Tag: Hydrogeology/Glaciology
July 18, 2012
Fracturing of the Antarctic Ice Sheet
Academic Minute (WAMC in Albany, NY), July 18, 2012 Featuring: Joe MacGregor
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Dr. Bayani Cardenas – Hot Springs
Academic Minute (WAMC in Albany, NY), June 12, 2012 Featuring: Bayani Cardenas
Read MoreJune 5, 2012
Groundwater Pumping Threatens U.S. Food Supply
LiveScience, Christian Science Monitor, UPI.com, Climate Central, State Impact Texas (NPR), May 28-June 4, 2012 Featuring: Bridget Scanlon
Read MoreMay 29, 2012
Groundwater Depletion in Semiarid Regions of Texas and California Threatens U.S. Food Security
The nation’s food supply may be vulnerable to rapid groundwater depletion from irrigated agriculture, according to a new study by researchers at The University of…
Read MoreMay 10, 2012
Scientists Discover New Site of Potential Instability in West Antarctic Ice Sheet
Using ice-penetrating radar instruments flown on aircraft, a team of scientists from the U.S. and U.K. have uncovered a previously unknown sub-glacial basin nearly the…
Read MoreApril 9, 2012
Darcy Lecture: Transport of Viruses in Partially Saturated Soil and Groundwater
How many live viruses can your cup of water have in it before you decide not to drink it? In the Netherlands, the law requires…
Read MoreMarch 26, 2012
West Antarctic Ice Shelves Tearing Apart at the Seams
A new study examining nearly 40 years of satellite imagery has revealed that the floating ice shelves of a critical portion of West Antarctica are…
Read MoreFebruary 16, 2012
New Study Shows No Evidence of Groundwater Contamination from Hydraulic Fracturing
Hydraulic fracturing of shale formations to extract natural gas has no direct connection to reports of groundwater contamination, based on evidence reviewed in a study…
Read MoreJanuary 24, 2012
Scientists Discover Land-based Version of Submarine Black Smokers
[youtube rGPsL93sWaA Terrestrial Smoker Infrared Video] Scientists have discovered a new type of hot spring along the banks of a volcanic lake in the Philippines….
Read MoreJanuary 4, 2012
Lecture Recap: The Latest on Martian Ice
by Thomas Minor Jack Holt, research scientist at the Institute for Geophysics (UTIG), is currently researching Amazonian ice deposits on Mars, both at the polar…
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