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News From Wednesday, June 16, 2010
11:30:29 PM New survey points to major water problems in Kabul
Reuters UK - UK

The US Geological Survey study estimated drinking water needs in the Kabul basin area could rise six-fold in the next five decades because of rising .... [more]

10:57:49 PM Deadly Earthquakes Rumble Through Eastern Indonesia
Jakarta Globe - Jakarta,Indonesia

Danny Hilman Natawidjaya, a geologist from the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), said that Wednesday's series of earthquakes were not unusual, ... [more]

10:38:58 PM Museum launches site on geology
BCLocalNews - Victoria,BC,Canada

People of all ages are intrigued with rocks and with Summerland's unique geology there is another aspect of our fascinating history to discover and .... [more]

9:41:35 PM Afghanistan's Lithium Wealth Could Remain Elusive
National Geographic

Geologists say Afghanistan has similar lithium wealth, but as in Bolivia, politics likely will be the deciding factor in resource development. ... [more]

9:06:41 PM Nationwide project lends new details on earthquakes
USA Today - McLean,VA,United States

By Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology By Jeff Martin, USA TODAY When it comes to studying earthquakes, Oregon State University geology ... [more]

6:13:23 PM USGS Director Quietly Wages 'Fearless' War on Oil Spill
New York Times - New York,NY,USA

.... for most of the federal response to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, US Geological Survey Director Marcia McNutt has emerged in the past week as a bold, ... [more]

6:05:23 PM Nigeria: Six Varsities Get N24 Million Esso Support
AllAfrica.com - Africa

The UPP dates back to 2006 when EEPNL partnered Dr DO Lambert_Aikhionbare, an expert in geology to conduct a fact_finding survey in the Geosciences .... [more]

6:03:25 PM Abington's Treasure King Work Program Outlined
MarketWatch - USA

The Company has contracted a well-respected local professional geologist with considerable knowledge of the area to head up this project. ... [more]

5:15:16 PM Oil spill: This will ruin your day
Beliefnet.com

Many of you other readers know that I am a geology student finishing her initial Bachelors of Science, so I cannot speak with authority by any means. ... [more]

4:52:46 PM Latest earthquake has Ocotillo nerves rattling
San Diego Union Tribune - San Diego,CA,USA

QUESTION: Do geologists know more yet about Monday's 5.7 temblor? ANSWER: The California Earthquake Prediction Evaluation Council shared the following ... [more]

3:57:16 PM Researchers 85% sure Caravaggio's remains found
Vancouver Sun - British Columbia, Canada

File photo: Italian geologist Antonio Moretti transports bones presumed to be part of baroque artist Michelangelo Merisi (also known as Caravaggio) out of ... [more]

3:19:01 PM Lund Gold Ltd.: Blackfox Property Summer Program Update
MarketWatch - USA

The Blackfox soil anomaly occurs within an area of complex structural geology that includes northeast trending faults and isoclinal folds that have been ... [more]

2:47:44 PM KAT Exploration Initiates Drilling Program on Rusty Ridge IOCG Property
MarketWatch - USA

A Canadian geological firm with much experience in the Olympic Dam type deposits have been contracted to carry out the project under the direction of our ... [more]

1:54:59 PM Almaden Minerals Ltd. (AAU) 2010 Exploration Program at Wholly Owned Elk ...
International Business Times - New York,NY,USA

Geologist Robert Alexander, P.Geo. will supervise the 2010 exploration program. He has more than 30 years of experience as an exploration geologist. ... [more]

1:20:33 PM 3 killed, homes damaged in Indonesia quakes
The Associated Press

The 7.0-magnitude quake struck beneath the ocean floor off the northern coast of Papua province at around noon Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said on ... [more]

1:08:25 PM Strong earthquake rocks eastern Indonesia
Public Broadcast News (blog)

This is how geologists and Volcanologists know when a volcano to erupt. The movement of magma inside the volcano rises causing small earthquakes in seismic ... [more]

11:47:43 AM GEOLOGIST- Senior Resource Consultant- Up to $163K *Interviewing Now*
Australian Life Scientist

Majority of the Consultants within this team are at the Principal level. They want to add a more Junior Resource Consultant to the team to run resource ... [more]

9:32:36 AM Strong quake hits off Indonesia's Irian Jaya
Reuters - NY,USA

JAKARTA (Reuters) - A series of quakes struck off Indonesia's Papua province on Wednesday within a few minutes of each other, the US Geological Survey ... [more]

9:11:26 AM Aftershocks still rocking area near border after 5.7 temblor
Del Mar Times - Del Mar,CA,USA

SDSU Geology Professor Emeritus Pat Abbott, Ph.D. believes Monday night's quake was an aftershock of the Easter quake which was centered not far away and ... [more]

7:34:34 AM UR prof begins celestial tour
Redlands Daily Facts - Redlands,CA,USA

Nordgren links astronomy, geology, history, folklore and the arts with iconic geological formations in national parks through photographs, graphics and text ... [more]

5:35:23 AM Roadrunners hosting annual gem, mineral show
Carlsbad Current Argus - Carlsbad,NM,USA

The society promotes geology education through various programs, field trips and scholarships. The society has a traveling rock display and members judge ... [more]

5:01:00 AM Turkey's Energy Self-Sufficiency Plans Gaining Pace
PR Newswire (press release) - USA

Lending its partnership to the event is the Turkish Association of Petroleum Geologists (TAPG), and industry heavy-weights like Mehmet Uysal, .... [more]

4:59:40 AM In Ocotillo, the shaking has been 'nonstop'
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA

"With something as big as a 7.2, the aftershocks are going to continue for years or decades," said Susan Hough, a US Geological Survey seismologist. .... [more]

2:44:53 AM ExxonMobil Funds Schools' Geological Projects
This Day - Apapa,Lagos,Nigeria

Former Head of Department of Geology, ABU, Prof. Michael Zabosky thanked the company for its support saying, “we have seen the dedication of ExxonMobil, ... [more]

1:58:55 AM Two minor injuries reported from 5.7 aftershock
KXO Radio

Geologists at Cal Tech and the US Geological Survey have both said the quake that hit at 9:26 Monday night was an aftershock to the Easter Sunday magnitude ... [more]

12:50:13 AM Scientists study campground where flood killed 20
Houston Chronicle - Houston,TX,USA

By CHUCK BARTELS AP Writer © 2010 The Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Scientists from the US Geological Survey spent Tuesday investigating the rural ... [more]



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