• River Levels Set Records in 10 States

    Updated: 2011-08-31 22:26:07
    Editors note: this news release will be updated online with more information on the streamgage records being set by state as it becomes available. Rivers and streams are reaching record levels as a result of Hurricane Irene's rainfall, with more than 80 U.S. Geological Survey streamgages measuring record peaks

  • Daily Geology Photos – August 31

    Updated: 2011-08-31 17:20:05
    A summary of photos posted on flickr today, tagged with “geology.” Displayed below are 28 geology-related photos were added to flickr today. Similar Posts on Geology News: Daily Geology Photos – August 19 Daily Geology Photos – August 21 Daily Geology Photos – August 26 Daily Geology Photos – August 28 Daily Geology Photos – [...]

  • Geology Links for August 30th, 2011

    Updated: 2011-08-31 04:00:07
    Links from del.icio.us, tagged with geology for August 30th, 2011: sciencecourseware.org Volcanoes Interactives . The Rock Cycle . Introduction Interactives . Dynamic Earth . Slip, Slide, & Collide Interactives . Dynamic Earth . Earth’s Structure BLM Alaska: Dinosaurs The Paleontology Portal Interactives . Dynamic Earth . Intro FOP Geological & Mining Equipments, Tools, Supplies, Services [...]

  • Arsenic, Uranium and Other Trace Elements, a Potential Concern in Private Drinking Wells

    Updated: 2011-08-30 20:00:00
    About 20% of untreated water samples from public, private, and monitoring wells across the nation contain concentrations of at least one trace element, such as arsenic, manganese and uranium, at levels of potential health concern, according to a new study by the U.S.

  • Daily Geology Photos – August 30

    Updated: 2011-08-30 17:20:12
    A summary of photos posted on flickr today, tagged with “geology.” Displayed below are 94 geology-related photos were added to flickr today. Similar Posts on Geology News: Daily Geology Photos – August 19 Daily Geology Photos – August 21 Daily Geology Photos – August 26 Daily Geology Photos – August 28 Daily Geology Photos – [...]

  • Media Advisory: USGS Crews to Retrieve Storm Surge Sensors

    Updated: 2011-08-30 00:39:35
    In advance of Hurricane Irene, USGS scientists deployed storm surge sensors along the Eastern Seaboard to measure the height and intensity of the storm surge. Over the next several days, USGS crews will retrieve these sensors and begin to analyze the data

  • Geology Links for August 29th, 2011

    Updated: 2011-08-30 00:00:03
    Links from del.icio.us, tagged with geology for August 29th, 2011: American Geological Institute – Serving the Geosciences Since … Reciprocity Theme Mobile – Mosaic: Gallery with Rich Customizable Items – CodeCanyon Filter Image View Using jQuery – Webstuffshare – Learn and share. The simplest harmony. USGS NATIONAL GEOLOGIC MAP DATABASE – HOMEPAGE QuickSand jQuery Help [...]

  • Daily Geology Photos – August 29

    Updated: 2011-08-29 17:20:16
    A summary of photos posted on flickr today, tagged with “geology.” Displayed below are 100 geology-related photos were added to flickr today. Similar Posts on Geology News: Daily Geology Photos – August 19 Daily Geology Photos – August 21 Daily Geology Photos – August 26 Daily Geology Photos – August 28 Daily Geology Photos – [...]

  • Geology Links for August 28th, 2011

    Updated: 2011-08-29 03:00:08
    Links from del.icio.us, tagged with geology for August 28th, 2011: Interactives . Dynamic Earth . Intro American Geological Institute – Serving the Geosciences Since … USGS Earthquake FAQs Mars rover aims for deep crater Interactives . Dynamic Earth . Intro Probing Question: What heats the earth’s core? Interactives . Dynamic Earth . Intro Interactives . [...]

  • USGS In the Surge Sampling for Nutrients, Sediment, E. coli, and Pesticides

    Updated: 2011-08-29 02:39:09
    Follow USGS on twitter @USGS to learn where the crews will be each day. Media: If you would like to accompany a USGS crew during sampling, contact Kara Capelli at kcapelli@usgs.gov .

  • Sexy Geology

    Updated: 2011-08-26 00:00:00
    Look at the photos below and what mineral comes to mind? Amethyst? Fluorite? Perhaps something Li-bearing? Lepidolite? Nope. It’s none of these. In fact the masses above are a large aggregation of very small hexagonite crystals. Hexagonite? Yes, hexagonite – a Mn-rich variety of tremolite, in this case originating in the Adirondack lowlands near Balmat, [...]

  • The Rock Cycle Kit has Arrived!

    Updated: 2011-08-17 23:45:59
    The Rock Cycle Kit™ is Mini Me Geology's newest kit which has 20 great samples of rocks and minerals. You will enjoy 5 minerals, 5 igneous rocks, 5 metamorphic rocks and 5 sedimentary rocks and a CD book full of information about how the rock cycle is constantly in motion.

  • Final count Field days in Owyhee River map area May 2001 thru July 2011 Geologic Froth

    Updated: 2011-08-11 00:14:41
    : : Posterous Blog Back to posts Viewed times August 10, 2011 Final count : Field days in Owyhee River map area : May 2001 thru July 2011 Edit Delete Tags Autopost 19 trips in all 5 river trips 14 overland trips . At least 90 days in the field total . Oh my , have I learned alot and aged alot over that time . nbsp Currently organizing all of the field data in mega-kml file for display in Google Earth . This will feed the foundation of an educational module for field data organization and visualization that I hope to develop or begin to develop at an intensive workshop at Hamilton College , NY next week . Photo credit : Ryan Crow , Univ . New . Mexico Tweet 0 responses Like Comment

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