Geology.com News - 7 Topics

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• Monitoring Eyjafjallajökull Volcano
• Devon Energy’s Alberta Oil Sands Project Video
• State Geological Surveys: Why They Are Important
• Carbon Monoxide in Ice Cores Tracks Biomass Burning
• Ash Plumes and Strombolian Activity at Klyuchevskaya Volcano
• Snowfall and Cold Temperatures in Ireland
• Colombia Flooding and Landslides

Monitoring Eyjafjallajökull Volcano Posted: 06 Dec 2010 10:03 PM PST Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull Volcano was stirring underground for several months before it erupted last spring. Researchers are reviewing earthquake and deformation data in an effort to understand the volcano and be better able to predict future eruptions.

Devon Energy’s Alberta Oil Sands Project Video Posted: 06 Dec 2010 09:40 PM PST Devon Energy’s Jackfish Oil Sands Project in northern Alberta, Canada now has its first steam in the ground and yields about 35,000 barrels of oil per day. This video gives you a visit to the plant, an overview of the project and an explanation of their steam assisted gravity drainage process.

State Geological Surveys: Why They Are Important Posted: 06 Dec 2010 09:28 PM PST “State geological surveys are vitally important to the economy of each state and to the nation. The information they collect and disseminate is used by other state agencies, by consultants, industry, developers, and the public as critical input in local and regional economic development plans, resulting in an economic advantage to the state.” Quoted from a report produced by the American Institute of Professional Geologists. We noticed this on the Arizona Geology Blog where Lee Allison is a huge advocate for state geological surveys.

Carbon Monoxide in Ice Cores Tracks Biomass Burning Posted: 06 Dec 2010 09:26 PM PST “Scientists studying a column of Antarctic ice spanning 650 years have found evidence for fluctuations in biomass burning–the consumption of wood, peat and other materials in wildfires, cooking fires and communal fires–in the Southern Hemisphere.” Quoted from the National Science Foundation press release.

Ash Plumes and Strombolian Activity at Klyuchevskaya Volcano Posted: 06 Dec 2010 09:16 PM PST Klyuchevskaya Volcano, the tallest volcano on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula resumed erupting in late November 2010 with ash plumes rising up to 26,000 feet above sea level. The Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team reported strombolian activity on December 1 and 2.

Snowfall and Cold Temperatures in Ireland Posted: 06 Dec 2010 07:27 PM PST “Since the last week of November, Ireland and the UK have been locked in a pattern of record snowfalls and cold temperatures. This natural-color image of Ireland was acquired in the early afternoon on December 2, during a rare break in cloud cover.” Quoted from NASA’s Earth Observatory image release.

Colombia Flooding and Landslides Posted: 06 Dec 2010 07:24 PM PST Heavy rains over several days caused flooding and saturated soils in Colombia. Then, on Sunday a large landslide near the city of Madellin resulted in 30 houses being covered with mud and about 100 people missing. Related: Learn about Landslides.

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