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The Washington Post
Pools of meltwater are coalescing into lakes on Mount Everest's debris-strewn Khumbu Glacier. The accumulation of water makes the ice melt even more quickly. Geologists say that for the first time, supraglacial ponds on the ice river's surface have coalesced into lakes the length of several football fields. Many are deep and broad enough to paddle across in boats.
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Forbes
The largest volcano in the world, Tamu Massif, eluded the aforementioned title for quite some time as geologists worked to determine whether the shield volcano was in fact a single volcano or a complex of volcanoes. Recently, a team of scientists at the University of Houston led by William Sager published a study determining that Tamu Massif was in fact the largest single volcano known on Earth.
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Around the O
Geologists across the country are focused on sediment samples dating back 50,000 years that were dug up by University of Oregon scientists. The sediment provides a fresh perspective on the region, which was not touched by glaciers during the last ice age. It was a frost-covered grassy landscape that had erosion rates 2 1/2 times higher than what is experienced today. A frost-cracking process, rather than rainfall, likely drove the rapid erosion.
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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. 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
Please welcome the new AIPG Student Chapter — University of North Georgia, Chapter Sponsor: Ron Wallace, CPG; Faculty Sponsor: Katti Mobasher; and Student Chapter Officers: President — Logan Moore, SA-6975,Vice President — Beatriz Avila, SA-6492, Secretary — Kayla Ballenger, SA-6999, and Treasurer — Robert Stephens, SA-7174. Click here to view all the AIPG Student Chapters.
35th International Geological Congress
Cape Town, South Africa, will host the 35th "World Cup of Geosciences" — the prestigious International Geological Congress (IGC), which is undoubtedly the most important activity of the International Union of Geological Sciences. The South African event will take place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre from Aug. 27-Sept. 4. The Council for Geoscience, together with the Geological Society of South Africa and other collaborators from academia and industry, is currently spearheading the preparations for the 35th IGC in South Africa.
Some calls for abstracts for your consideration (please also refer to conference website for other opportunities):
Theme: Global Geoscience Professionalism and Geoethics
Three sessions are promoted by the 5th International Professional Geology Conference (5IPGC), which is being organized by the member organizations of the IUGS Task Group on Global Geoscience Professionalism as part of 35IGC.
- Session: Professional Competencies in Geoscience
- Session: Ethical Practice in Geoscience
- Session: Inconvenient Truths: Ethical Dilemmas for Geoscientists in Protecting and Informing the Public
The general deadline for submitting abstracts is Jan. 31. Click here for information on submitting an abstract.
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AIPG
Introduction to Well Log Analysis for New Hires (earn up to 1 CEU)
An Introduction to Landslides or Mass Wasting (earn up to 3.5 CEUs)
Basic Reservoir Engineering for Geoscientists (earn up to 5 CEUs)
Basics of Seismic Petroleum Exploration for New Hires (earn up to 1.0 CEU)
Critical and Strategic Minerals: Concepts and Status (earn 0.1 CEUs)
Geotechnical Properties & Engineering Problems-TX Clay Shale (earn up to 0.6 CEUs)
Global Energy Resources: Current Trends and Short Term Predictions (earn 0.1 CEUs)
Practical Petroleum Geoscience (earn up to 8 CEUs)
The Geology of Texas-The Basal Cretaceous (earn 1 CEU)
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AIPG
The AIPG Northeast Section Newsletter — Holiday 2015
The AIPG California Section Newsletter — November 2015
The AIPG Texas Section Newsletter — November 2015
The AIPG Colorado Section Newsletter — Fall 2015
The AIPG Georgia Section Newsletter — November 2015
AIPG
Nominations for awards, accompanied by a supporting statement should be sent via mail (to AIPG, 12000 Washington Street, Thornton, Colorado 80241-3134), fax (303-253-9220), or email by Jan. 15 to the AIPG National Headquarters. National awards include the Ben H. Parker Memorial Medal, the Martin Van Couvering Memorial Award, the John T. Galey, Sr. Memorial Public Service Award, Honorary Membership, and the Outstanding Achievement Award. (Click on award to go to the awards description.) Click here for AIPG National Awards Nomination Form in pdf.
AIPG
AIPG Student Scholarship applications for undergraduate and graduate are due Feb. 15.
