Yellowstone National Park: Where geology is on display nearly everywhere!
Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This week's contribution is from Richard Tollo, emeritus Professor of Geology at George Washington University. Yellowstone caldera viewed from Mount Washburn. The caldera is the low-lying area extending from the foothills of Mount Washburn in the foreground to the rugged mountains on the horizon. The incised valley of the Yellowstone River stretches from left to right in the middle distance. Steep valley walls are illuminated by sunlight in the center. Mount Washburn is a remnant andesitic volcano of the Eocene Absaroka Range. The hike
Know where training aircraft practice in Utah and more!
A group of Utah flight schools has come together to form the Utah Flight Training Consortium. Our goal is to promote safety in our own back yard in a rapidly growing flight training environment. One of the first products produced by the group is an interactive Google map that allows pilots to see where each school has established practice areas in order to increase situational awareness and decrease the likelihood of an accident. The website also features a monthly safety article which is written by one of the safety team or by a student at one of the schools. Please
AGU24 Annual Meeting: Fantastic Scientists and Where to Find Them
Friday, December 13 Calibrating the lacustrine paleoseismograph: Challenges and opportunities for lakes near Cook Inlet, Alaska Presenter: Nathaniel C. Miller, USGS When: 08:30-12:20 Where: Hall B-C (Poster Hall, Convention Center) Learn more on the AGU website. Cenozoic Sequence Stratigraphy of the Cape Fear Region, Central US Atlantic Margin Presenter: Ali Mohamed, University of Texas at Austin USGS coauthors: Nathaniel C. Miller, Wayne E. Baldwin, and Deborah R. Hutchinson When: 08:30-12:20 Where: Hall B-C (Poster Hall, Convention Center) Learn more on the AGU website. Comparing High Saturation Hydrate-bearing Sand Reservoirs in the Northern Gulf of Mexico Presenter: Ann Cook, OSU Earth
New USGS map shows where damaging earthquakes are most likely to occur in US
GOLDEN, Colo. Nearly 75 percent of the U.S. could experience damaging earthquake shaking, according to a recent U.S. Geological Survey-led team of 50+ scientists and engineers. This was one of several key findings from the latest USGS National Seismic Hazard Model (NSHM). The model was used to create a color-coded map that pinpoints where damaging earthquakes are most likely to occur based on insights from seismic studies, historical geologic data, and the latest data-collection technologies. The congressionally requested NSHM update was created as an essential tool to help engineers and others mitigate how earthquakes affect the most vulnerable communities by