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The Weather Network
Several volcanoes around the world were very active recently spewing enormous amounts of ash and gas into the atmosphere and forcing thousands of people to leave their homes. But it's not all just about volcanic activity, there has also been quite a bit of earthquake activity along some the volcano impacted areas, especially in the Pacific Ring of Fire.
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Antarctic Sun
Using everything from pickaxes to helicopters, paleontologists scoured multiple islands off the Antarctic Peninsula in February and March for the remains of prehistoric beasts and returned with a trove of fossils from the end of the time of the dinosaurs. Although it will take a great deal of time and analysis before any specific, scientifically defensible finds can be announced to the world, the international team of 12 scientists recovered more than 2,500 pounds of samples comprising more than 300 individual specimens.
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The Christian Science Monitor
Though it doesn't seem like much happens on Mars — a barren desert of a planet — it does experience seasons and climate change, much as Earth does. In fact, the Red Planet is going through a change now, as it is coming out of an ice age, say geologists from the Southwest Research Institute.
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AIPG
To have your abstract considered for a presentation or poster, please click here to submit an abstract online by June 6.
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AIPG
Students, you are invited to submit an abstract! Technical sessions will be held on Monday, Sept. 12, and Tuesday, Sept. 13. They will consist of podium and poster presentations, and will include a student poster competition. To have your abstract considered for a presentation or poster, please click here to submit an abstract online by June 6.
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AIPG
The AIPG Section Leadership Award was established by the Executive Committee in 2013 to recognize one or more of our members who have demonstrated a long-term commitment and have been long-term contributors to AIPG at the section level. AIPG has many sections where one or more individuals have demonstrated exceptional leadership for their section and in many instances kept the section together and moving forward. These individuals are commonly not known at the National level or by AIPG members outside of their sections, however, their contributions have been vital to their sections and they perform this work because of their commitment to our profession and AIPG. The award will consist of a plaque (or similar) that will be presented to the awardees at the annual meeting of AIPG.
Based on the above criteria the Awards Committee may select multiple nominees for the award.
The AIPG Section Leadership Award is administered by the Executive Committee of AIPG. The selection of the winning member(s) will be decided by the AIPG Awards Committee. The deadline for submittal of nominees for the AIPG Section Leadership Award, to AIPG National Headquarters, is May 31 of each year. The nomination form for AIPG Section Leadership Award (pdf file or Word doc). The awardees will be announced in early July so they may attend the annual meeting.
AIPG
The purpose of the AIPG Student Chapter of the Year Award is to recognize the most outstanding student chapter for their participation in, and contribution to, the American Institute of Professional Geologists. The award will consist of a plaque to be presented to the student chapter, a certificate to each of the officers of the chapter at the time of their submittal, a $500 award for the chapter, and a trip for one member of the winning student chapter to the annual AIPG conference and executive meetings. The student that attends the annual meeting will observe the organization and functions of AIPG and participate in the executive board meeting.
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European Geologist
The Editorial Board of the European Geologist journal (EGJ) would like to invite you to submit articles for the 42th issue of the journal. The theme of this issue is "International cooperation on raw materials." We expect contributions related to the topic. The journal will be linked to a workshop with a similar theme, held in November 2016, in Brussels, related to the EFG Council Meeting. Please send your article proposal first (name of the author(s), working title of the article and a short abstract of about 10 lines) by 15 July 2016 to eva.hartai@eurogeologists.eu and cc staff and layout editor Anita Stein. The Editorial Board of EGJ will decide about the acceptance of the articles and selected articles shall be submitted in their full version by Sept. 15. The articles will be peer reviewed and also reviewed by a native English speaker. You may find the guidelines for authors here.
| Date |
Event |
More Information |
| June 14-15 |
6th Annual AIPG Michigan Section Technical Workshop — Environmental Risk Management: Why, When, Where and How |
Roscommon County, Michigan |
| June 25 |
AIPG Executive Committee Meeting |
Thornton, Colorado |
| Aug. 8-11 |
NCSL Legislative Summit |
Chicago |
| Aug. 17-18 |
17th Annual Energy Exposition |
Loveland, Colorado |
| Aug. 22-25 |
Rocky Mountain Energy Summit |
Denver |
| Aug. 27-Sept. 4 |
35th International Geological Congress |
Cape Town, South Africa |
| Sept. 10-13 |
AIPG 2016 National Conference |
Santa Fe, New Mexico |
| Sept. 18-24 |
Association of Environmental &
Engineering Geologists 2016 Annual Meeting |
Kona, Hawaii |
| Sept. 25-28 |
GSA National Conference |
Denver |
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AIPG
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AIPG
Show off your AIPG membership with this sturdy tote that is perfect for day trips, errands and more. White durable canvas with double stitched black handles and bottom has the AIPG logo printed on one side.
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BBC News
U.S. scientists have produced their most precise date yet for the landslide that shaped the iconic canyon running through what is now Zion National Park. The colossal rock avalanche occurred about 4,800 years ago, they say, based on a study of some of its boulders. The researchers have also re-examined the details of the event.
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The Economist
Long before people started dumping large amounts of carbon into the atmosphere, the planet was producing — and managing — such emissions rather well all on its own. Volcanic eruptions release massive amounts of carbon dioxide into the air, putting even the dirtiest smokestacks in the shade. According to new research, another terrifying natural phenomenon plays a role in storing carbon.
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Bloomberg News via Vancouver Sun
Miners in Egypt are digging deep at what will be the country's second gold mine, excavating in a desert where the pharaohs tried without much success to unearth the precious metal 5,000 years ago. Egypt had all but abandoned mining after its British rulers left in 1952. The pharaohs, the Romans and the British all dug in the mineral-rich Arabian-Nubian Shield area in the country's Eastern Desert, but they lacked equipment that could go deep enough to extract much gold.
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UPI
Two lava flows emerged from Kilauea, the most active volcano on Hawaii's Big Island, the U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said. Geologists captured still and video images of the lava creeping down the same side of the volcano that caused evacuations in 2014. This time, however, scientists said there is currently no danger from the molten rock flow. The flows are less than a mile long each, mostly flowing toward the northwest.
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University of Arkansas
Only seven researchers in the nation are among the inaugural class of Deep Carbon Observatory Diversity Grant recipients — including Celina Suarez, assistant professor of geosciences from the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences. Suarez recently received the award from the American Geosciences Institute, which established these grants to support geoscience researchers with funds for national and international conferences to present Deep Carbon Observatory-affiliated research and attend DCO-related workshops, conferences and events.
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By Hope Barton
 There are records of the El Niño weather phenomenon dating as far back as the 16th century when the Spanish came to Peru. It wasn't until the 1930s that climatologists determined the changing temperature of the Pacific Ocean off the western coast of South America — now called El Niño Southern Oscillation — impacts the weather on a global scale. Most of us don't give weather pattern changes a second thought, but El Niño and La Niña can adversely impact your business, your travel plans, your groceries and even your health.
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University of Washington
Scientists with the University of Washington and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently deployed a new tool that will constantly be on the lookout for harmful algal blooms and their toxins off the coast of La Push, Washington. The Environmental Sample Processor, or ESP, was deployed May 23 for the first time off the Pacific Northwest coast with sensors to monitor specific algal species and a harmful toxin they emit, domoic acid.
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