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11:59:58 PM Geologists study Guatemala giant sinkhole left in the wake of Tropical
MSMDC News (blog)

MSMDC News (blog) In Guatemala sinkhole latest update and heads for sinkhole in Guatemala: Geologists study giant Guatemala sinkhole left in the wake of Tropical Storm Agatha ... [more]

11:40:31 PM CountryMark Adds Two Senior Managers
Hoosier Ag Today - Clermont,IN,USA

Sumner's previous experience includes beginning his career as an Exploration Geologist for Shell Oil Company where he worked in Alaska and offshore ... [more]

9:27:29 PM DU launches India's first five-year integrated course in Earth Sciences
Kashmir Live - India

The Department of Geology, which has been granted the Center for Advance Studies status by the University Grants Commission, will teach the course. .... [more]

8:51:18 PM Geologists study giant Guatemala sinkhole left in wake of Tropical Storm
Christian Science Monitor - USA

Christian Science Monitor By Sara Miller Llana, Staff writer / June 2, 2010 Geologists are studying the giant Guatemala sinkhole that swallowed a Guatemala City street intersection ... [more]

7:56:50 PM That big rock sitting in the garden? Meteorite.
Christian Science Monitor - USA

"It was probably plowed up by a farmer and tossed to the side of the road," said Dick Pugh, a geologist at Portland State University in Oregon. ... [more]

7:47:34 PM Reducing energy dependence is key
Western Wheel

But the US Geological Survey has since estimated that between 12000 and 19000 barrels of crude oil are spilling daily into the gulf. ... [more]

6:51:09 PM Could a roly-poly, wind-powered rover soon zip across Mars?
NetworkWorld.com - Southborough,MA,USA

The rover's onboard laboratory will study rocks, soils, and the local geologic setting in order to detect chemical building blocks of life and could do some ... [more]

5:27:40 PM Geologists announce plans to fill giant sinkhole in Guatemala City (video,
Examiner.com - San Francisco,CA,USA

Examiner.com A geologist told Guatemala's Prensa Libre newspaper that he plans to go down into the sinkhole to study it. Geologists David Monterroso told reporters: ... [more]

4:51:04 PM Hiking the Jersey Highlands: Wilderness in Your Back Yard
Jackson NJ Online - Jackson,NJ,USA

He is not only an expert on the local botany, he discourses on the fauna as well, while commenting on the surrounding topography and geology. ... [more]

4:28:15 PM Garibaldi Exploration Update on Hyperspectral Target Evaluations at
MarketWatch - USA

MarketWatch (press release) As part of the ongoing hyperspectral target evaluation process, Garibaldi geologists conducted a preliminary field evaluation of the hyperspectral Target 10 ... [more]

3:01:51 PM Century Mining Appoints VP Geology
MarketWatch - USA

"Century is about to take another step forward with the appointment of a new VP Geology, as the Company controls significant property positions in Canada, ... [more]

2:29:40 PM Giant Guatemala Sinkhole Growing, Could Swallow More, Says Geologist
Politics Daily - Washington,DC,USA

Could the giant, 60-feet wide, 30-story-deep sinkhole that has already swallowed a building and claimed the life of at least one man in Guatemala City be ... [more]

1:35:15 PM The chasm between Apollo and the Gulf
Rright Side News - Kennesaw,GA,USA

Harrison H. Schmitt is a former United States Senator from New Mexico, as well as a geologist and former Apollo Astronaut. He currently is an aerospace and ... [more]

12:24:24 PM Jamaica rich in biodiversity
Jamaica Observer - Kingston,Jamaica

JAMAICA is ranked fifth in the world in terms of endemic plants and biodiversity, which is influenced by physical factors, such as topography, geology, ... [more]

12:22:47 PM Magnitude 6.2 earthquake rattles Papua New Guinea
The Associated Press

CANBERRA, Australia — The US Geological Survey says a magnitude 6.2 earthquake has rattled the South Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea. ... [more]

12:16:19 PM Trueclaim Exploration Inc. Signs Agreement to Acquire Past Producing
MarketWatch - USA

MarketWatch (press release) The Company's consulting geologist Mr. Bob Komarechka, P.Geo. has also reviewed the property and described it in geological terms as follows. ... [more]

9:00:35 AM Risk of flooding rushes along with river snowmelt
Denver Post

.... high country are running "much above normal," as warm temperatures accelerate the seasonal snowmelt, according to the US Geological Survey for Colorado. ... [more]

8:16:46 AM USGS' Julius Schlocker dies: axed nuclear plant
San Francisco Chronicle - San Francisco,CA,USA

A memorial service will be held Thursday for Julius Schlocker, a retired geologist whose investigation of earthquake risks helped thwart construction of a ... [more]

7:47:44 AM Sciences attract new recruits
Calgary Herald - Calgary,AB,Canada

Organizations such as APEGGA (Association of Petroleum Engineers, Geologists and Geophysists of Alberta) can attest to the fact that science-based ... [more]

6:25:18 AM Florida Rising
University of Florida - Gainesville,Florida,USA

Peter Adams/UF geology researcher: “The crust of the Earth, where it's dissolving, responds by rising up because it's got to equilibrate its pressure down ... [more]

5:10:11 AM Scientists examine the possibility of Gulf oil spill affecting Bermuda
Royal Gazette - Hamilton,Bermuda

Marcia McNutt, director of the United States Geological Survey, said that experts are looking at the possibility that the oil could reach the Atlantic. ... [more]

4:14:03 AM What caused the monster sink hole
Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia

Photo: AP "If it were to happen it would only be the areas where we have similar geology, which are very few, and we would almost certainly be aware that ... [more]

4:11:31 AM First Gold Exploration Inc.: Rose and Southeast Rose Showings Connected
MarketWatch - USA

MarketWatch (press release) The Company also announces that it has granted 200000 stock options to Richard Simpson, its senior exploration geologist based in Mexico. ... [more]

2:07:42 AM Tar Balls Found: Swim Advisory For Dauphin Island
WKRG-TV

Louisiana State University Geologist Annette Engel said the globs are consistent with what researchers have seen on Grande Isle, Louisiana. ... [more]

1:59:17 AM Freaky Oregon Coast Facts: Geology of Pacific City's Haystack Rock
Beach Connection - Toledo,OR,USA

Geologists aren't completely sure – but about 95 percent sure – that it's part of a massive lava flow that came searing through the northwest millions of ... [more]



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