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Rising sea levels mean rising groundwater—and that spells trouble for coastal septic systems
Sea level rise and big storms are hammering coastal communities, causing increased flooding and land loss, saltwater intrusion, wetland loss/change, and impacts to local infrastructure. Communities along the coast often have their ...
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Old oil fields may be less prone to induced earthquakes, providing stable places for carbon storage
USA: Subsurface carbon sequestration—storing carbon in rocks deep underground—offers a partial solution for removing carbon from the atmosphere. Used alongside emissions reductions, geologic carbon sequestration could help mitigate ...
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Portland Places Priority on Geology
USA: Media registration is open now for The Geological Society of America’s Connects 2021 meeting, to be held 10–13 October 2021 at the Portland Convention Center (777 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.) in Portland, Oregon, ...
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What Causes Pools below Waterfalls to Periodically Fill with Sediment?
Deep pools below waterfalls are popular recreational swimming spots, but sometimes they can be partially or completely filled with sediment. New research showed how and why pools at the base of waterfalls, known as plunge pools, go through natural ...
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Plastic Pollution in the Deep Sea: A Geological Perspective
USA: A new focus article in the May issue of Geology summarizes research on plastic waste in marine and sedimentary environments. Authors I.A. Kane of the Univ. of Manchester and A. Fildani of the Deep Time Institute write that ...
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117th Annual Meeting of the Cordilleran Section of The Geological Society of America
USA: Students, early-career professionals, professionals, and retirees will come together online for a robust meeting of technical sessions, virtual field trips, and short courses. Technical session subjects include the evolution of the Sierra ...
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Hidden Magma Pools Pose Eruption Risks that We Can`t Yet Detect
USA: Volcanologists’ ability to estimate eruption risks is largely reliant on knowing where pools of magma are stored, deep in the Earth’s crust. But what happens if the magma can’t be spotted? Shane Rooyakkers, a postdoctoral ...
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Curiosity Rover Explores Stratigraphy of Gale Crater: Finds Multiple Transitions between Drier and Wetter Climates
USA: Gale Crater’s central sedimentary mound (Aeolis Mons or, informally, Mount Sharp) is a 5.5-km-tall remnant of the infilling and erosion of this ancient impact crater. Given its thickness and age, Mount Sharp preserves one of the best ...
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Meeting of the Midcontinent: Geosciences from Canada to Mexico
USA: The Geological Society of America’s North-Central Section and South-Central Section will each hold their 55th Annual Meetings together in an online event on 18–20 April this year. The meeting will have a diverse range of technical ...
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GSA Foundation Names New Executive Director
USA: The Geological Society of America Foundation (GSAF) Board of Trustees have announced the promotion of Debbie Marcinkowski to the newly created position of Executive Director for the Foundation. In recognition of Marcinkowski’s strong ...
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Predicting Coastal Changes on a Changing Planet
Geoscientists are beginning to unravel the complex web of interactions among climate change and geological processes that alters coastlines on which a sizeable percentage of Earth`s inhabitants live. As debates over sustainable coastal development ...