Archive for the ‘Geoscience’ Category

Causes of Man-Made Earthquakes

Author: admin | Filed under: Energy & Environment, Geoscience Friday Jun 26,2009

With all of the craziness surrounding the recent stories about geothermal energy causing earthquakes, we thought we would point to a few good sources of information about the other types of man-made earthquakes.  For those of you interested in a nice summary of geothermal power plant and earthquake issues, we suggest that you take a look [...]

New Theory About How Planets Were Born

Author: admin | Filed under: Geoscience Tuesday Nov 4,2008

It seems that scientists from MIT have answered a question many have been trying to sort out regarding the conditions present when the solar system was still young. The team has analyzed pieces of 3 meteorites that contained the most ancient rocks known, called angrites, and they provided clues about the way the planets were [...]

Seas to Rise Faster This Century

Author: admin | Filed under: Energy & Environment, Geoscience, Global Warming Sunday Sep 7,2008

According to a report made by some researchers,while tropical cyclones have been intensifying over the past few decades, it seems that global warming will cause sea levels to rise much faster by the end of the century. The rising temperatures will cause the oceans to swell with melted glacial ice, the study finds, likely flooding [...]

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