitter-last-week-49\/\">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-7829","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-links"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7829","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=7829"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7829\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7836,"href":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7829\/revisions\/7836"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7829"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}