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News From Monday, January 11, 2010
11:31:23 PM Taking to Twitter as the Earth Shakes
mediabistro.com - New York,NY,USA

As reported by TechCrunch, Shamma set up the @sfusgs account to automatically tweet out US Geological Survey data whenever an earthquake hits the Bay Area. ... [more]

10:38:04 PM Berry professor to present at Tellus Museum on Thursday
Rome News Tribune - rome,ga,USA

by From staff reports Tamie Jovanelly, assistant professor of geology at Berry College, will host a special presentation on tsunamis Thursday at the Tellus ... [more]

7:16:51 PM Tirex Provides 2009 Exploration Summary
RTT News - Williamsville,NY,USA

The Mirdita Project is managed by an experienced team of Canadian and Albanian geologists and geophysicists and is currently being funded, in part, ... [more]

6:34:37 PM Insurance Losses Expected To Be Low From Calif. Quake
National Underwriter Property And Casualty Insurance News

The US Geological Survey said a 6.5 magnitude quake struck Saturday off the northern coast of California 27 miles west of Ferndale, Calif. ... [more]

5:22:29 PM Aftershocks rock Humboldt
Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Since then at least 14 aftershocks registering from 3.0 to 4.5 magnitude have struck the same area, according to the US Geological Survey. ... [more]

4:43:19 PM Washington University geologist stars in a History mystery airing this month
News from Washington University in St. Louis (press release) - Saint Louis,Washington,USA

Jennifer Smith, Ph.D., associate professor of earth and planetary science at Washington University in St. Louis circles a beautifully bizarre geological ... [more]

4:19:10 PM Making a supersonic jet in your kitchen
Physical Review Focus - Washington,DC,USA

Daniel P. LathropDepartment of Physics and Department of Geology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA Supersonic jets of air can be produced ... [more]

3:49:13 PM Solomon Islands Strong quake hits South Pacific
Concord Monitor - Concord,NH,USA

The 6.3 magnitude quake struck 90 miles southeast of the provincial capital Gizo at a depth of 22 miles, the US Geological Survey reported. ... [more]

2:13:41 PM How thoroughly have we examined the fossil record?
ScienceBlogs - USA

According to the US Geological Survey, the explosive 18 May 1980 Mt. St. Helens eruption removed 0.67 cubic miles of the mountain. ... [more]

11:51:52 AM Student killed by alleged drunk driver
UNM Daily Lobo - Albuquerque,NM,USA

Adrian Brearley, earth and planetary sciences professor, taught Forsythe in an introductory geology class in Fall 2008. He said the news of Forsythe's death ... [more]

11:43:56 AM Another small earthquake recorded near Jones
NewsOK.com - Oklahoma City,OK,USA

By AP Comments 0 JONES — The US Geological Survey has recorded another small earthquake near Jones in central Oklahoma. The magnitude 2.8 quake was recorded ... [more]

10:48:10 AM Quake-up call: Saturday's significant jolt ends nearly 15-year calm
Times-Standard - Eureka,CA,USA

And, Dengler said that's something geologists will be looking at over the next couple of weeks. It's important that people report their damage to the USGS ... [more]

9:17:17 AM Moderate earthquakes continue following big Saturday shaker
Lake County News - Lakeport,CA,USA

The US Geological Survey received 37 responses from 18 zip codes around Northern California from people who felt that quake, the power of which was reported ... [more]

7:46:24 AM Pro/con: Nuclear energy is environmentally superior to coal
Duluth News Tribune

The delay in approval is not from geology, but from politics. fissioned uranium 238 in the fuel capsule is converted to plutonium 239, which is fissionable, ... [more]

7:26:46 AM Quake illustrates force of plate movement
San Francisco Chronicle - San Francisco,CA,USA

A "probability report" from the US Geological Survey said there is a 65 percent chance for a "strong and possibly damaging aftershock" from the temblor in ... [more]

4:46:54 AM North Coast quake California's most powerful in 6 years
San Jose Mercury News - San Jose,CA,USA

Because it was a shallow fracture, only four miles deep, "it created a lot of rolling motion onshore," said state geologist John G. Parrish of the ... [more]

4:41:49 AM Gas wells' leftovers may wash into Ohio
Mountaineers

In February 2008, geologists and energy companies announced that they had figured out a way to extract natural gas from the thick black rock about 6000 feet ... [more]

3:19:08 AM Geologists say lack of tax scheme on mining investment is costing jobs
ABC Online - Australia

By Babs McHugh Geologists claim the Federal Government has reneged on an election promise to help them out with a tax scheme to encourage investment in ... [more]

2:44:39 AM Revving up: Energy companies poised to drill Marcellus Shale in NY
Ithaca Journal - Ithaca,NY,USA

"With the data we have right now, the Southern Tier of New York looks very good," said Don Zaengle, a geologist from Worcester. ... [more]

1:55:01 AM Oil & Gas Geologist - Leading Consultancy
Australian Life Scientist

In line with continued expansion they are seeking the services of a Geologist to join them working on and across these exciting clientele and projects. ... [more]



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