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Live Science
Powerful earthquakes like the 6.2-magnitude temblor that rocked central Italy early morning on Aug. 24 are surprisingly common in the region, geologists say. The shaking was caused by movement in the Tyrrhenian Basin, a seismically active area beneath the Mediterranean Sea. Here, the ground is actually spreading apart, said Julie Dutton, a geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey.
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West Virginia University Eberly College of Arts and Sciences via Science Daily
Geologists are using new direct methods to measure the Earth's oxygenation. They identified, for the first time, exactly how much oxygen was in Earth's atmosphere 813 million years ago — 10.9 percent. This finding, they say, demonstrates that oxygenation on Earth occurred 300 million years earlier than previously concluded from indirect measurements.
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The Columbus Dispatch
Around 470 million years ago, during a time geologists call the Ordovician Period, Earth experienced a shower of meteorites. The evidence for that is in a quarry in Sweden, where more than 100 "fossil" meteorites have been found. Recently, workers found a meteorite in that same limestone quarry that is different, not only from the other fragments of that shower but from any other meteorite found on Earth. The specimen isn't large — about 3 inches in diameter — but it tells quite a story.
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AIPG
There is still time to register for the AIPG Annual Meeting in Santa Fe, New Mexico (Sept. 10-13). Online and Registration form. Don't miss going on a field trip. Click here for field trip details. (Registration includes printed program; technical sessions on Monday and Tuesday; Exhibit Hall, Sunday through Tuesday; Welcome Reception, Sunday evening; Breakfast, lunch and breaks on Monday and Tuesday.)
The conference will be held at the Drury Plaza Hotel, 828 Paseo De Peralta, in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
We look forward to seeing you in Santa Fe! Let us know if you have any questions or need assistance in getting registered: contact us at 303-412-6205 or aipg@aipg.org.
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| Date |
Event |
More Information |
| Aug. 27-Sept. 4 |
35th International Geological Congress |
Cape Town, South Africa |
| Sept. 9 |
Field Trip to Santa Fe, New Mexico |
Geologic Highlights Between Denver and Santa Fe
| Sept. 10-13 |
AIPG 2016 National Conference |
Santa Fe, New Mexico |
| Sept. 10 |
AIPG Business Meetings, Awards Luncheon (Section Leadership, Student Chapter, and Presidential Certificates of Merit), Foundation of AIPG Meeting and AIPG NM Section Meeting. |
Schedule |
| Sept. 11 |
Field Trips, Exhibits, NEW! — Students Networking with Professionals Reception, Welcome Reception, and Rockslide Rendezvous! Come and share your musical talents or listen to live music and singing from your fellow geologists, enjoy the evening! |
Schedule |
| Sept. 12 |
NEW! — AIPG Section Delegates Meeting, Plenary Session, Technical Sessions, Exhibits, Field Trips, and AIPG Awards Dinner (Ben H. Parker Memorial Medal, Martin Van Couvering Memorial Award, John T. Galey, Sr. Memorial Public Service Award, Honorary Membership, and Outstanding Achievement Award) |
Schedule |
| Sept. 13 |
Technical Sessions, Exhibits, and Field Trips |
Schedule |
| Sept. 14 |
Field Trip back to Denver |
Geologic Highlights Between Denver and Santa Fe
| Sept. 18-24 |
Association of Environmental &
Engineering Geologists 2016 Annual Meeting |
Kona, Hawaii |
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| Sept. 25-28 |
GSA National Conference |
Denver |
| June 16-21, 2018 |
Resources for Future Generations: Energy — Minerals — Water — Earth |
Call for Sessions flyer
Conference Brochure |
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AIPG
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AIPG
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BBC News
Europe's Sentinel radar satellites have mapped the ground movement in the Italian earthquake. The data show subsidence of up to 23 cm (9 inches) as a roughly 20 kilomter-long fault ruptured in the Apennine mountains in the early hours of Aug. 24. Scientists will use the information to better understand what caused the magnitude-6.2 event and to make hazard assessments for the future.
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Myanmar Times
A senior geologist in Thailand has warned that the 6.8-magnitude earthquake that shook central Myanmar last week could be followed by an even stronger seismic event, given the absence of aftershocks so far. Suwit Khosuwan, the active fault director of Thailand's Department of Mineral Resources, said that officials in his department were closely monitoring the Rakhine Fault — which caused the Aug. 24 quake — for an aftershock, and that without one there could be another strong quake of at least 7.0 magnitude.
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Science Alert
The entire Mayan civilization might have gone into decline because of poor water management and an increasing population, scientists have found, using a new mathematical model that simulated the beginning of the end for one of humanity's most influential cultures. Not only could this model help us understand what happened when the Maya civilisation crumbld in 900 AD — a mystery that researchers have been debating for centuries — it might also help us figure out how to deal with our own water crises in the future.
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American Association for the Advancement of Science
Over the past decade, seismologists have honed their talent for detecting the seismic waves generated by severe storms, including the echoes of Hurricane Katrina and Superstorm Sandy. Ocean swells from these storms rattle around, creating waves that drum the ocean floor and move into the mantle. They can even be picked up by seismometers on the other side of the world. This circuitous weather tracking system has mostly been limited to high-speed P waves, which pass through rock with straight compressive force. S waves, with their distinctive perpendicular sashay, have remained elusive. Until now.
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Phys.org
David Maidment, a civil engineering researcher at The University of Texas at Austin, is acutely aware of the power and swiftness of floods. With support from NSF, Maidment and his team created a water model prototype for the science community for research purposes. That prototype helped establish the National Water Model, which launched on Aug. 16 and now delivers forecast information, data, decision-support services and guidance to essential emergency services staff and water management personnel.
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The Science Explorer
A new method for analyzing the chemical composition of stars may help scientists winnow the search for Earth 2.0. Yale University researchers Debra Fischer and John Michael Brewer, in a new study that will appear in the Astrophysical Journal, describe a computational modeling technique that gives a clearer sense of the chemistry of stars, revealing the conditions present when their planets formed. The system creates a new way to assess the habitability and biological evolution possibilities of planets outside our solar system.
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UPI
They're everywhere, even in the deep, open ocean. They are microplastics, and researchers want to know how they might be affecting biodiversity in the middle of the Atlantic. Though their research is just beginning, a team of scientists from the U.K. National Oceanography Center have found microplastics throughout the first 1,000 meters — or half-mile — of the North Atlantic's water column.
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