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Ennedi Massif: Africa's remote geological wonder
BBC NEWS   16 May 2023   Africa   Chad  
<p>My eyes lifted up towards a rocky ledge carved into a sandstone cliff in the heart of Chad's Ennedi Massif. I saw a face, then, as my eyes adjusted to the gloam, another appeared. Painted in bright ochre and white, men were riding camels and giant cows ...
The Most Breathtaking Views of the Grand Canyon
Travel & Leasure   02 April 2023   USA   Grand Canyon, Arizona  
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<p>Millions of years of geological history can be seen in the bands of red rock that make up the Grand Canyon. In addition to offering a peek into Earth&rsquo;s long history, the Grand Canyon is an impressive sight &mdash; it is around a mile deep and an average ...
How climate change is reshaping the Alps
BBC NEWS   23 March 2023   Austria   Alps  
Credit: Philippe Desmazes/AFP/Getty Images
<p>As the frozen "glue" that helps hold the rock faces of the Alps together begins to thaw, mountaineers face a growing risk of sudden rockfall.</p>
The Wave Of Arizona Is A 190-Million-Year-Old Geological Masterpiece
IFLScience   22 March 2023   USA   Arizona  
Feast your eyes while you can because access to the Wave is very limited. Image credit: Pung/Shutterstock.com
<p>The Wave can be found in the Coyote Buttes North area of the Colorado Plateau just along the border between Utah and Arizona. <br />It&rsquo;s made of sandstone, which is relatively prone to erosion from water and wind over lengthy periods of time. Sandstone ...
Venus: Proof of active volcanoes—at last
PHYS.ORG   19 March 2023   World  
A perspective view across Maat Mons on Venus, based on Magellan radar data. Credit: NASA/JPL
<p>Venus is almost the same size, mass and density as Earth. So it should be generating heat in its interior (by the decay of radioactive elements) at much the same rate as the Earth does. On Earth, one of the main ways in which this heat leaks out is via ...
Popular Zakynthos beach to remain closed this summer due to landslide risk
ekathimerini-com   16 March 2023   Greece   Zakynthos  
<p>Authorities on the Ionian island of Zakynthos have decided to keep Navagio beach, a popular tourist destination famous for its signature shipwreck, closed to tourists this summer, for fear of landslides. <br />The decision to prohibit access to the Navagio ...
Koh-i-noor diamond a 'symbol of conquest' in new display of Crown Jewels
The National News   16 March 2023   England   London  
The Koh-i-noor is set within the Queen Mother's coronation crown. AP
<p>A new exhibition at the Tower of London featuring the Crown Jewels will describe the controversial Koh-i-noor diamond as a &ldquo;symbol of conquest&rdquo;.<br />The display, which will open to the public in May, weeks after the coronation of the King Charles ...
Scientists just revealed the most detailed geological model of Earth’s past 100 million years
The Conversation   02 March 2023   World  
Rivers are one of the main carriers of sediment into Earth’s oceans, with millions of tonnes deposited over time. Ron Whitaker/Unsplash
<p>Earth&rsquo;s surface is the &ldquo;living skin&rdquo; of our planet &ndash; it connects the physical, chemical, and biological systems. Over geological time, landscapes change as this surface evolves, regulating the carbon cycle and nutrient circulation ...
Photos from the First-Ever Ascent of Mt. Michel, an Ultra-Remote Volcano
PetaPixel   28 February 2023   South Sandwich Islands  
Mt. Michael, an active volcano in the South Sandwich Islands, rises more than 3,000 feet above the southern Atlantic Ocean.
<p>A team of National Geographic explorers led by Renan Ozturk and Emma Nicholson was able to reach the summit crater of Mount Michel &mdash; a remote stratovolcano &mdash; and confirm the existence of one of nature&rsquo;s rarest phenomenons: a lava lake.</p ...
First geological map of Yellowstone National Park stands test of time
Idaho Capital Sun   23 February 2023   USA  
This August 2016 photo shows the sunrise over Yellowstone Lake at the national park. (Neal Herbert/National Park Service)
<p>The volcanic character of Yellowstone has long been known. An indigenous map drawn on a bison pelt indicating a volcano on the Yellowstone River was described by the governor of Louisiana Territory in an 1805 letter to Thomas Jefferson.<br />The first formal ...