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.
February 23, 2007
New insight on magmatic processes and forecast, volcano, geology
Ground deformation data indicates that the Campi Flegrei caldera, near Naples, Italy, is undergoing renewed uplift.
February 20, 2007
Colombians flee as volcano rumbles
Colombian authorities ordered villages evacuated on Monday after the Nevado volcano in the south-western province of Huila belched ash and increased seismic activity.
February 19, 2007
8 killed, 2 missing in landslide in IndonesiaFebruary 14, 2007
A geological look at the Cairngorms
They once formed part of a great Caledonian range extending from Scandinavia to North America, and even though they may now be a shadow of their former selves, the Cairngorm mountains have an impressive geological history.
February 13, 2007
Hurricane history is written in stalagmitesFebruary 12, 2007
AGS scientists stir up gas-in-water debate
The probe by the Alberta Geological Survey detected microscopic methane bugs in freshwater supplies and found well pumps stir them into action, rather than the newest branch of the natural gas industry.
New data shakes accepted models of collisions of the Earth's crust
New research findings may help refine the accepted models used by earth scientists over the past 30 years to describe the ways in which continents clash to form the Earth's landscape.
The man who tried to warn us all
One respected Australian scientist was preaching the climate change message 75 years ago.
February 9, 2007
B.C. savours rare mining ‘super cycle’
B.C. is leading the country in new mining projects as the entire Canadian industry enjoys a boom based on high commodity prices.
February 8, 2007
Minor earthquake detected east of Rapid City, South Dakota
The U.S. Geological Survey said the temblor measured 3.1 on the Richter Scale.
Are we drifting on a bed of candy canes or taffy?
New research using modern technology seeks to answer a long-unresolved question in geophysics: are continents strong and brittle, or weak and viscous?
February 7, 2007
Study shows largest North America climate change in 65 million years
The largest climate change in central North America since the age of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago, a temperature drop of nearly 15 degrees Fahrenheit, is documented within the fossilized teeth of horses and other plant-eating mammals, a new study reveals.
February 5, 2007
Landslide near West Vancouver halts traffic
A landslide brought 10 kilometres of a highway near West Vancouver to a standstill yesterday. The crashing rocks and dirt, which narrowly missed several cars, completely blocked the scenic Sea to Sky Highway for most of the day.
Landslide suffocates five Vietnamese miners
A landslide killed five people and injured three others in northern Vietnam as they were illegally mining for zinc in an abandoned French quarry.
February 4, 2007
Diamonds made from the stuff of lifeFebruary 2, 2007
New breed of prospectors use chips, not picks
The 21st-century prospector has swapped his mule and pick-axe for a fast computer and foxy datasets,
February 1, 2007
How earthquake-prone is Portland?
An expert from the Oregon Department of Geology spoke at Portland State Wednesday about the fault lines in Portland being a possible earthquake threat to the city.
