{"id":8340,"date":"2013-02-10T15:45:57","date_gmt":"2013-02-10T20:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/?p=8340"},"modified":"2013-02-10T15:45:58","modified_gmt":"2013-02-10T20:45:58","slug":"stuff-we-linked-to-on-twitter-last-week-60","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/2013\/02\/stuff-we-linked-to-on-twitter-last-week-60\/","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>Debate over whether some faults detected beneath Japanese reactors are active or not is holding up nuclear restart.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nature.com\/news\/quake-fears-rise-at-japan-s-reactors-1.12368\">http:\/\/www.nature.com\/news\/quake-fears-rise-at-japan-s-reactors-1.12368<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Seismic imaging of section of the Alpine Fault in NZ finds 3 principal en echelon strands, several shallow secondary splays.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1029\/2012JB009344\/abstract\">http:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1029\/2012JB009344\/abstract<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Hmmm. Quake-proofing buildings with &#8216;seismic cloaks&#8217; that divert seismic waves around them? Not so easy, I suspect.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvice.com\/2013-2-6\/france-tests-seismic-cloak-tells-earthquakes-bring-it\">http:\/\/www.dvice.com\/2013-2-6\/france-tests-seismic-cloak-tells-earthquakes-bring-it<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Volcanoes<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>An obsidian flow has been spotted at Puyehue-Cordun Caulle. Erupted 2011-2012, but still flowing!!!<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/earthobservatory.nasa.gov\/NaturalHazards\/view.php?id=80330\">http:\/\/earthobservatory.nasa.gov\/NaturalHazards\/view.php?id=80330<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Fitzgabbro\">@Fitzgabbro<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>Water jetpacks, Saturn V rockets, and Mount St. Helens<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.geologyinmotion.com\/2013\/02\/water-jetpacks-saturn-v-rockets-and.html\">http:\/\/www.geologyinmotion.com\/2013\/02\/water-jetpacks-saturn-v-rockets-and.html<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Fossils<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Setback for argument that Chicxulub impact predated KT extinction: pre-KT &#8216;impact layer; identified as normal volcanic ash.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.geolsoc.org.uk\/en\/Geoscientist\/February%202013\/Chicxulub%20impact%20layer%20reinterpreted\">https:\/\/www.geolsoc.org.uk\/en\/Geoscientist\/February%202013\/Chicxulub%20impact%20layer%20reinterpreted<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>(Paleo)climate<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Between El Nino &amp; La Nina there is&#8230; &#8216;La Nada.&#8217; Which is where Pacific currently stuck, stymying long-range forecasts.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2013-02-pacific-la-nada-limbo.html\">http:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2013-02-pacific-la-nada-limbo.html<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Bookmarked for the summer: new website tracks Greenland ice daily:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/nsidc.org\/greenland-today\/\">http:\/\/nsidc.org\/greenland-today\/<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/theAGU\">@theAGU<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>A 300 year historical perspective on New England winter storms<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wunderground.com\/blog\/weatherhistorian\/comment.html?entrynum=123\">http:\/\/www.wunderground.com\/blog\/weatherhistorian\/comment.html?entrynum=123<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/thirstygecko\">@thirstygecko<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/fitivalle\">@fitivalle<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/EricHolthaus\">@EricHolthaus<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>Want to see something terrifyingly awesome? How about this video of a city-sized chunk of glacier calving offu2026<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tumblr.com\/ZR6x9udTLmAp\">http:\/\/www.tumblr.com\/ZR6x9udTLmAp<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/drskyskull\">@drskyskull<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Geomorphology<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>The Anthropocene: is there a geomorphological case?<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1002\/esp.3368\/abstract\">http:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1002\/esp.3368\/abstract<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/David_Bressan\">@David_Bressan<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>A few islands down from the Big Island, volcanism is dead and erosion is king, as nicely illustrated by the EGU Geolog&#8217;s Monday Image of Kalalau Valley.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/geolog.egu.eu\/2013\/02\/04\/imaggeo-on-mondays-kalalau-valley\/\">http:\/\/geolog.egu.eu\/2013\/02\/04\/imaggeo-on-mondays-kalalau-valley\/<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Water<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Nice photos and annotation by <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/callanbentley\">@callanbentley<\/a> on flood aftermath near his house:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/mountainbeltway\/2013\/02\/05\/after-the-flood\/\">http:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/mountainbeltway\/2013\/02\/05\/after-the-flood\/<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Excellent article: Floods: a disaster waiting to happen by <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/fionaharvey\">@fionaharvey<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/environment\/2013\/feb\/02\/floods-disaster-waiting-to-happen\">http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/environment\/2013\/feb\/02\/floods-disaster-waiting-to-happen<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/EuroGeosciences\">@EuroGeosciences<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>Interesting post &amp; comments by <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/jfleck\">@jfleck<\/a>: Anthropocene Diaries: Searsville Dam  + i love the series name<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/UdILvw\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/UdILvw<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>China&#8217;s latest dam-building plans on major river in Tibet irk downstream neighbor India<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/wapo.st\/XrqKEV\">http:\/\/wapo.st\/XrqKEV<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/earthmagazine\">@earthmagazine<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>Fresh Water for All &#8211; a really nice infographic from <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/UNESCO\">@UNESCO<\/a>:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/all-geo.org\/jefferson\/unescos-fresh-water-for-all\/\">http:\/\/all-geo.org\/jefferson\/unescos-fresh-water-for-all\/<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>1 in 6 homes in England at risk of flooding, so work to start on 93 flood defences<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-21364056\">http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-21364056<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Environmental<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>With respect to climate change and resource depletion, &#8220;The laws of physics are indifferent to the political schedules of humans.&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/resourceinsights.blogspot.com\/2013\/02\/oil-climate-and-time-why-some-problems.html\">http:\/\/resourceinsights.blogspot.com\/2013\/02\/oil-climate-and-time-why-some-problems.html<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Emissions allocations too high, so European carbon price &#8216;inching ever closer to zero&#8217;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/environment\/2013\/feb\/07\/european-carbon-price-zero\">http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/environment\/2013\/feb\/07\/european-carbon-price-zero<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/EuroGeosciences\">@EuroGeosciences<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>General Geology<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Why do (or learn about) Earth Science? So many good reasons, as the great conversation sparked and Storified by <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/timwright_leeds\">Tim Wright<\/a> attests.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/storify.com\/timwright_leeds\/whyearthsci\">http:\/\/storify.com\/timwright_leeds\/whyearthsci<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>A very nice post from <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/EvanBianco\">@Evan Bianco<\/a> discusses how what we see is distorted by medium we&#8217;re looking through &#8211; true both for eyes and rocks\/seismic.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.agilegeoscience.com\/journal\/2013\/2\/5\/filters-that-distort-vision.html\">http:\/\/www.agilegeoscience.com\/journal\/2013\/2\/5\/filters-that-distort-vision.html<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Ah, the Dalradian! Or: that rock unit on Arran with 6+ deformation phases. <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/metageologist\">Metageologist<\/a> waxes lyrical on its Irish incarnation.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/all-geo.org\/metageologist\/2013\/02\/dalradian-celtic-supergroup\/\">http:\/\/all-geo.org\/metageologist\/2013\/02\/dalradian-celtic-supergroup\/<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>An awesome example of geology interacting with human behaviour\/industry: the plunging Potteries Syncline from location of mine shafts &#038; adits.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/hypocentre\/status\/298543484586057728\/photo\/1\">http:\/\/twitter.com\/hypocentre\/status\/298543484586057728\/photo\/1<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/hypocentre\">@hypocentre<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>Interesting-looking review paper discusses development of ideas about cycle of supercontinent formation &amp; break-up:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S1342937X13000506\">http:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S1342937X13000506<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Want to see continental break-up and formation of an ocean basin in action? head to the Afar Rift.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.largeigneousprovinces.org\/13jan\">http:\/\/www.largeigneousprovinces.org\/13jan<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/timwright_leeds\">@timwright_leeds<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;There are five types of rocks\u2026&#8221; Parodies of Brian Cox-style rhapsodies about the coolness of the Universe are not new, but this one takes the mockery a bit further than most.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cracked.com\/video_18528_the-least-scientific-nature-documentary-ever.html\">http:\/\/www.cracked.com\/video_18528_the-least-scientific-nature-documentary-ever.html<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/davidmpyle\">@davidmpyle<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Profianstewart\">@Profianstewart<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>Vital earth observing mission: : Fingers crossed for Landsat-8.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/earthobservatory.nasa.gov\/blogs\/fromthefield\/2013\/02\/08\/fingers-crossed-for-landsat-8\/?src=eorss-blogs\">http:\/\/earthobservatory.nasa.gov\/blogs\/fromthefield\/2013\/02\/08\/fingers-crossed-for-landsat-8\/?src=eorss-blogs<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/PopePolar\">@PopePolar<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/avoiland\">@avoiland<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/NASA_EO\">@NASA_EO<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>The <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/EuroGeosciences\">EGU<\/a> blog network is looking to expand. Apply!<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/geolog.egu.eu\/2013\/02\/08\/fancy-joining-the-egu-blog-network\/\">http:\/\/geolog.egu.eu\/2013\/02\/08\/fancy-joining-the-egu-blog-network\/<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>As Erik says: &#8220;This never happens to me. Ever. Ever.