We talk a lot about #sea level rise due to #warming and ice melt. That it's not just based on models. We have a robust #geological record of ice melt events to talk about this with relative confidence*.
* Science speak for "we're fairly sure"
Link: https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/science.aaa4019
“Two unique areas of Atlantic #Canada recognized for their #geological significance five years ago have been cautioned to make changes or risk losing their rare status as #UNESCO #Global #Geoparks — a designation that puts them on bucket lists of people around the world” apple.news/APieY4HhlQQe...
Two Canadian UNESCO Geoparks c...
Some of the beach rocks I've recently collected to add to our gardens. Soaking out the saltwater in a bucket.
#rocks #rockhound #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW #geological #nature
How did eastern #NorthAmerica form?
North America today is made of several different parts. The west are relatively young and mighty mountain ranges like Sierra Nevada and Rockies. In the middle is ancient heart of the continent, oldest and stablest rocks around. And in the east is the long coastal stretch of the eastern North American margin. Each of these has its own #geological history, but it is the story of the eastern bit that has recently come into sharper focus.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/04/how-did-eastern-north-america-form/
📃 Report from the pilot workshop at the Kentucky #Geological Survey meant to introduce #researchers to #DataManagement, sharing & stewardship practices, as well as related obstacles.
📍 Hosted at the University of Kentucky in May 2024.
👉 Find more: https://doi.org/10.3897/rio.11.e155393.
Shed By The Sea, Downpatrick Head, Ireland. August 2024. Ref-11893
https://www.denisolivier.com/photography/shed-by-the-sea-downpatrick-head-ireland/en/11893
#downpatrickhead #ballycastle #light #cliff #heilandelectronic #hut #ilforddelta #atlantic #ireland #countymayo #eire #delta #geological #knockaun #irish
Day eleven: ☢️💧
“About 90% of the #nuclear generation capacity the #Coalition proposes to build would not have access to enough water to run safely, according to a report commissioned by #LiberalsAgainstNuclear.
The report authored by Prof. #AndrewCampbell, a visiting fellow at the Australian National University (#ANU) , assessed nuclear energy’s #water needs and the available #supply across the seven sites where the Coalition has proposed new reactors.”
“Well done Angus”
If you remember the member for #Hume is insisting the Federal Government if the #LNP wins election will purchase, run and make a profit using nuclear power.
No mention of locations of power generation sites (I assume existing sites) nor is there any mention of #geological, #enviromental or #NuclearWaste disposal studies.
#Liberal / #NuclearPower / #ClimateEmergency / #gas / #coal <https://theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/09/not-enough-water-available-for-coalitions-nuclear-proposal-to-run-safely-report-finds>
Lake Greenhow: A Forgotten Relic of the Ice Age
Yesterday’s post led me to glaciers, glacial lakes, and the like. At Botton Head, my imagination ran riot.
Difficult as it is to picture now, 10,000 years ago, a glacier covered the Tees Valley before me. The ice sheet, it is well-known, never quite managed to smother the Nor ...
http://www.fhithich.uk/2025/03/26/lake-greenhow-a-forgotten-relic-of-the-ice-age/
#Greenhow #InglebyGreenhow #NorthYorkMoors #geological #glacial #history
Newtondale: A Gorge Too Big for Its Stream
North Dale sits at the top end of Newtondale, a gorge that stretches all the way to Pickering. Newtondale is an oddity, or so everyone says, because the little Pickering Beck, which now trickles through it, could never have gouged out such a deep, narrow valley. At its tightest points, the valley is only 500 met ...
http://www.fhithich.uk/2025/03/25/newtondale-a-gorge-too-big-for-its-stream/
The Chikanishing Trail, Killarney Provincial Park Ontario Canada was a rough, rugged trail over rocky terrain and the odd rickety, weathered wooden bridge or boardwalk. The fall foliage was stunning especially with the pink granite. Click link to view for #FreeShipping North America on #wallart
https://www.pictorem.com/151973/Chikanishing%20Trail%20Boardwalk%20II.html
#granite #rock #geological #landscape #nature #BuyIntoArt #artforsale #LandscapePhotography #NatureMastodon #RockOfMastodon #fall #autumn #Photography
Abstract drawing.
G.
Pointillist dot patterns form an abstract shape, creating an intricate gnarled texture that seems to mimic a biological or geological form. The use of black dots on a white background highlights the complexity and depth of the design.
[ Prints : https://james-mccormack.pixels.com/featured/abstract-gnarls-james-mccormack.html ]
#Pointillism #dots #abstractshape #gnarled #texture #biological #geological #FediGiftShop
We have these amazing karst canyons all over the island & on several surrounding gulf islands. Large karst networks of caves & canyons are found in Cowichan Valley, Comox Valley & all through the less populated North Island. Karst sites on Quadra Island & some islands in the Discovery Islands archipelago are being researched. Haida Gwaii has big karst formations network.
I find #geological #karst formations very fascinating. I enjoy exploring them when there's an opportunity to do so. I've found ancient old growth tree crystals in some of the karst formation forests here - they're magical, magnificent & hard to find if you're not looking hard in the right areas.
Learn more about karst & their #prehistoric link in BC:
https://sierraclub.bc.ca/coral-vancouver-islands-rainforest-unprotected-underworld/
https://www.bcmag.ca/strangers-in-a-strange-land/
https://hakaimagazine.com/news/northwestern-vancouver-island-likely-escaped-the-ice-age
https://www.cgenarchive.org/nanaimo-rock.html
#MonochromeMonday #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #BWphoto #WorldInMyEyes #photography #BackroadAdventures #monochrome #canyon #geology #nature
#Beryllium-10, a rare #radioactive isotope produced by #cosmic rays in the #atmosphere, provides valuable insights into the Earth's #geological history.
#EarthScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/02/es02102501.html
Beautiful #textures on a #sandstone & #shale #bedrock cliff.
*flip your phone sideways for full view*
#Geological #primitive #nature #BritishColumbia #WsanecTerritory #Cascadia #PacificNorthwest #CoastalBC #Westcoast #photography #cliffs #BCCoast #CliffScapes #WorldInMyEyes
"GEOLOGICAL REVERIE: THE STRATA OF MEMORY AND TIME". Abstract digital painting by A.G. (c) 2025. All Rights Reserved. #historiotheque #artoperations #concreterealism #seasonsoftheheart #winterofthesoul #geological #reverie #strata #memory #time
October 2023.
I love nifty #rocks. These are some I found in #Sooke while beachcombing with my Mom.
#nature #geological #SilentSunday #photography #beachfinds #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #hobbies #rockhounding
Not all planets are like ours. I don't just mean the water and life, I also mean the surface process. You look at a high-resolution #geological of #Mars (like this one by Fawdon et al.), and you see stories you won't see on modern #Earth.
For one, it's very old (>2 Billion years). There are also many impact craters, but there is also fractures indicating a complex stress field, fossilized fluvial channel... that is a frozen system vs. the extremely dynamic ones we have here now.
Interesting #bedrock #geological formations can be found on many beaches on the Eastcoast of Vancouver Island & surrounding Gulf Islands. A prehistoric mix of coal, shale & sandstone.
#TextureTuesday #geology #stones #rocks #pebbles #nature #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #textures #ShadesOfGray #photography #collage #Wsanec #Saanich
