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Could Plate Tectonics Crack Open Earth’s Deepest Mystery?
Plate tectonics, or the recycling of Earth's crust, may have begun much earlier than previously thought—and may be a big ...
Landslides Are a Growing Climate Threat. What Do We Know About The Risks?
Deadly landslides are becoming more common and large amounts of rain are a known trigger. An atmospheric river is dumping ...
The Brighterside of News on MSN15d
Geologists discover new evidence of Snowball Earth 700 million years ago
Around 700 million years ago, Earth experienced a climate catastrophe so severe that ice sheets covered the planet from pole ...
The Columbian15d
Oregon geologist looks to volcanic rock to store carbon dioxide as tool to fight climate change
Test projects are also happening in Washington, and a consortium that includes the Rocky Mountain Institute, a Colorado-based climate nonprofit, and the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral ...
Oregonian20d
Could Oregon’s layers of volcanic rock help fight climate change?
Test projects are also happening in Washington, and a consortium that includes the Rocky Mountain Institute, a Colorado-based climate nonprofit, and the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral ...
Live Science21d
'Missing link' found in ancient rocks of Colorado show that Snowball Earth really happened
Geologists found evidence in the way enigmatic sandstones called Tava formed in the Rocky Mountains hundreds of ... the rocks to reveal when the right geological circumstances existed for sand ...
inforum21d
Minnesota woman — not the Rocky Mountains — inspired John Denver's first No. 1 song
John Denver is associated with the Rocky Mountains, but he married a Minnesota woman who was the muse for many of his songs, while the state's cold spring inspired his first number one hit.
Mohave Valley Daily News22d
Geologist at Large | Why do mountains have to be so high?
Hiking down from 15,000 feet in the Bolivian Andes mountains to our mineral exploration base camp at 13,000 feet, I was thinking; “Why do mountains have to be so dang high? Why aren’t they ...
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Oregon geologist looks to volcanic rock to store carbon dioxide as tool to fight climate change
Test projects are also happening in Washington, and a consortium that includes the Rocky Mountain Institute, a Colorado-based climate nonprofit, and the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral ...
West African hiking hotspot under immediate threat from rapid deforestation
One of West Africa's most iconic hiking destinations is under threat and diminishing fast due to illegal 'slash and burn' ...
The Conversation22d
Evidence from Snowball Earth found in ancient rocks on Colorado’s Pikes Peak – it’s a missing link
An obstacle for testing this idea, however, has been the lack of an age for the rocks to reveal when the right geological circumstances existed for sand injection. We found a way to solve that ...
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Arches, Rocky Mountain, And Glacier National Parks Announce Timed Entry Reservations Required In 2025
Glacier, Arches, and Rocky Mountain National Parks have announced they will require timed entry reservations in 2025. So far, reservation systems have proven popular with park goers as the system ...