Tag Archives: environment

Extreme tides and Winter ice

Posted on February 5, 2015 by earth science society

Figure 1. Winter ice on the salt marshes of Minas Basin photographed from Wolfville, Nova Scotia, March 1, 2007. View to the North.  What is an estuary? An estuary is a bay with an open connection to the sea. Rivers … Continue reading →

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Four Billion Years and Counting: Canada is as old as the Earth and this book tells all

Posted on December 10, 2014 by earth science society

    Just published! 400-pages on Canada’s geologic heritage in both official languages for only $39.95! Order your English language copy here and your French copy here.  The book’s website has tons of freely downloadable illustrations and other materials for … Continue reading →

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Canadian Earth Science for @PMHarper 9 – measuring the thickness of polar sea ice through time

Posted on November 29, 2014 by earth science society

The preamble to this reviews series, categorized as “Canadian Earth Science for @PMHarper”, is here. — de Vernal, A., R. Gersonde, H. Goosse, M.-S. Seidenkrantz, and E.W. Wolff, 2013, Sea ice in the paleoclimate system: the challenge of reconstructing sea … Continue reading →

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#Katrina10. #Louisiana is still disappearing

Posted on October 27, 2014 by earth science society

I wrote this blog post in November of 2014. I am reblogging it today, on the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Land loss map of South Louisiana. Image source here. Click on image to enlarge.  Is it the weather? No … Continue reading →

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And then there were two: Global #Geoparks in Canada

Posted on October 2, 2014 by earth science society

UPDATE: 19 NOVEMBER 2015. Great News!! Global Geoparks are now official UNESCO sites. “A what? ” “A Global Geopark” “Okay, I give up” Most of you have no idea what a Global Geopark is. That’s not surprising, because – according to my … Continue reading →

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Canadian Earth Science for @PMHarper 6 – Would CO2 storage in deep saline aquifers carry an environmental risk for shallow aquifers?

Posted on June 18, 2014 by earth science society

The preamble to this series is here. All reviews are stored in the category “Canadian Earth Science for @PMHarper” (see right hand column). ===== Lemieux, J.-M., 2011, (Review:) The potential impact of underground geological storage of carbon dioxide in deep saline … Continue reading →

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A Tidal power lagoon in Nova Scotia’s Scott’s Bay?

Posted on May 1, 2014 by earth science society

Nova Scotia is where I live – a 700-odd km long NE-SW peninsula that more or less parallels the edge of the continent. What (almost) separates us from that continent is the Bay of Fundy, the Canadian extent of the Gulf … Continue reading →

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Canadian Earth Science for @PMHarper 4 – Ice ages and Klondike gold

Posted on April 22, 2014 by earth science society

The pre-amble to this series of reviews is here Froese, E.G., Zazula, G.D., Westgate, J.A., Preece, S.J., Sanborn, P.T., Reyes, A.V., Pearce, N.J.G., 2009, The Klondike goldfields and Pleistocene environments of Beringia. GSA Today, v. 19, no. 8, p. 4-10. … Continue reading →

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Tantalum, your smart phone and the world economy

Posted on January 4, 2014 by earth science society

I listen to BBC World Service a lot. Today I caught the program “More or Less” (http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qshd), presented by Tim Harford. “More or Less” is about “the numbers and statistics used in political debate, the news and everyday life”.  Today’s … Continue reading →

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Barrier Island Erosion / Sea Level Rise / Transgressive Anthropogenic Sequences /

Posted on February 20, 2013 by earth science society

Thanks to Twitter, I was made aware of a recent US report, entitled “Coastal impact, Adaptation and Vulnerabilities”. A summary of the report is here: http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=3496#.USVxRFc-6OJ. What caught my attention on that page was the ‘before and after Hurricane Sandy’ … Continue reading →

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Wrong Question: can fracking be done safely?

Posted on February 16, 2013 by earth science society

August 2021 A lot has changed in 8 years. My position on hydraulic fracturing has changed too. I could delete this post, but I’m not going to do that. A lot has changed: the climate crisis has deepened and the … Continue reading →

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Rachel Carson – as relevant today as she was 50 years ago

Posted on November 29, 2012 by earth science society

There is a new biography of Rachel Carson, the author of “Silent Spring”, which was published 50 years ago this year. The biography is by William Souder and is entitled “On a Farther Shore: The Life and Legacy of Rachel … Continue reading →

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