Tag: Geology
Underwater mudslides are the biggest threat to offshore drilling, and energy...
Ian R. MacDonald, Florida State University
Like generals planning for the last war, oil company managers and government inspectors tend to believe that because they...
Welcome to the new Meghalayan age – here’s how it fits...
Steve Petsch, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Jurassic, Pleistocene, Precambrian. The named times in Earth’s history might inspire mental images of dinosaurs, trilobites or other enigmatic...
Injecting wastewater underground can cause earthquakes up to 10 kilometers away
Emily Brodsky, University of California, Santa Cruz
Earthquakes in the central and eastern United States have increased dramatically in the last decade as a result...
Nitrogen from rock could fuel more plant growth around the world...
Benjamin Z. Houlton, University of California, Davis
Nitrogen is one of the most important resources for people, ecosystems and the planet. It’s found in all...
Post-fire mudslide problems aren’t new and likely to get worse
Lee MacDonald, Colorado State University
Several weeks after a series of wildfires blackened nearly 500 square miles in Southern California, a large winter storm rolled...
Each volcano has unique warning signs that eruption is imminent
Tracy K.P. Gregg, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
Mount Agung in Bali has been thrusting ash thousands of feet into the...
Earthquakes triggered by humans pose growing risk
Gillian Foulger, Durham University; Jon Gluyas, Durham University, and Miles Wilson, Durham University
People knew we could induce earthquakes before we knew what they were....
EXPLORING NATURE
Erie Canal’s 200th anniversary: How a technological marvel for trade changed...
Christine Keiner, Rochester Institute of Technology
If you visit the Erie Canal today, you’ll find a tranquil waterway and...
