Which satellite is that? What does it measure?
Space may well be the final frontier (there are one or two on earth that still require some work), but […]
Science in Context
The earth moved; GPS, earthquakes, and slow-slip
A post about earthquake tremor swarms and slow slip events. It is often useful to know where you are, in
Beringer’s Lying Stones; fraud and absurdity in science
A tale of scientific fraud and personal hubris My second-year university Geology wasn’t particularly notable except for a bit of
The brutality of Surtsey’s laboratory
I recently came across a local newspaper article describing a new volcanic island, rising from its own ashes above the
So, adding CO2 does increase surface heating; how science has filled another gap in our knowledge
Read any scientific paper or blog on climate and you’re bound to come across the phrase radiative forcing. Radiative forcing
Volcanism does not cause glaciations; let’s turn this statement on its head
Is there a relationship between volcanism and glaciation? It is almost a truism that volcanic eruptions influence climate. Cold winters
A burp and a hiccup; the volcanic contribution of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
Of the two certainties in life, volcanoes offer the most excitement (death and taxes are basically the same thing). They
Contrails, analogues, and visualizing groundwater flow
How to picture groundwater flow beneath the surface. Analogues and analogies. Standard dictionaries define these as a comparison, correspondence, or
A misspent youth serves to illustrate groundwater flow
The mystery of groundwater flow solved! Groundwater is always on the move. Under some conditions, in fractures or other large
Tsunamis behave as shallow-water waves
Tsunami statistics make grim reading, which is why I am not going to quote any. There are some great documentaries