The U.S. Geological Survey has recorded three earthquakes in Arkansas near the small town of Greenbrier, north of Little Rock. A preliminary 4.7 magnitude quake was recorded at 11 p.m. Sunday night, and according to the AP, was felt in four other states. A 3.8 quake followed just 18 minutes later, with a third 3.6 [...]
Archive for February, 2011
4.7 Earthquake In Arkansas
Posted in Uncategorized on February 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
North Carolina’s Landslide Problem
Posted in Uncategorized on February 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Over the past six months, hundreds of Western North Carolina citizens have been plagued by landslides caused by heavy rains. According to Rick Wooton, a senior geologist with the North Carolina Geological Survey, many of N.C.’s mountain soils are composed of ground bedrock. This soil shares the plane of weakness originally found in the consolidated [...]
Compton Peak
Posted in Uncategorized on February 27, 2011 | 3 Comments »
This field trip over spring break will be my first large Geology field trip. I have never been to any of the places we are visiting and am very anxious for this. I have high hopes for the trail I want to take the class on, but I have fears too. One being, that it [...]
Atlantic Beaches Eroding
Posted in Uncategorized on February 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A recent study conducted by the USGS has shown an average net loss of 1.6 feet per year from eastern U.S. beaches. Using aerial photography and maps, researchers measured the coastline changes along the Atlantic over the past 150 years. The highest rates of erosion were found along the sandier mid-Atlantic coasts as opposed to [...]
A Trip to Looking Glass Rock
Posted in Uncategorized on February 27, 2011 | 2 Comments »
This spring break, I am going on a week long trip with my geology class. We are going through West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina to geologic locations that each student individually chose and planned. A good portion of the class is devoted to this trip, so we have had a lot of time to [...]
Spring Break
Posted in Uncategorized on February 27, 2011 | 3 Comments »
This spring break is going to be unlike any of my other spring breaks since becoming a student at UPJ. Instead of hanging out at my house watching reruns and seeing if I can beat Mario Bros (freaking skelo-turtles get me everytime!) Myself, along with 12 other geology students and 2 professors are going on [...]
Secrets of Yucatan Caves
Posted in Uncategorized on February 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Cave divers in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula area may have discovered the earliest evidence of humans in the Americas. Exploration of these flooded caves is in it’s early stages since the openings are hidden deep within the dense jungle. The geology of this area is primarily limestone that is easily dissolved with rainwater. Approximately 12,000 years [...]
A request….
Posted in Uncategorized on February 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Does anyone have any pictures of the Loyalhanna Limestone? I know we’ve been there for multiple classes but I never had my camera there. I’m thinking it could be a potential rock climbing spot, and I wanted to look at it again (preferably without having to drive there). Any image would help, thanks!
Useful website
Posted in Uncategorized on February 22, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I wanted to share one of my favorite websites with my Report Writing class for this semester. In the beginning of the term we talked about oral presentations, the “do-s and don’t-s” that go along with them, and even gave a few of our own to the class. This link is to a website devoted [...]
Gulf Bottom Still Oily
Posted in Uncategorized on February 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Oil from the BP spill remains stuck on the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico. That report is at odds with a recent report by the BP spill compensation czar that said nearly all will be well by 2012. At a science conference in Washington Saturday, marine scientist Samantha Joye of the University of Georgia [...]
