Tag: Bureau of Economic Geology
August 27, 2024
Algorithm Raises New Questions About Cascadia Earthquake Record
The Cascadia subduction zone in the Pacific Northwest has a history of producing powerful and destructive earthquakes that have sunk forests and spawned tsunamis that…
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Better Carbon Storage with Stacked Geology
The overarching goal of all carbon capture and storage projects is the same: Keep carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions out of the atmosphere by storing them…
Read MoreMay 6, 2024
Earthquakes Are Moving Northeast in Midland Basin of Texas
After analyzing seven years of earthquake data from the Midland Basin, a team of scientists at The University of Texas at Austin has found that…
Read MoreMarch 4, 2024
Producing Hydrogen From Rocks Gains Steam as Scientists Advance New Methods
In a project that could be a game changer for the energy transition, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin are exploring a suite…
Read MoreOctober 5, 2023
AI-Driven Earthquake Forecasting Shows Promise in Trials
A new attempt to predict earthquakes with the aid of artificial intelligence has raised hopes that the technology could one day be used to limit…
Read MoreSeptember 5, 2023
Water-Quality Risks Linked More to Social Factors Than Money
When we determine which communities are more likely to get their water from contaminated supplies, median household income is not the best measure. That’s according…
Read MoreMay 16, 2023
UT Scientist Joins White House Task Force on Carbon Capture and Storage
Tip Meckel, a senior research scientist at the Bureau of Economic Geology at The University of Texas at Austin, has been named to a White…
Read MoreMarch 29, 2023
Texas Port Partners with UT Scientists to Store its Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Scientists at the Bureau of Economic Geology at the University of Texas Jackson School of Geosciences are helping the Port of Corpus Christi determine if…
Read MoreMarch 23, 2023
New Mining Technology Uses CO2 as Tool to Access Critical Minerals
A mining technology pioneered by researchers at the Bureau of Economic Geology at The University of Texas at Austin could reduce the amount of energy…
Read MoreMarch 15, 2023
UT Austin Leads Review of World Water Resources
A recent review study led by The University of Texas at Austin provides an overview of the planet’s freshwater supplies and strategies for sustainably managing…
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In the stacks:
Urban watersheds : geology, contamination, and sustainable development / Martin M. Kaufman, Daniel T. Rogers, Kent S. Murray. CRC Press, 2011. #watersheds #pollution #waterpollution
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FRIDAY: Global warming has put Arctic deltas in turmoil, but what does that mean for coastal erosion?
This week, #UTIGSeminars invites Brandee Carlson @UHEAS to share insights from recent investigations of Quinnguata Kuussua delta, West Greenland.
https://ig.utexas.edu/utig-seminar-series/2024/utig-seminar-series-brandee-carlson-university-of-houston/