Thursday, July 25, 2024

Visiting Hawai'i...for the Limestone Caverns? (Part one)

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People visit Hawai'i for a great many reasons. There are the stereotypical reasons: beautiful beaches, surfing, palm trees, luaus and so...
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Saturday, July 13, 2024

Landslides and Slope Mitigation in California's Great Valley...Wait...What?

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  I used to talk to my students about the geological hazards that we face as inhabitants of California's Great Valley (or Central Valley...
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Saturday, June 15, 2024

Geotripper on How to Plan a Perfect Volcanic Eruption, Hawai'i Style!

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So you want to demonstrate a volcanic eruption for your field geology course, and are unsure how to proceed? Let the crew (of one) here at G...
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Saturday, May 11, 2024

A Stunning Night: The Aurora Borealis from Central California

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It has been a stunning night. I never believed the auroras would make it into Central California, and most of the predictions suggested it w...
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Saturday, May 4, 2024

George Lucas Had It Wrong. A Day of Fierce Pride at Modesto Junior College Yesterday

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I had conflicting responsibilities and to my regret had to miss my school's graduation ceremony yesterday. I know that many of my studen...
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Monday, March 11, 2024

The End of the Tuolumne River! (It's not as bad as it sounds...)

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The slough at the headquarters area of Dos Rios State Park Back in the 1980s, Douglas Adams published his hilarious "trilogy" of t...
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