Volcanic *Pele*s Hair* Could Contaminate Drinking Water in Hawaii
June 19 | Scientific American
Photograph by the United States Geological Survey.
June 19 | Scientific American
Photograph by the United States Geological Survey.
API Announces a New Coalition that Aims to Spread Acceptance of Drilling Off the East Coast
June 19 | The Hill
June 19 | The Hill
Northern Oman: Stunning Canyons, Towering Dunes and the World*s Largest Ophiolite
June 19 | Earth Magazine
June 19 | Earth Magazine
Thermal Map of Fissure System, Lava Flows and Hot Currents at Ocean Entry
June 19 | United States Geological Survey
Map by the United States Geological Survey.
June 19 | United States Geological Survey
Map by the United States Geological Survey.
World Cup Soccer Fans Register an *Artificial Earthquake*
June 18 | ABC7 News
This *event* was very minor and was detected by seismographs in the local area of the stadium. See Google translation of the official announcement.
June 18 | ABC7 News
This *event* was very minor and was detected by seismographs in the local area of the stadium. See Google translation of the official announcement.
Long-Term Look at Alaska*s Changing Ecosystems
June 17 | United States Geological Survey
Shoreline erosion along Alaska's Arctic coastline near the village of Kaktovik. Image by the United States Geological Survey.
June 17 | United States Geological Survey
Shoreline erosion along Alaska's Arctic coastline near the village of Kaktovik. Image by the United States Geological Survey.
Visualizing Earth Systems: A Quick Start Guide for Educators
June 16 | Institute for Global Environmental Strategies
June 16 | Institute for Global Environmental Strategies
Scientists Develop Technique to Reduce Cost, Environmental Impact of Mining Precious Metal
June 15 | Mining.com
June 15 | Mining.com
Global LNG Trade Continues to Grow, Especially from Australia and the United States
June 14 | Energy Information Administration
June 14 | Energy Information Administration
The Leaning Tower of Pisa Has Withstood Earthquakes for Centuries. Now, Scientists Know Why.
June 14 | The Washington Post
June 14 | The Washington Post
Peering Through Titan*s Haze to Better Understand Its Surface
June 11 | EOS Earth and Space Science News
June 11 | EOS Earth and Space Science News
U.S. Natural Gas Exports Experience Significant Year-Over-Year Growth
June 10 | Energy Information Administration
June 10 | Energy Information Administration
Pennsylvania Bill to Relax Reporting Requirements on Crude and Brine Spills
June 10 | Associated Press
June 10 | Associated Press
New Evidence Shows That Humans Could Have Migrated to the Americas Along the Coast
June 8 | Smithsonian.com
June 8 | Smithsonian.com
Why Scientists Are Upset About a Dinosaur Fossil*s Sale - and a $2.4 Million Price Tag
June 8 | The Washington Post
June 8 | The Washington Post
Kilauea Lava Flow Swallows 279 Homes In 2 Coastal Subdivisions
June 8 | National Public Radio
Lava Flow Crossing Road: This photo from Hookapu Street in Leilani Estates shows a lava flow crossing a road and damaging power transmission equipment. Flames shooting out of the flow are flammable gases produced by burning wood and organic debris that has been overrun by the flow. Public domain image by the United States Geological Survey.
June 8 | National Public Radio
Lava Flow Crossing Road: This photo from Hookapu Street in Leilani Estates shows a lava flow crossing a road and damaging power transmission equipment. Flames shooting out of the flow are flammable gases produced by burning wood and organic debris that has been overrun by the flow. Public domain image by the United States Geological Survey.
How Does Coal Form?
June 8 | Geology.com
Coal-Forming Environments: A generalized diagram of a swamp, showing how water depth, preservation conditions, plant types, and plant productivity can vary in different parts of the swamp. These variations will yield different types of coal. Illustration by the West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey.
June 8 | Geology.com
Coal-Forming Environments: A generalized diagram of a swamp, showing how water depth, preservation conditions, plant types, and plant productivity can vary in different parts of the swamp. These variations will yield different types of coal. Illustration by the West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey.
Kilauea Lava Hits Kapoho Bay
June 8 | Geology.com
Lava Hits Kapoho Bay: Lava originating from Fissure 8 traveled down stream valleys and entered Kapoho Bay on June 3, producing clouds of steam that were carried across the island by wind. Photo by the United States Geological Survey.
June 8 | Geology.com
Lava Hits Kapoho Bay: Lava originating from Fissure 8 traveled down stream valleys and entered Kapoho Bay on June 3, producing clouds of steam that were carried across the island by wind. Photo by the United States Geological Survey.
