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.
September 26, 2007
NASA mission explores asteroids' geology
Don't hold your breath, Pluto fans, but a NASA spacecraft leaving for the asteroid belt could make a case for classifying planets based on geology.
Answers for NASA may lie at Hillcrest Park, Thunder Bay, Ontario
Professors and graduate students from as far way as England and Japan were in the city researching one-of-a-kind rocks that are nearly 2,000 million years old.
September 24, 2007
Arsenic found in drinking water in Irish community
According to a spokesperson for Wexford County Council the expected source of the arsenic is the underlying geology of the region.
September 22, 2007
Mudslide traps cars in Los Angeles following sudden storm
A mudslide triggered by a sudden cloudburst caused a hillside near Griffith Park to collapse, trapping as many as a dozen cars in mud.
September 21, 2007
Meteor crash in Peru caused mysterious illness
An object that struck the high plains of Peru, causing a mysterious illness among local residents, was a rare kind of meteorite scientists announced.
September 20, 2007
Barrick offers $10-million prize for best mining plan
Barrick is inviting scientists, engineers and anyone else who thinks they know a thing or two about geology to come up with a plan to extract silver from ore mined at Veladero
September 18, 2007
Expert calls for earthquake monitoring system
The recent earthquake in Ras Al Khaimah has highlighted the need for a nationwide seismic monitoring network, say geologists and meteorologists.
Landslides pose pipeline risk in Gales Creek Valley, Oregon
Landslides are the rule of the land in the winter months in the region, said Bill Burns, a geologist in the Geohazards Section of the Oregon Department of Geology and Minerals.
September 15, 2007
13 million stranded by floods in India, BangladeshSeptember 14, 2007
Survey reveals seafloor and geology of Galway Bay
A survey of Galway Bay’s seabed onboard the RV Celtic Voyager this summer has revealed, for the first time, the detailed seafloor and geology of the bay.
Colgate University's new science centre could be beacon
Departments such as geology, physics, astronomy and geography are intertwined to encourage faculty and students from different backgrounds.
September 13, 2007
Geology and awareness may have cut Indonesian death toll
The direction of plate movements that sparked quakes off Indonesia's Sumatra spared the coast from damaging tsunamis, while geology and awareness may have reduced the damage.
September 10, 2007
Quake at 6.2 magnitude shakes southwestern Colombia
An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale left four people injured and caused damage to some 30 houses in southwestern Colombia.
Four killed by landslide in Yunnan
Four people have been killed by a landslide that pushed their vehicle into a valley in southwest China's Yunnan Province.
September 9, 2007
Nine killed in floods, landslide in Nepal
At least nine people were killed in Nepal in a landslide and flooding triggered by heavy rains.
