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- Hawaii's Kilauea is creating its own weather Thu, 31 May 18, 6:00amVolcanoes can "make their own weather," according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS) — and the Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii is doing just that...
- After 250 earthquakes in 24 hours, Hawaii's Kilauea volcano might erupt Fri, 4 May 18, 3:53amOut of the five volcanoes on Hawaii's Big Island, Kilauea is the most active — and it's threatening to erupt. After a collapse event at the Pu'u 'Ō'ō vent, in the volcano's East Rift Zone, around 250 earthquakes happened....
- Polar bears could go extinct sooner than scientists previously thought Tue, 6 Feb 18, 1:48amWe've long known climate change will cause trouble for polar bears in the wild, but a new study reveals their metabolic rates are higher than we thought, and a changing environment is making it harder for them to snare enough...
- Scientists find surprising methane-based ecosystem in underwater Yucatan caves Tue, 12 Dec 17, 11:00pmUnderwater caves have been described as one of Earth's final unexplored frontiers. An international team recently delved into the flooded caves of the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico and found methane and dissolved organic carbon...
- Only 25 glaciers remain in Montana's shrinking Glacier National Park Thu, 11 May 17, 11:59pmOur warming climate is ravaging the storied glaciers of Montana's Glacier National Park. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) and Portland State University recently released data revealing the devastation of climate...
- Humans have caused so many earthquakes that scientists had to update their maps Wed, 30 Mar 16, 11:00pmThose at the United States Geological Survey have noticed such a spike in manmade earthquakes they have begun mapping them alongside natural seismic activity...
- Death toll climbs after powerful 7.5 earthquake rocks Afghanistan and Pakistan Tue, 27 Oct 15, 1:26amA magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck in the northern Afghanistan early Monday, sending powerful tremors into Pakistan and India. Seismologists report that the epicenter of the quake was located deep in the Hindu Kush mountains....
- 6.9 Earthquake Hits Northern California Tue, 11 Mar 14, 4:36amA 6.9 earthquake shook California yesterday, striking just off of the northern coast near Eureka, followed by at least a dozen aftershocks with a magnitude as high as 4.6. The earthquake struck about 50 miles off the coast,...
- Groundwater unaffected by shale gas production in Arkansas Thu, 16 May 13, 2:02pmFrom Duke University , something sure to irritate people like Josh Fox, Joe Romm, and Bill McKibben who are certain that fracking is terrible. DURHAM, N.C. — A new study by scientists at Duke University and the U.S....
- Saturday Silliness: Tamino aka Grant Foster fracks himself Sun, 7 Apr 13, 3:59amPeople send me stuff. This morning my inbox had a forwarded Twitter item about a Tammy post where supposedly none of what McIntyre discovered about the dating problems in Marcott et al hockey stick “matter”, because...
- M4.1 Earthquake in Los Angeles area Thu, 9 Aug 12, 2:43amFrom USGS: Earthquake Details This event has been reviewed by a seismologist. Magnitude 4.1 Date-Time Wednesday, August 08, 2012 at 16:33:22 UTC Wednesday, August 08, 2012 at 09:33:22 AM at epicenter Location 33.908°N, 117.778°W...
- Part 2 of “On Sallenger et al (2012) – Hotspot of Accelerated Sea Level Rise on the Atlantic Coast of North America” Mon, 2 Jul 12, 3:38amGuest post by Bob Tisdale This is a follow-up to my recent post On Sallenger et al (2012) – Hotspot of Accelerated Sea Level Rise on the Atlantic Coast of North America...
- AGU President on Gleick’s “shocking fall from grace”: “His transgression cannot be condoned, regardless of his motives.” Tue, 28 Feb 12, 10:07amAGU President’s message We must remain committed to scientific integrity 27 February 2012 During the third week of February our global community of Earth and space scientists witnessed the shocking fall from grace of...
- “Dramatic” response by flora & fauna to climate change Thu, 12 Jan 12, 7:21amBirds, plants, and animals adapt to changing weather patterns, who knew? News Release Dramatic Links Found Between Climate Change, Elk, Plants, and Birds Missoula, MT – Climate change in the form of reduced snowfall in...
- Dallas earthquake not caused by fracking… And neither was the Ohio quake. Wed, 11 Jan 12, 7:50pmGuest post by David Middleton Wow! I woke up Friday morning to news that a 2.0 Md earthquake struck about a mile and a half from my office. I was sleeping at home, about 7 miles from the epicenter, and … Continue reading...