Geology News - August 2007

Geology articles, earth science news and blogs from around the world. Stories are archived monthly. All links are to external sites and linking does not mean the site or opinions are endorsed by AGS.

August 21, 2007

Subsidence still a threat to Shanghai
A noted marine geologist warned yesterday that land subsidence remains a major issue for Shanghai.

August 20, 2007

Grand Canyon's geological past to be brought to life with 'Trail of Time'
History is being brought to life by a team of scientists who are creating the world's largest geoscience exhibit on the canyon's southern rim.

August 17, 2007

Thanks to geology, Bay Area and Peru quakes differ
The two faults are caused by different kinds of geological growing pains in the maturation of the Earth.

August 16, 2007

Researchers study how to 'see' under ground
The Illinois Geological Survey is trying to get 3-D images of the local geology.

August 10, 2007

Research shows Lebanon's coast in danger of being devastated by tsunami
A new underwater survey has revealed that Lebanon lies dangerously close to a fault that could soon generate a catastrophic tsunami.

Thomson Scientific analyzes 10 years of geology research to rank the most cited published papers
In the July/August issue of Science Watch, data from 224 journals and more than 150,000 papers published during the last decade were analyzed to rank institutions, authors and journals based on total citations.

August 9, 2007

Geologists date fossils of early Homo species
Two University of Utah geologists helped date volcanic ash deposits used to determine the ages of two early human fossils that were discovered in Kenya and challenge popular notions of how humanity evolved.

August 7, 2007

Monumental landslide shakes Yukon's Mount Steele
Geologists in the Yukon want to find out what caused a massive landslide last week that made one of Canada's tallest mountains a little smaller.

August 6, 2007

Enough symbols: time to deal on Arctic
Canada, and Prime Minister Stephen Harper, should not assume a more prominent Canadian presence in the high Arctic will be enough to deter Russia from acting unilaterally if it deems that to be in its interests.

August 5, 2007

52 trapped 200 m underground after landslide in China
Workers were trapped 200 metres below the surface of the earth, after a torrent of mud and water engulfed a rail tunnel under construction in central China.

August 3, 2007

Steps to curb illegal sale and transportation of sand in India
Deputy Commissioners have been directed to launch criminal prosecution against those indulging in unauthorised quarrying in the river beds and confiscate the equipment.

August 1, 2007

Geology and the battle for the Arctic
It's a contentious war over geology that's tied to the Lomonosov Ridge. Canada, Denmark and Russia all say that the Lomonosov Ridge originated from their continental shelf, 57 million years ago.