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Geology News
Fri, 18 May 2012Smoke Over the Bering Sea
“A plume of smoke stretched across the Bering Sea on May 11, 2012, just off of far eastern Russia. [...] The smoke may have arisen from wildfires in the region around Lake Baikal, where numerous wildfires burned in early May.” Quoted from the Earth Observatory image release.
Fri, 18 May 2012Survey of Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
“Potentially hazardous asteroids, or PHAs, are a subset of the larger group of near-Earth asteroids. The PHAs have the closest orbits to Earth’s, coming within five million miles, and they are big enough to survive passing through Earth’s atmosphere and cause damage on a regional, or greater, scale.” Quoted from the NASA press release.
Thu, 17 May 2012Solar Eclipse: Sunday, May 20th
An annular solar eclipse will occur on Sunday, May 20th. Some of the best viewing areas will be in the southwestern United States.
Thu, 17 May 2012Hydraulic Fracturing Banned in Vermont
Although Vermont is one of the last places that might be drilled for oil or natural gas, Governor Peter Shumlin signed a bill that will ban hydraulic fracturing. At the same time a bill in the North Carolina legislature would legalize hydraulic fracturing.
Thu, 17 May 2012Super Solar Flares
Solar flares from our Sun erupt with enormous power. However, solar flares on other stars can be 10 million times more powerful.
Thu, 17 May 2012Artificial Reef in the Florida Keys
Ten years ago a retired navy ship was converted into an artificial reef in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. An unexpected benefit of the reef is millions of tourist dollars per year from scuba divers.
Provided courtesy of:
http://geology.com/news
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