Today’s hazards, yesterday’s hazards: Earthquake damage, ongoing rock fall,...
The M 6.3 February, 2011 Earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand caused more than considerable damage; 185 people lost their lives and estimates of damage now exceed $40 billion. When I visited in...
View ArticleCrater Lake caldera, Oregon –some things happen quickly!
Crater Lake never ceases to amaze me. It’s huge –some 6 miles (10 km) across, deep –some 1700 feet deep in parts –the deepest lake in the United States and 7th deepest on the planet– incredibly clear,...
View ArticleGeologypics.com– A new (and free) resource for geological photographs
What better way to kick off my new website than to write about it on my blog? To see it, you just need to click on the word “home” in the space above. Or you can click the link: geologypics.com. Here’s...
View ArticleSampling New Zealand’s (Amazing) Geology
New Zealand’s landscape can make just about anybody appreciate geology. Its glaciated peaks, its coastline –that ranges from ragged cliffs to sandy beaches to glacial fjords– its active volcanoes… they...
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