Tag: Climate & the Environment
November 18, 2013
Meckel Leads University’s Second Cruise to Collect 3D Seismic Data with Novel P-Cable Technology
In October 2013, the Bureau of Economic Geology’s Tip Meckel led a crew of 27 on a 10-day 3D seismic data collection cruise off the…
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Buried leaves reveal precolonial eastern forests and guide stream restoration
Sediment behind milldams in Pennsylvania preserved leaves deposited just before European contact that provide a glimpse of the ancient forests, according to a team of…
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Four Keys: Jay Banner Finds Balance in Teaching and Research
When Jay Banner accepted his first faculty position, teaching was just something he had to do so he could do what he really loved—research. In…
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Former Graduate Student Redraws Family Tree of Extinct Crocodile-like Animals
Michelle Stocker (PhD ’13), former graduate student in The University of Texas at Austin’s Jackson School of Geosciences, has dramatically rearranged the evolutionary tree for…
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Earthquake Study Points to Possible Carbon Injection Risks
A cluster of 18 small earthquakes in western Texas was likely triggered by the injection of carbon dioxide into oil wells, according to a study…
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Gas Injection Probably Triggered Small Earthquakes Near Snyder, Texas
A new study correlates a series of small earthquakes near Snyder, Texas between 2006 and 2011 with the underground injection of large volumes of gas,…
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The Miracle of Flight
Nobody had any idea just how gigantic a pterosaur could be until the spring of 1971. Douglas A. Lawson, MA ’72, was a 22-year-old graduate…
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Professor Jim Sprinkle Retires
Jim Sprinkle, First Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Yager Professor in the Department of Geological Sciences, has retired after 42 years of teaching and conducting…
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Sea-level rise poses a clear and present danger to the Texas Coast
Although it may not be noticeable to the naked eye, the sea is rising along the Texas Gulf Coast. This rise poses a significant risk to…
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Global Warming Forecast for Amazon Rain Forest: Dry and Dying
The Amazon rain forest’s dry season lasts three weeks longer than it did 30 years ago, and the likely culprit is global warming, according to…
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