Tag: Solid Earth Tectonic Processes
November 4, 2013
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,…
Read MoreAugust 27, 2013
Study Shines Light on Tremors and Fracking in South Texas’ Eagle Ford Shale
So much oil and water is being removed from South Texas’ Eagle Ford Shale that the activity has probably led to a recent wave of…
Read MoreJuly 13, 2013
Ancient Undersea Volcanoes Off Antarctica Hold Climate Secret
Los Angeles Times, July 13, 2013 Featuring: Ian Dalziel Ancient volcanoes discovered deep in the ocean off Antarctica may explain a climate mystery critical to…
Read MoreJuly 11, 2013
Scientists Cast Doubt on Theory of What Triggered Antarctic Glaciation
A team of scientists led by Ian Dalziel from the Institute for Geophysics has found geologic evidence that casts doubt on one of the conventional…
Read MoreJuly 10, 2013
Swamplike Waterways Found Under Antarctic Glacier
LiveScience, July 10, 2013 Featuring: Dusty Schroeder, Don Blankenship A sprawling network of low-lying canals, similar to a swamp, hides under Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier, a…
Read MoreMay 29, 2013
Scientists Launch Ocean Expedition to Study Climate Change and Mountain Building in Gulf of Alaska
An international team of 34 scientists sets sail today aboard the scientific ocean drilling vessel JOIDES Resolution to collect sediments in the Gulf of Alaska and…
Read MoreMarch 22, 2013
Ancient tectonic plate discovered under California and Baja Mexico
A tectonic plate that disappeared millions of years ago has turned up in Central California and Mexico. New research from Brown University found that part…
Read MoreMarch 8, 2013
Geological Society of London Honors Two Researchers from Bureau of Economic Geology
The Geological Society of London, the world’s oldest and one of its most prestigious geological organizations, has announced it will award medals to two scientists…
Read MoreFebruary 21, 2013
Researchers Propose New Way to Probe Earth’s Deep Interior
Researchers from Amherst College and The University of Texas at Austin have described a new technique that might one day reveal in higher detail than…
Read MoreJanuary 2, 2013
Untangling Knots: Whitney Behr Tackles Some Tough Structural Problems
It’s the nightmare scenario: A magnitude 7.8 earthquake begins at the southern end of the San Andreas Fault and the rupture continues moving northwest 200…
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