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A New Tool May Make Geological Microscopy Data More Accessible
EOS   27 May 2021   USA   Michigan  
Credit: Steiner and Rooney, 2021
<p>It all started with a problem many geoscientists faced in 2020.<br />Alex Steiner, a doctoral student at Michigan State University, had research to do working on thin sections&mdash;slivers of geological materials that are usually analyzed under a microscope. ...
2 Dams Fail in Michigan, Forcing Thousands to Evacuate
The New York Times   20 May 2020   USA   Michigan  
A dam on Wixom Lake in Edenville, Mich., on Tuesday.Credit...Kaytie Boomer/The Bay City Times, via Associated Press
<p>Two dams in Michigan were breached on Tuesday after days of heavy rainfall, forcing the evacuation of thousands of residents and bringing what officials warned would be life-threatening flooding to homes and businesses.<br />The failures of the Edenville ...
Researchers Identify Geological Event Behind Mysterious Crack In Michigan Forest
TECH TIMES   12 February 2016   USA   Michigan  
When a mysterious crack formed in the Michigan forest after a small quake in 2010, geologists were left puzzled. Now, about six years later, scientists have identified what it was. (Photo : Michigan Tech/Wayne Pennington)
<p>The state of Michigan is considered aseismic because it doesn't typically experience earthquakes. So when a strange, one-magnitude quake left a large crack on Michigan's Menominee Forest in 2010, residents and scientists were all baffled.</p> <p>About six ...