San Andreas Fault Beneath Salton Sea Posted: 06 Aug 2009 01:02 AM PDT “New research by a team of scientists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego and the U.S. Geological Survey offers new insight into the The San Andreas Fault as it extends beneath Southern California’s Salton Sea.” Quoted from the news release. |
| Port Fourchon Oil Hub in Danger Posted: 06 Aug 2009 12:05 AM PDT Louisiana’s Port Fourchon is a very important oil hub in the United States. The beaches of the area are receding, leaving the port increasingly open to hurricanes. A large storm could be disastrous. |
| How Much Gas Do Shale Wells Produce? Posted: 05 Aug 2009 11:33 PM PDT In a recent news release from Chesapeake Energy, data was provided on their expected yield for wells in the various shale plays. They expect the total yield from their Haynesville wells to be 6.5 bcfe, Fayetteville 2.4 bcfe, and Marcellus wells to yield 4.2 bcfe. These numbers might increase as technology improves. |
| Posted: 05 Aug 2009 10:00 PM PDT USGS now has a website for online viewing of Vegetation Drought Response Index (VegDRI) maps. “VegDRI integrates time-series observations of vegetation with climate, land cover-land use type, ecological setting, and soil characteristics to show drought’s effect on vegetation at a 1-kilometer resolution.” The map is updated every two weeks. |
| Posted: 05 Aug 2009 06:35 PM PDT The Spitzer Space Telescope has captured an image of an eye-shaped coiled galaxy named NGC 1097. In the center of the “eye” is an enormous black hole that is about 100,000,000 times our sun’s mass. |
| Posted: 05 Aug 2009 02:05 PM PDT Soon-to-be depleted mines could be given a new purpose - producing geothermal energy. Using the mines for energy has some definite advantages. |
| Posted: 05 Aug 2009 12:49 PM PDT If you live in eastern North America you might be able to see a partial lunar eclipse tonight as the moon comes up over the horizon (shortly before 9:00 PM eastern time in most areas). |
| Posted: 05 Aug 2009 12:36 PM PDT Hurricane Felicia is a Category 3 hurricane moving northwestward in the eastern Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico. The National Hurricane Center believes that Felicia will merge with Tropical Storm Enrique and strengthen. |
| Hurricane Forecast: Only Four This Year? Posted: 05 Aug 2009 06:10 AM PDT So far this season there has been a low level of tropical storm activity in the Atlantic Ocean. The forecasters at Colorado State University have reduced their expected number of Atlantic hurricanes to just four. |
| Field Trip Funding for K-12 Teachers Posted: 05 Aug 2009 05:41 AM PDT Starting today, K-12 teachers can apply for one of Target’s field trip grants. They plan to award 5000 grants of $800 each for the upcoming school year. This is a great opportunity for Earth science teachers. Get your application in by November 3. |
Thursday, August 6, 2009
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