&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/xkcd.com\/1169\/\">http:\/\/xkcd.com\/1169\/<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/eruptionsblog\">@eruptionsblog<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Interesting Miscellaney<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>USA today gets its hands on the reviews to the now largely discredited Arsenic life paper, and it seems they missed the forest for the trees.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/tech\/columnist\/vergano\/2013\/02\/01\/arseniclife-peer-reviews-nasa\/1883327\/\">http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/tech\/columnist\/vergano\/2013\/02\/01\/arseniclife-peer-reviews-nasa\/1883327\/<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/wavefunction.fieldofscience.com\/2013\/02\/arseniclife-reviews-missing-forest-for.html\">hhttp:\/\/wavefunction.fieldofscience.com\/2013\/02\/arseniclife-reviews-missing-forest-for.html<\/a><br \/>\nNot that this tells us anything new: pre-publication peer review is not, and has never been, the ultimate arbiter of good science.\n<\/li>\n<li>Life Found Deep Under Antarctic Ice For First Time: cool, but lots of speculation reported as fact. the genomes and metabolism of retrieved beasties are not going to be known a week after extraction. &#8216;Tis not CSI.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalgeographic.com\/news\/2013\/02\/130205-antarctica-ice-life-moons-science-environment-lakes\/?now=2013-02-05-00:01\">http:\/\/news.nationalgeographic.com\/news\/2013\/02\/130205-antarctica-ice-life-moons-science-environment-lakes\/?now=2013-02-05-00:01<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/BrianShiro\">@BrianShiro<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>By popular vote, the cat replaces the iron in Monopoly. If only it were a portly soul, then at least irony would be satisfied.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.slate.com\/blogs\/the_slatest\/2013\/02\/06\/monopoly_token_contest_game_makers_announce_a_cat_will_replace_the_iron.html\">http:\/\/www.slate.com\/blogs\/the_slatest\/2013\/02\/06\/monopoly_token_contest_game_makers_announce_a_cat_will_replace_the_iron.html<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Upgoer 5 and <a href=\"http:\/\/tenhundredwordsofscience.tumblr.com\">Ten Hundred Words of Science<\/a> make it to the esteemed pages of the New York Times.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com\/2013\/02\/08\/with-a-techological-boost-how-to-keep-it-simple-and-not-sound-stupid\/\">http:\/\/artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com\/2013\/02\/08\/with-a-techological-boost-how-to-keep-it-simple-and-not-sound-stupid\/<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Yes! this! &#8220;Science, the human endeavor&#8221; by <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/biochembelle\">@biochembelle<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/biochembelle.wordpress.com\/2013\/02\/06\/science-the-human-endeavor\/\">http:\/\/biochembelle.wordpress.com\/2013\/02\/06\/science-the-human-endeavor\/<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Call for submissions for the Diversity in Science Carnival on Identity:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.scientificamerican.com\/context-and-variation\/2013\/02\/04\/diversity-in-science-carnival-identity-edition\/\">http:\/\/blogs.scientificamerican.com\/context-and-variation\/2013\/02\/04\/diversity-in-science-carnival-identity-edition\/<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/KateClancy\">@KateClancy<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<\/li>\n<li>Hold the exclamation points! And other tips on writing for kids<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/pitchpublishprosper.com\/hold-the-exclamation-points-and-other-tips-on-writing-for-kids\/\">http:\/\/pitchpublishprosper.com\/hold-the-exclamation-points-and-other-tips-on-writing-for-kids\/<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/VirginiaGewin\">@VirginiaGewin<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sciwrihandbook\">@sciwrihandbook<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>Excellent advice, with wit! The Ultimate Guide to Writing Better Than You Normally Do.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mcsweeneys.net\/articles\/the-ultimate-guide-to-writing-better-than-you-normally-do\">http:\/\/www.mcsweeneys.net\/articles\/the-ultimate-guide-to-writing-better-than-you-normally-do<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/BoraZ\">@BoraZ<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>[This is seems like Anne&#8217;s life lately.] Fund me, maybe&#8230;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XTvajOQ_xak\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XTvajOQ_xak<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/edyong209\">@edyong209<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/BekiHill\">@BekiHill<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fund Me, Maybe?\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XTvajOQ_xak?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><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earthquakes Debate over whether some faults detected beneath Japanese reactors are active or not is holding up nuclear restart. http:\/\/www.nature.com\/news\/quake-fears-rise-at-japan-s-reactors-1.12368 Seismic imaging of section of the Alpine Fault in NZ finds 3 principal en echelon strands, several shallow secondary splays. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/2013\/02\/stuff-we-linked-to-on-twitter-last-week-60\/\">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-8340","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-links"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8340","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=8340"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8340\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8350,"href":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8340\/revisions\/8350"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8340"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}