The Startling Alternative Theory of How Humans Arrived in America 5000 Years Earlier than Previously Thought
June 7 | Smithsonian.com
June 7 | Smithsonian.com
Distillate Fuel Oil Was the Most Exported U.S. Petroleum Product in 2017
June 7 | Energy Information Administration
June 7 | Energy Information Administration
Pennsylvania*s Proposal to Increase Drilling Permit Fees Not Expected to Slow Drilling
June 6 | Platts
June 6 | Platts
What is Fire Opal?
June 6 | Geology.com
Fire Opal is a variety of opal that has a bright yellow, bright orange or bright red background color. The stones in the photo are fire opal. They receive their name from their fiery background color.
June 6 | Geology.com
Fire Opal is a variety of opal that has a bright yellow, bright orange or bright red background color. The stones in the photo are fire opal. They receive their name from their fiery background color.
Microbes Living in a Toxic Volcanic Lake Could Hold Clues to Life on Mars
June 6 | University of Colorado Boulder
June 6 | University of Colorado Boulder
Geology of the Mid-Nineteenth-Century Solferino (Italy) and Gettysburg (Pennsylvania) Battlefields
June 5 | Pennsylvania Geology
June 5 | Pennsylvania Geology
Bangladesh Begins LNG Imports
June 3 | Energy Information Administration
In the next two years, six more countries -- Panama, Gibraltar, Russia, Philippines, Ghana, and Bahrain -- are expected to start importing LNG.
June 3 | Energy Information Administration
In the next two years, six more countries -- Panama, Gibraltar, Russia, Philippines, Ghana, and Bahrain -- are expected to start importing LNG.
USGS Hurricane Response Met Challenges in 2017, Prepares for 2018
June 3 | United States Geological Survey
June 3 | United States Geological Survey
Mexico Knows How to Fight a Trade War
June 2 | Bloomberg
Mexico slaps back at the U.S. with retaliatory tariffs that will hit companies and workers in states where legislators and voters support Trump.
June 2 | Bloomberg
Mexico slaps back at the U.S. with retaliatory tariffs that will hit companies and workers in states where legislators and voters support Trump.
Natural Gas and Wind Energy Killed Coal - Not a *War on Coal*
June 2 | University of Colorado Boulder
June 2 | University of Colorado Boulder
Abandoned Mine and Quarry Accidents Claim Several Lives per Year
June 2 | Geology.com
Abandoned Mine Fatalities Map: Deaths in abandoned and inactive mines occur across the United States. Many of them occur in the eastern coal fields, the sand and gravel quarries of the upper Mississippi Valley, and metal mines in the southwest. Image by Geology.com using data from newspaper articles and the Mine Safety and Health Administration.
June 2 | Geology.com
Abandoned Mine Fatalities Map: Deaths in abandoned and inactive mines occur across the United States. Many of them occur in the eastern coal fields, the sand and gravel quarries of the upper Mississippi Valley, and metal mines in the southwest. Image by Geology.com using data from newspaper articles and the Mine Safety and Health Administration.
Companies Take First Steps to Drill for Oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
June 2 | The Washington Post
June 2 | The Washington Post
Longer Wells, Higher Productivity, Increase Utica Gas Output Amid Rig Count Fluctuation
June 2 | World Oil
June 2 | World Oil
Electric Power Sector Consumption of Fossil Fuels at Lowest Level Since 1994
June 1 | Energy Information Administration
June 1 | Energy Information Administration
Mountain Province Finds a 95-Carat Diamond at Its Gahcho Kue Mine in the Northwest Territories, Canada
June 1 | Mountain Province Diamonds
June 1 | Mountain Province Diamonds
Diamond Mines in Canada
June 1 | Geology.com
Canadian Diamond Mines: A map of Canadian diamond mines showing the approximate location of eight mines. Map by Geology.com.
June 1 | Geology.com
Canadian Diamond Mines: A map of Canadian diamond mines showing the approximate location of eight mines. Map by Geology.com.
Diamond Dynasty De Beers Stoops to Conquer with New Line of Man-Made Diamond Jewelry
June 1 | TechCrunch
June 1 | TechCrunch
Autonomous Vehicles: Uncertainties and Energy Implications
May 31 | Energy Information Administration
May 31 | Energy Information Administration
De Beers: Why We*re Going Into Lab-Grown Diamonds
May 31 | JCKonline.com
De Beers surprises almost everyone by entering the lab-grown diamond business with jewelry that is priced well below almost anything offered by competitors. Instead of promoting diamonds for life-milestone events they are promoting lab-grown diamonds for everyday, everybody, everyplace gifting and self-purchasing. In the past, De Beers has not been a fan of lab-grown diamonds and has worked to balance supply and demand to support the price of mined diamonds.
