Mount St. Helens: 40th anniversary
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May 15, 2020
May 18, 1980, a crisp, clear Cascade mountains morning was rent by the catastrophic
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Marie Tharp and the mid-Atlantic rift; a prelude to plate tectonics
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December 11, 2018
The history of science is littered with the misplaced contributions by women, contributions that at
Witness to an impact
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November 9, 2018
The dinosaurs were snuffed out in a geological instant (well not exactly, but that is
Crossing the harbour bar
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October 23, 2018
A safe harbour offers a place of refuge. Those in peril (or evading taxes), running
Bluebottle entanglements; or how to ruin your day at the beach
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September 17, 2018
The southern hemisphere is coming into summer; it’s done this every year for as long
The Pink and White Terraces, Magic Lanterns, and 19th Century Narratives
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July 21, 2018
Preamble A collection of late 19th century lantern slides made by Arthur Whinfield, a native
Crème brûlée, jelly sandwich, and banana split; the manger a trois of layered earth models
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July 9, 2018
Some things in science are just too difficult to comprehend: the temperature at the center
A chance encounter with James Ussher, circa 1650
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July 8, 2018
A chance encounter of a different kind. The 9th century Book of Kells is exhibited
Bishop James Ussher, and the beginning of everything
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June 3, 2018
[I had the opportunity to browse some of Ussher’s notes and scribblings during a visit
Archeomagnetic Jerks; our decaying magnetic field
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March 26, 2018
“Archeomagnetic Jerks”. This interesting phrase refers, not to people, but to our global magnetic field;
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