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Smithsonian
Early in the spring of 1961, a group of geologists started drilling a hole into the seafloor off the Pacific coast of Baja California. The expedition, the first if its kind, was the initial phase of a project intended to punch through Earth's crust and reach the underlying mantle. Little did they know that their efforts would soon be overshadowed when John F. Kennedy launched the race to the moon in May of that year.
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The New York Times
With power knocked out along much of the East Coast, the region's transportation systems paralyzed and the snow still falling, there was little for officials to celebrate the night of Jan. 23 — unless you were a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. That is because the heavy snow and strong winds that caused so much disruption were predicted by the service's forecasters a full week ago.
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Phys.org
Earth has some special features that set it apart from its close cousins in the solar system, including large oceans of liquid water and a rich atmosphere with just the right ingredients to support life as we know it. Earth is also the only planet that has an active outer layer made of large tectonic plates that grind together and dip beneath each other, giving rise to mountains, volcanoes, earthquakes and large continents of land.
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AIPG
The 2016 membership dues are available to pay online. Annual membership dues are due and payable Jan. 1 in accordance with the bylaws. Members that have not paid as of Feb. 15 will be suspended. An additional $20 (late fee) is required for payments received after Feb. 15.
You are encouraged to login to the AIPG Member portion of the website to pay your dues for 2016. Paying online helps save on printing and postage costs. Call if you have any questions 303-412-6205. Click on MEMBER LOGIN to pay dues, make a donation and purchase insignia items. Your login is your email and the system has you setup your password if you haven't already. You must login to pay dues, search the directory or make changes to your record.
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AIPG
The AIPG quarterly journal, The Professional Geologist, January/February/March 2016 "Student Themed" issue is available online in pdf (digital version will be available soon). This issue includes: Field Camp in Ireland-International Studies; The Best Geologist is the One Who Has Seen the Most Rocks; Undergraduate Education Beyond the Classes: The Importance of Research Experience; Your Senior Year Starts When You Enter College; Sailing the Seven Cs of Loss Prevention; Google Earth from a Student Perspective; Preparing Geology Students for Careers in the "New" Energy Industry; Do You Have a Mentor?; The Success of Your Project Determines Your Future; plus much more! — now available online. All back issues of TPG are available online.
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AIPG
The AIPG New Members and Applicants listing from Oct. 10, 2015 through Jan. 12, 2016.
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American Geosciences Institute
With support from key member societies, AGI’s Geoscience Policy and Critical Issues Programs offer multiple internships for young and early-career geoscientists and two fellowships each year. These opportunities provide unique experiences to combine geoscience information and research with data analysis, outreach, and policy. For more information or to apply, follow the "Read More" link.
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AIPG
The AIPG Arizona Section Newsletter — January 2016
The AIPG Colorado Section Newsletter — Winter 2016
The AIPG Michigan Section Newsletter — January 2016
The AIPG California Section Newsletter — January 2016
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Join AIPG and the Florida FAPG Section of AIPG for The 2016 AIPG "Water Resources Unplugged: A Multi-Dimensional Workshop." Sessions and panel discussion topics will include information on the latest approaches, practices, processes, techniques, case studies, modeling, research, regulatory and legislative development in all aspects of Water Resource Availability, Sustainability and Planning including the special topics of Springs Protection and Management Strategies and Oil and Gas Hydraulic Fracturing (Fracking) Practices and Potential Impacts. Geologists, hydrogeologists, engineers, water and land use managers and planners, modelers, regulators, government leaders, environmental specialists, utilities legislators and water attorneys will be in attendance. Click the "Read More" for information on the presenters and program.
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AIPG
AIPG Student Scholarship applications for undergraduate and graduate are due Feb. 15.
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| March 21-24 |
118th National Western Mining Conference & Expo |
Denver |
| April 5-6 |
AIPG Water Resources Unplugged Conference |
Orlando, Florida |
| June 14-15 |
6th Annual AIPG Michigan Section Technical Workshop — Environmental Risk Management: Why, When, Where and How |
Roscommon County, Michigan |
| Sept. 10-13 |
AIPG 2016 National Conference |
Santa Fe, New Mexico |
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UPI
The remains of Britain's oldest known Jurassic dinosaur have been unearthed in Wales. Scientists named the new species Dracoraptor hanigani, literally "dragon robber."
The 200-year-old bones were first found in 2014, discovered beneath a cliff on a beach in Wales by a pair of fossil-hunting brothers, Rob and Nick Hanigan. The Hanigans relayed their discovery to paleontologists in England.
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CNN
There could be another planet in our solar system. Researchers at the California Institute of Technology have found evidence in the outer solar system of an object that could be a real ninth planet. Nicknamed Planet Nine, it has a mass about 10 times that of Earth and orbits about 20 times farther from the sun than Neptune. That means "it would take this new planet between 10,000 and 20,000 years to make just one full orbit around the sun," according to Caltech.
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Phys.org
Under laboratory conditions, mineral growth is a well understood physical process, and has been for a number of decades. In nature however, outside of the controlled confines of a lab, mineral formation is far more complex and scientists are struggling to understand how crystalline minerals can form at all. Workers in the fields of mineralogy, geochemistry and biomineralization have long faced an apparent contradiction: Natural minerals are formed under conditions that should, according to existing models of crystal growth, prohibit their formation.
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Forbes
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit Alaska on Jan. 24 southwest of Anchorage according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake's epicenter was located near Cook Inlet approximately 170 miles to the southwest of Anchorage. Local residents say the shaking lasted 30 seconds and continued to get bigger and bigger as time went on.
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Epoch Times
The Halema'uma'u Crater (essentially a lake of lava) on Hawaii's Kilauea volcano has been erupting recently, and one researcher found a glass-like black piece of lava rock that looks like a "dragon egg." The glass volcanic rock is around the size and shape of a Pele's tear, but it's hollow inside.
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BBC News
Images from an unmanned aerial vehicle suggest excessive management of floodplains limit their ability to hold water and slow the flow of floodwater. Drainage channels on floodplains meant water was returned to rivers too quickly, exacerbating flooding further downstream, researchers observed. The use of the drone allowed researchers to gather a unique view of the impact of the floods that hit Northern England.
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KFMB-TV
Geologists and lifeguards are keeping a close eye on a bluff at Sunset Cliffs, in San Diego, that is in danger of collapsing. A large crack appeared after the recent El Niño storms, and now a barrier is up to keep the public away.
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