May 31 | JCKonline.com
De Beers surprises almost everyone by entering the lab-grown diamond business with jewelry that is priced well below almost anything offered by competitors. Instead of promoting diamonds for life-milestone events they are promoting lab-grown diamonds for everyday, everybody, everyplace gifting and self-purchasing. In the past, De Beers has not been a fan of lab-grown diamonds and has worked to balance supply and demand to support the price of mined diamonds.
Official Estimate of Hurricane Maria Deaths Is 64.... Harvard Study Estimates 5000!
May 30 | National Public Radio
May 30 | National Public Radio
Lava Fountaining at Fissure 22, Kilauea
May 29 | Geology.com
Lava Fountaining: This photograph shows lava fountaining from Fissure 22 on May 21. To appreciate how high the lava is fountaining, look at the size of the trees in front of the lava flow. Photograph by the United States Geological Survey.
May 29 | Geology.com
Lava Fountaining: This photograph shows lava fountaining from Fissure 22 on May 21. To appreciate how high the lava is fountaining, look at the size of the trees in front of the lava flow. Photograph by the United States Geological Survey.
Record-Breaking Ocean Heat Fueled Hurricane Harvey
May 29 | University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
May 29 | University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ohio Study Finds No Evidence of Drinking Water Contamination from Fracking
May 29 | University of Cincinnati
May 29 | University of Cincinnati
Which Volcano is the World*s Largest?
May 29 | Geology.com
Mauna Kea - The Tallest Volcano: The summit of Mauna Kea holds other distinctions. In addition to being the summit of the world*s *tallest* mountain, it is also the home of the world*s largest astronomical observatory. At an elevation of nearly 14,000 feet above sea level, the observatory is above 40% of Earth*s atmosphere. The atmosphere above the mountain is extremely dry and almost cloud free. This makes it an ideal location for an observatory. And, yes, that is snow on the ground in Hawaii - the altitude is high enough and cold enough to accumulate snow. Photo copyright iStockphoto / GeorgeBurba.
May 29 | Geology.com
Mauna Kea - The Tallest Volcano: The summit of Mauna Kea holds other distinctions. In addition to being the summit of the world*s *tallest* mountain, it is also the home of the world*s largest astronomical observatory. At an elevation of nearly 14,000 feet above sea level, the observatory is above 40% of Earth*s atmosphere. The atmosphere above the mountain is extremely dry and almost cloud free. This makes it an ideal location for an observatory. And, yes, that is snow on the ground in Hawaii - the altitude is high enough and cold enough to accumulate snow. Photo copyright iStockphoto / GeorgeBurba.
The Second 1,000-Year Rainstorm in Two Years Engulfed Ellicott City. Here*s How it Happened
May 29 | The Washington Post
May 29 | The Washington Post
Ash Plume at Kilauea Summit
May 28 | Geology.com
Ash Plume at Kilauea Summit: Falling lava levels in the Halema'uma'u crater at the summit of Kilauea have facilitated several small explosions. The lower lava levels allow groundwater to interact with the magma, causing explosions that launch large rocks and produce ash columns that rise high into the atmosphere. The photo above shows an ash plume produced on May 24 that rose to a height of 10,000 feet and produced light ashfalls downwind. Photo by the United States Geological Survey.
May 28 | Geology.com
Ash Plume at Kilauea Summit: Falling lava levels in the Halema'uma'u crater at the summit of Kilauea have facilitated several small explosions. The lower lava levels allow groundwater to interact with the magma, causing explosions that launch large rocks and produce ash columns that rise high into the atmosphere. The photo above shows an ash plume produced on May 24 that rose to a height of 10,000 feet and produced light ashfalls downwind. Photo by the United States Geological Survey.
The Many Uses of Gold
May 28 | Geology.com
Photograph by Jaclyn Nash, National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History, Public Domain.
May 28 | Geology.com
Photograph by Jaclyn Nash, National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History, Public Domain.
Subtropical Storm Alberto Threatens Florida, Gulf Coast with Hazardous Storm Surge, Flooding
May 27 | CBS News
May 27 | CBS News
Subtropical Storm Alberto Threatens Gulf Coast From Florida to Louisiana With Flooding, Storm Surge, Winds
May 27 | The Weather Channel
May 27 | The Weather Channel
