geology

Geology News
Earth Science Current Events


Flood Threat to Bangkok is Rising
November 14, 2011 | Discovery News

The land beneath Bangkok is subsiding, sea level is rising and that means flood risk for the Thai capital is rapidly increasing. An article in Discovery News explores the threat of flooding for the citizens, businesses and government of Thailand.


  Related Stories

Sandbags Protecting Bangkok, Thailand
November 10, 2011 | NASA Earth Observatory
Pumps and sandbags are protecting the city of Bangkok, Thailand from rising floodwaters north of...

Flooding Forces Bangkok Evacuations
October 27, 2011 | Washington Post
The Chao Phraya River is flooding and portions of Bangkok have below-sea-level elevations. Evacuation...

Temporary Solutions to Bangkok Subsidence?
August 29, 2011 | Time.com
Bangkok is subsiding. Sea level is rising. It is estimated that important parts...

Flooding in Central Thailand
October 27, 2011 | Earth Observatory
Monsoon rains in Thailand are causing the worst flooding seen on the CDhao Phraya River...


Every day you can find links to several earth science news topics right here. Bookmark this page and visit often. You can also receive our news for free by RSS feed or in a daily email message.

Waterproof notebooks and field books



marcellus shale gasMarcellus Shale: The most overlooked resource in the eastern United States!
Diamond formationDiamonds from Coal? Diamonds form under a variety of conditions that rarely involve coal as a source of carbon.
Mineral RightsMineral Rights / Oil & Gas: Who owns the minerals under your land? Have they been sold? Can someone mine without permission?
uses of gold The Many Uses of Gold: Learn how the unique properties of gold make it extremely suited for a large number of industrial uses.
download google earth Download Google Earth Free! High resolution 3D satellite views of Earth. Download it Free.
meteorites Meteorites: Learn about meteorites from meteorite hunter, Geoffrey Notkin. What are meteorites? irons, stones, stony-irons.
© 2005-2011 Geology.com. All Rights Reserved.
Images, code and content of this website are property of Geology.com. Use without permission is prohibited. Pages on this site are protected by Copyscape.