Monthly Archives: January 2021

Earthquakes, Copper and Helicopters

Geologists love to have a bird’s eye view of landscapes. They are helpful for all types of research - tracing active faults and identifying copper ore deposits among them. In this post there are two stories about geology fieldwork - one about earthquakes in Egypt and the other about copper in Chile, tied together by arid landscapes and helicopters.

By |2023-09-29T20:00:09-07:00January 28th, 2021|Our Amazing Earth|6 Comments

Encounters with the ENSO – Part 2

El Niños, the warm phase of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) climate pattern, could be devastating for ancient Andean societies. Direct evidence of these events is scarce, but clever archaeological sleuthing has revealed details of event recurrence – and desperate measures taken by authorities to stop destructive flooding.

By |2021-01-23T11:33:01-07:00January 21st, 2021|Ancient Andean Cultures, Our Amazing Earth|2 Comments

Kilauea Stirring

On the evening of Dec 20, 2020, an eerie orange glow appeared on the infrared monitoring cameras on the summit of Kilauea volcano in Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park. The glow grew larger and larger, marking the beginning of a new volcanic eruption. Lava began pouring out from fissures in the summit crater and a steam cloud developed as the hot lava hit lake water and the water began to boil. 

By |2021-01-06T09:05:49-07:00January 7th, 2021|Our Amazing Earth|6 Comments
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