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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Coral reefs and waves: degradation of the first might lead to increased damage by the second
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March 17, 2018
Anyone who has swum, snorkeled, or dived among coral reefs, will breach the sea surface a
Visualizing Mars landscapes in 3 dimensions; stunning images from HiRISE
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February 2, 2018
For my 10th birthday my grandparents gave me a massive Collins encyclopedia – a 1960
In the field: Mountain storms and surprise encounters, northern British Columbia
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January 29, 2018
The interior of northern British Columbia is rugged, mountainous country. Roads, that tend to be
In the field: Yukon Wolves, Moose, and Diamond Tooth Gerties
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January 20, 2018
The best field projects are those that last several seasons; the ones you kind of
In the field: from one extreme to another
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January 9, 2018
Have you ever looked at some locale on a map or photograph and thought “that
In the field: Beaches, sand dunes, and shellfish for lunch
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January 5, 2018
Final exams over, a moment of tomfoolery, and I found myself disconsolate in a hospital
Rip currents – you’ve been warned
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January 1, 2018
A rocky mound, 1500m above, and 119.44 km straight-line distance from the sea, is about
Polar bears do not live in the Antarctic, there are no Penguins in the Arctic. The asymmetry of the poles
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December 5, 2017
This post is about asymmetry – the Arctic and Antarctic polar regions. They are the
Islands with attitude; the devastation wrought by collapse of oceanic volcanoes
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November 30, 2017
Krakatoa, 1883, and the seas shivered. The eruption, one of the largest in recorded history,
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