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AIPG
This is a half-day workshop was developed to provide water utility personnel, engineers, hydrogeologists, regulatory officials and other interested persons in understanding about the sand and gravel and bedrock aquifers their wells are located in and how and why well performance declines over time along with options that are available to rehabilitate your well. The workshop begins with an introduction of the geology and aquifers of New England. From plate tectonics to glacial geology along the effects of weathering that have created the majority of high-yield aquifers located throughout New England. A quick trip through well types, water well terminology, groundwater flow into well screens and a discussion of specific capacity as it applies to sand and gravel and bedrock aquifers. Specific capacity is easy to calculate and use as a measure of the performance of your well, but something that is often overlooked. Moving forward, there is a segment on declining well performance including a discussion of the chemical, physical, and microbiological factors that are the cause for drop in performance in wells. Improving the performance of your well will be discussed by examining physical and chemical methods to rehabilitate your well and improve specific capacity. Understanding the permitting considerations along with the costs of well rehabilitation services will be discussed. The final segment of the workshop will be case studies on well rehabilitation. This will tie together all of the other segments of the workshop.
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AIPG
The American Institute of Professional Geologists is accepting applications for the position of Executive Director. The position is to be filled as soon as a qualified candidate is vetted. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
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| Dec. 4 |
AGWT — Colorado Groundwater Issues |
Denver |
| Dec. 9 |
AIPG New England Aquifers: Elusive and Complex Conference |
Marlborough, Massachusetts |
| Dec. 16 |
AIPG New England Aquifers: Elusive and Complex Conference |
Glastonbury, Connecticut |
| March 21-24, 2016 |
118th National Western Mining Conference & Expo |
Denver |
| April 5-6, 2016 |
AIPG Water Resources Unplugged Conference |
Orlando, Florida |
| June 14-15, 2016 |
6th Annual AIPG Michigan Section Technical Workshop — Environmental Risk Management: Why, When, Where and How |
Roscommon County, Michigan |
| Sept. 10-13, 2016 |
AIPG 2016 National Conference |
Santa Fe, New Mexico |
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Platts
These are bleak times across much of the nation's "oil patch." Layoffs are spreading and rigs are being laid up. One state — Alaska — is defying the trend, at least for now. Industry employment in Alaska remains near-record numbers, according to state data. Producers are pressuring contractors and suppliers to slash rates, but explorers keep lining up in search of black gold.
What keeps the industry interested, and busy, is that the rocks are great. State geologists say the North Slope has one of the largest oil-generating systems of the world.
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Mining.com
U.S. citizens can now legally own resources mined in space after President Barack Obama signed into law a debated bill that allows people to mine, sell and own any space material. The ground-breaking rule is considered a major boost to asteroid mining as it encourages the commercial exploration and utilization of resources from asteroids obtained by U.S. firms.
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The Norman Transcript
A University of Oklahoma research team was completing a project to determine if visual animation of watersheds subject to increased flooding would be a preferable way to convey information to decision makers when the record-breaking floods of May 2015 emphasized the significance of the project. Using Geographic Information Systems, hydrologic modeling, animated visual imagery and the Internet, the team effectively demonstrated how interactive engagement among key groups enhanced understanding and preparedness for future flooding events.
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Sweetwater Now
Existing infrastructure can help Wyoming prosper in the global phosphate market according to a new report. Wyoming hosts numerous occurrences of phosphate rock, which is a natural resource crucial to world food security, according to the new report published by the Wyoming State Geological Survey. Ninety percent of the world's mined phosphate rock is used in agriculture and food production, mostly as fertilizer, with some for animal feed and food additives.
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International Business Times
True to its name, the Great Barrier Reef is providing an effective barrier against landslide-induced tsunamis, a new study finds.
According to researchers at the University of Sydney, the world-famous reef does the Australian coastal communities a great service because of its ability to absorb some of potential wave energy caused by tsunamis.
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Phys.org
Based on the latest information from a San Francisco State University meteorologist, now may be a good time to stock up on rain ponchos, rubber boots and umbrellas. The overall consensus among scientists, forecasters and tropical meteorologists is that the El Niño weather phenomenon now gathering momentum in the eastern Pacific Ocean will be the strongest recorded since 1950.
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Nature
Matt Siegfried is a glaciologist on the ROSETTA-ICE field project in Antarctica. This research season, he's writing a blog for Nature about life in the field.
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