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Earth scientists plan to meld massive databases into a ‘geological Google’
Science   26 February 2019   World  
Deep-time Digital Earth aims to liberate data from collections such as the British Geological Survey’s. British Geological Survey
<p>The British Geological Survey (BGS) has amassed one of the world&rsquo;s premier collections of geologic samples. Housed in three enormous warehouses in Nottingham, U.K., it contains about 3 million fossils gathered over more than 150 years at thousands ...
The Mining Industry’s Waste Problem Will Only Get Worse
Bloomberg Opinion   19 February 2019   World  
Trouble ahead. Photographer: Victor Moriyama/Bloomberg
<p>It&rsquo;s taken two tragedies in just over three years, but the mining industry is finally starting to clean up its act. <br />Brazil&rsquo;s government Monday announced plans to ban upstream tailings dams, a low-cost method of storing mining waste implicated ...
Filed under: Mining News
Decoding the urban sprawl: the world’s most complex metro maps
Railway - Technology.com   06 February 2019   World  
New York City Subway
<p>In the sprawling metropolises of Tokyo, London and Paris, urban metro networks are vital for keeping things moving, but laying out these complex systems intuitively for passengers is no easy feat. Which metros have the most complicated network and how have ...
New Resource for Using Cone Penetration Testing in Geotechnical Design
CROSSROADS   04 February 2019   World  
<p>A newly produced geotechnical design guide uses cone penetration testing to characterize soils and foundation needs. A supplement to the Minnesota Department of Transportation&rsquo;s geotechnical design manual, this resource will provide improved methods ...
Earthquakes today MAPPED: Tens of earthquakes RUMBLING around the world
Express   25 January 2019   World  
Earthquakes today MAPPED: Tens of earthquakes have been rumbling across the world (Image:Getty)
<p>MORE than 32 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or above have been recorded by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) in the past 24 hours. Here is where the tremors struck in the world. Most of the earthquakes were recorded along the Ring of Fire, a basin ...
Big One WARNING: Scientists CAN predict earthquakes by ‘silent slip’ in major breakthrough
Express   23 January 2019   World  
The new research could give people more warning on major earthquakes (Image: GETTY)
<p>The scientists have discovered that a large earthquake usually comes after a shallow mantle creep and seismic swarms, which is a process called &lsquo;silent slip&rsquo;. This process is when the Earth moves, but there is no earthquake and can lead to actual ...
Rio Tinto Leads A Surprisingly Strong Mining Sector
FORBES   22 January 2019   World  
Photographer: Jack Atley/Bloomberg News
<p>Asset sales, cost cutting and reasonable commodity prices are combining to create the best financial conditions in decades for big mining companies as demonstrated by this week's December quarter production report from Rio Tinto.</p>
Filed under: Mining News
Railway Management System Market to reach USD 64 billion by 2024
Global Railway Review   14 January 2019   World  
<p>According to a new research report by Global Market Insights, Inc, the Railway Management System Market will grow at a CAGR of over 10 per cent between 2018 and 2024.</p>
Earth is missing a huge part of its crust. Now we may know why.
National Geographic   31 December 2018   World  
<p>A fifth of Earth&rsquo;s geologic history might have vanished because planet-wide glaciers buried the evidence.</p> <p>The Grand Canyon is a gigantic geological library, with rocky layers that tell much of the story of Earth&rsquo;s history. Curiously though, ...
My Top Geology-Related Stories Of 2018 by David Bressan
FORBES   28 December 2018   World   World  
A man takes a selfie in front of the large crack formed in March 2018.REUTERS/THOMAS MUKOYA
<p>As 2018 draws to a close, it's time to wrap up some geology-related stories that made it into the news, be it discoveries, strange events or natural disasters.</p> <p>In January drone footage showed a large crack, 250 feet deep, forming on Rattlesnake Ridge, ...