Liquefaction; more than a sloppy puddle at the beach
Most of us at some time have gleefully created our own liquefied puddle by stomping on wet beach sand. I […]
When nature casually flicks a finger at us
I always feel a sense of unease when hearing of natural disasters. I live in a country where earthquakes, volcanic
Submarine landslides; danger lurks in the ocean deep
Source: Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage Website. You can watch this short video on Youtube Five pm, November 18
The fate of oceanic islands
Oceanic islands, specks, some barely visible across expansive seas; conjured images of a tropical paradise – the overstated tourist brochure
Paddling Colombia; ancient rivers over granite
Colombia is a tapestry of snow-capped mountain ranges, peaks soaring to 5700m, volcanoes (15 of them active), tropical jungle with the myriad life-forms it supports, cascading rivers, and lazy rivers that in the east meander across the broad Orinoco and the northern edge of Amazonia….
Groundwater contamination; messing around with aquifers
Concrete on the wall of this downtown Vancouver construction site
Coastal Aquifers; Groundwater at Sea
Manawapou River, New Zealand The image above illustrates part of a familiar grand cycle; water evaporated from the oceans,
“My water well taps into an underground river” and other myths
“Our water well taps into an underground lake”. “There’s an underground river running beneath our property”. “The river under our
The Architecture of Connected Holes; A Different Way to Look at the Liquid Earth
2nd in the Series on Groundwater We commonly differentiate the solid earth in terms of its architecture, whether it is