Hazard in the New Madrid Seismic Zone Posted: 04 Oct 2009 11:54 PM PDT There is broad agreement in the scientific community that a continuing concern exists for a major destructive earthquake in the New Madrid seismic zone. Many structures in Memphis, Tenn., St. Louis, Mo., and other communities in the central Mississippi River Valley region are vulnerable and at risk from severe ground shaking. |
| Chinese Companies Drilling the Gulf of Mexico? Posted: 04 Oct 2009 10:43 PM PDT Devon Energy reports that Chinese companies are interested in joint ventures with them on Gulf of Mexico oil and gas projects. |
| Shale Gas Potential and Pipelines in North Carolina Posted: 04 Oct 2009 10:02 PM PDT The North Carolina Geological Survey has a new publication: “Shale Gas Potential in Triassic Strata of the Deep River Basin, Lee and Chatham Counties, North Carolina with pipeline and infrastructure data.” This is a two-page summary in a .pdf document. |
| Posted: 04 Oct 2009 07:58 PM PDT A lengthy article on the 60 Minutes website describes several places where coal as is either intentionally or unintentionally in locations where people can contact it, water that has contacted it or breathe the dust particles. Is it unsafe in any of these situations? |
| Progress on Offshore Drilling Ban Posted: 04 Oct 2009 10:34 AM PDT One year ago, gasoline was at $4/gallon and a federal ban on certain types of offshore drilling was lifted. Since then opportunities to drill have not increased. An article at Investors.com explores the issues. |
| Samson The T. Rex Goes Unsold in Las Vegas Posted: 04 Oct 2009 09:05 AM PDT “Samson” is the name of the third most complete tyrannosaurus skeleton ever found. He was placed up for auction in Las Vegas with the expectation that he would fetch at least $8 million – the price paid about ten years ago for a similar fossil. Bidding fizzled at $3.7 million – less than [...] |
| Posted: 04 Oct 2009 08:35 AM PDT Florida Power and Light is planning a solar-powered city on a property named “Babcock Ranch” which will have a population of about 49,000. Embedded video from CNN Video |
| Posted: 04 Oct 2009 08:07 AM PDT A small collection of photos showing the damage done by a debris flow and river flood in southern Taiwan that occurred during Typhoon Morakot. |
| Sumatra: Earthquake-Triggered Landslides Posted: 04 Oct 2009 08:00 AM PDT Dave Petley reports on landslides in Indonesia that were triggered by the recent earthquake. “It is interesting to note that in all three of the large earthquakes upon which I have worked (1999 Taiwan, 2005 Pakistan, 2008 China), the media has tended to initially focus their coverage upon urban areas, whilst the real story has actually [...] |
| California Board for Geologists and Geophysicists Abolished Posted: 04 Oct 2009 07:28 AM PDT California Assembly Bill No. 20, 4th Extraordinary Session will abolish the Board for Geologists and Geophysicists effective October 23, 2009. More details and references at Arizona Geology Blog. |
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