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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, ...
Study Confirms Unusual Fossils Came from an Animal
Learning English   04 October 2018   World  
Dickinsonia - Discovery by UC Riverside researchers which is extremely well preserved.
<p>Scientists say they have confirmed that strange-looking fossils from more than 500 million years ago are remains of an animal.<br />That would make it one of the earliest known creatures.<br />The fossils are found within rocks. They are round with many ...
History of mining: Five of the oldest mines still in operation
Mining Technology   20 September 2018   World  
<p>While mining is nothing new, with archeologists finding evidence that the history of mining goes back to the ancient world, it is rare these days to find mines that have continued to produce on a commercial scale. Here are some of the oldest mines still ...
Filed under: Mining News
A Rosetta Stone Between Geotechnical Engineer & Project Manager for TBM Tunneling
Tunnel Business Magazine   05 July 2018   World   World  
<p>The geology intersected along a tunnel is an overriding factor in many of the decisions that must be made in planning, designing, and construction. During planning and design, the geotechnical engineer must anticipate the behavior of the tunnel under several ...
Volcano WARNING: THESE volcanoes are most ‘OVERDUE’ for eruption and pose greatest threat
Express   11 June 2018   World  
<p>Volcanic eruptions are nearly impossible to predict, but scientists are able to estimate which volcanoes are more “overdue” than others based on their eruption history.<br>Ben Edwards, a professor of earth sciences at Dickinson College, said: "Overdue in ...
Filed under: Natural Hazards
A Near-Real-Time Tool to Characterize Global Landslide Hazards
EOS   10 May 2018   World   World  
A new model that predicts the potential for rain to trigger landslides in near-real time. 2005 landslide in Conchita, Calif., killed 10 people. Credit: Mark Reid, USGS
<p>Unlike earthquakes, cyclones, volcanic eruptions, and other natural disasters that are observed in real time by worldwide networks of satellites and sensors, landslides and other types of mass movement are not consistently monitored on a global scale, despite ...
We're volcano scientists – here are six volcanoes we'll be watching out for in 2018
Times of Malta   02 January 2018   World  
Photo: Cristobal Garciaferro, Shutterstock
<p>The eruption of Mount Agung on the island of Bali has sparked worldwide media interest, yet volcanic eruptions in Indonesia are nothing new. Of the country&rsquo;s 139 &ldquo;active&rdquo; volcanoes, 18 currently have raised alert levels, signifying higher ...
A win for physics and geology
Symmetry magazine   22 November 2017   World  
Martin Wolf, IceCube/NSF
<p>For the first time, scientists have measured the rate at which high-energy neutrinos are absorbed by our planet, a development that could lead to discoveries about physics and the Earth.</p>