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.AIPG NATIONAL NEWS
AIPG 2021 National Conference
AIPG
Call for Abstracts - June 7th deadline
AIPG is currently accepting abstracts for oral presentations and poster presentations for the 58th American Institute of Professional Geologists' National Conference that will be held in Sacramento, California, from October 23-26, 2021.
The national conference provides opportunities to present and learn from experts in various geology and geoscience fields, with networking opportunities throughout the conference. Earn CEUs too!
Submit abstracts online - https://aipg.org/page/2021CACallforAbstracts
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AGI discounts available to AIPG members
AIPG
All AIPG Members are entitled to a 20% discount on most AGI publications including the Glossary of Geology, The Geoscience Handbook and our array of digital products, too. This discount can be applied during the checkout process in our online storefront using the discount code GEOSCI2021.
AGI has just implemented a new employment page, The Geoscience Job Center, at https://www.americangeosciences.org/jobs/.
AGI started the concept of "I'm a Geoscientist" years ago and it is still going strong. I’m a Geoscientist bumper stickers (8" X 3"). They're great for the car, a laptop or tablet, anything!
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.AIPG SECTION NEWS
Leveraging airborne geophysics to support coastal groundwater management
AIPG
AIPG ILLINOIS / INDIANA SECTION MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
Zoom Webinar
May 5th, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm CST
Guest Speaker: Ian Gottschalk Geophysicist — AECOM
Abstract: Along coastal margins, saline ocean water migrates into terrestrial groundwater systems in a process known as saltwater intrusion. Mixing even a small amount of ocean water with groundwater can render the groundwater unusable for domestic or agricultural use without desalination. For sustainable groundwater management, it is crucial to understand the current state and future development of the salinity distribution. However, a thorough understanding of the salinity distribution is complicated by lithological heterogeneity, variations in groundwater levels due to recharge and pumping, and future conditions. Geophysical methods can support the management of coastal groundwater by offering continuous images of subsurface properties, which can be used to build realistic models of saltwater intrusion for testing management scenarios. Geophysical data, acquired in a 2017 airborne electromagnetic (AEM) survey, have been used to improve the understanding, and support the management, of the aquifer system in the coastal Salinas Valley, California.
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AIPG California Section presents awards for 2021 California Science & Engineering Fair
AIPG
For the 20th consecutive year (2020 cancelled due to COVID pandemic) the California Section of AIPG presented awards at the California Science and Engineering Fair (CSEF) via a virtual or online program format on April 13. Mark Rogers and Dave Sadoff, AIPG California Section Southern and Northern Vice Presidents, respectively, judged a total four (one Junior and three Senior Division) geoscience projects.
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AIPG Michigan Section
AIPG
April 29th - 2020 VOLUNTARY VOLATILIZATION TO INDOOR AIR PATHWAY SCREENING LEVELS
In September 2020, EGLE replaced the rescinded Appendix D.1 of the 2013 Guidance Document for the Vapor Intrusion Pathway – Volatilization to Indoor Air Pathway (VIAP) Screening Levels with Residential and Nonresidential VIAP Screening Level Tables. The VIAP screening levels are provided as a voluntary tool that may be used to determine that site conditions do not present a risk and allow a quick regulatory closure or that site conditions warrant a more site-specific evaluation, at common residential and nonresidential sites. This webinar will cover the purpose behind the VIAP screening levels, the basic exposure assumptions used in their development, what documentation is needed for their voluntary use, and their use.
Each webinar qualifies for 1 CEH/PDH.
Michigan.gov/EGLEevents
REGISTRATION QUESTIONS:
Alana Berthold: BertholdA@michigan.gov
Joel Roseberry: RoseberryJ@michigan.gov
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.OTHER INDUSTRY NEWS
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Scientists find Galapagos volcano could help forecast future eruptions
Phys.Org
The Galápagos Islands have played a historic role since Charles Darwin's visit onboard the HMS Beagle in 1835. Recently, a team of scientists, including from the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, studied a large eruption in the archipelago to get new insights into how volcanoes behave and could help forecast future events.
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Geoscience Australia's new tool reveals 30+ years of Australia's coastline changes
SAT News
The free online tool can also illustrate how natural coastal features like sandbanks or river mouths shift and change over time.
Geoscience Australia's National Earth and Marine Observations Branch Head Maree Wilson said DEA Coastlines provides scientists, managers, and policymakers with new information to maintain and protect Australia's iconic shores for future generations.
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Magnitude 8+ Alpine Fault earthquake 'likely in our lifetime' as research uncovers 'gate' that may forecast quake size
News Hub
There's a three-in-four chance a large magnitude 7-plus earthquake will strike along the South Island's Alpine Fault within the next 50 years, new research has found — more than double what was previously estimated.
And if an earthquake above magnitude 7 does hit before 2068, it's likely to be destructive — with scientists calculating there's a four-in-five chance that quake will be magnitude 8 or higher thanks to data gleaned from a newly discovered 'quake gate'.
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Giant mud volcano reveals its powerful explosive secrets
Scientific American
Not all volcanoes belch lava. Some erupt mud — lots of it. Most mud volcanoes just gurgle up bits of muck from time to time, but one is particularly known for frequent, powerful explosions. New research explains what powers these intense eruptions and just how strong they can get.
University of Oslo mud volcanologist Adriano Mazzini and his colleagues studied Lokbatan, a mud volcano in Azerbaijan.
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Rock solid experience
Bonner County Daily Bee
Slim cylinders of rock 2 feet long and weighing as much as a truck jack lie on tables at the Integrated Research and Innovation Center on the University of Idaho Moscow campus.
Students outfitted with hand lenses, tools and notebooks examine the slender rock columns before making notes in logbooks.
The sections of rock are core samples, and the exercise — called core logging — provides students with a hands-on look at the day-to-day activity of mining geologists.
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As climate change thaws mountain tops, risks of rockfalls surge
WTVB-AM
As a scientist counts down "3-2-1", five neon-colored orbs are lowered from a helicopter hovering overhead and released. The orbs barrel down the Swiss mountain, toppling beech and spruce trees as they pick up speed.
These "test rocks" — the heaviest weighing 3,200 kilograms (7,000 lbs) — are part of research aimed at understanding the growing risk of rockfalls around the world.
As climate change warms high-altitude mountain regions, boulders and rocks long frozen into place are being loosed and tumbling downslope.
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