Geology News - Earth Science News RSS FeedsEarth Science :: GeologyGeology News Stories, Current Geology News Events, Discoveries and Articleshttp://www.brightsurf.com/rss.news.xml?search=Geology Geology News Stories Current Geology News Events, Discoveries and Articles Early life on Earth may have developed more quickly than thought The Earth's climate was far cooler - perhaps more than 50 degrees - billions of years ago, which could mean conditions for life all over the planet were more conducive than previously believed, according to a research team that includes a Texas A&M University expert who specializes in geobiology. (2009-11-12) Cave Study Links Climate Change to California Droughts California experienced centuries-long droughts in the past 20,000 years that coincided with the thawing of ice caps in the Arctic. (2009-11-11) New fossil plant discovery links Patagonia to New Guinea in a warmer past Fossil plants are windows to the past, providing us with clues as to what our planet looked like millions of years ago. (2009-11-11) Study uses satellite imagery to identify active magma systems in East Africa's Rift Valley A team from the University of Miami, University of El Paso and University of Rochester have employed Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) images compiled over a decade to study volcanic activity in the African Rift. The study, published in the November issue of Geology, studies the section of the rift in Kenya. (2009-11-05) North Carolina sea levels rising 3 times faster than in previous 500 years, Penn study says An international team of environmental scientists led by the University of Pennsylvania has shown that sea-level rise, at least in North Carolina, is accelerating. (2009-10-29) Fortuitous research provides first detailed documentation of tsunami erosion Tsunamis are among the most-devastating natural calamities. These earthquake-generated waves can quickly engulf low-lying land and bring widespread destruction and death. They can deposit sand and debris far inland from where they came ashore. (2009-10-28) Saving Sand: South Carolina Beaches Become a Model for Preservation While most people head to Myrtle Beach for vacation, a group of scientists have been hitting the famous South Carolina beach for years to figure out how to keep the sand from washing away. (2009-10-26) Arctic Sediments Show That 20th Century Warming Is Unlike Natural Variation The possibility that climate change might simply be a natural variation like others that have occurred throughout geologic time is dimming, according to evidence in a Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences paper published today. (2009-10-26) Geologists studying groundwater arsenic levels in India empower Bengali women, children A Kansas State University geologist and graduate student are finding that the most important tools in their fieldwork on groundwater arsenic pollution are women and children armed with pamphlets and testing kits. (2009-10-23) Geologist analyzes earliest shell-covered fossil animals The fossil remains of some of the first animals with shells, ocean-dwelling creatures that measure a few centimeters in length and date to about 520 million years ago, provide a window on evolution at this time, according to scientists. Their research indicates that these animals were larger than previously thought. (2009-10-22) |
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