Geology 300: Physical Geology

Geology 301: Physical Geology Lab

Geology 305: Earth Science

Geology 306: Earth Science Lab

Instructor: Arthur Reed, P.G.

2012 Earth Sciences topics/events making news… ...with emphasis on California news

Remember the principles of the scientific method when evaluating news stories!

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· December 2012

· Mining company pours its first molten gold, 12-18-12

· Ecuador -- U.S. cautions travelers about volcanic eruptions, 12-18-12

· Fighting desertification in China - Features - Al Jazeera English

· Climate change creating record stress on ecosystems, experts say, 12-19-12

· Calif. drilling will trigger temblors -- industry expert, 12-10-12

· (comment) Truth and consequences -- oil, gas and economy, 12-13-12

· Tracking California's Rivers of Rain, 12-5-12

· SF Bay sand mining alarms conservationists, 12-15-12

· Report finds nation unprepared to meet climate change challenge, 12-7-12

· Saudi Arabia Ray of light in climate fight - Features - Al Jazeera English

· Radioactive hot spots remain at former research facility, 12-17-12

· Okla. scientist casts doubt on quakes' links to drilling activities, 12-6-12

· November 2012

· Santa Rosa solar array would power 10,000 homes, 11-20-12

· Researchers head to coldest place on earth for warming insight, 11-23-12

· Reclaiming Poisoned Land with Manure, 11-17-12

· BBC - Future - Technology - Can schools survive in the age of the web

· Rare earths -- the rush to production, 11-23-12

· Polar melting is accelerating, and so is sea level rise -- report, 11-30-12

· Major earthquakes can trigger faraway 'slow-slip' events, 11-28-12

· Disruption of water delivery could devastate L.A. County economy, 11-30-12

· Cities in bullet train's path have mixed reactions, 11-27-12

· Al Jazera, Methane on Mars, 11-5-12

· Geoengineering A climatic 'Frankenstein' - Features - Al Jazeera English

· Can Dumping Iron Into The Sea Fight Climate Change, 11-7-12

· A map of the Earth's capacity to absorb CO2 into plants, 11-5-12

· Rising sea forces Panamanian islanders to move to mainland, 11-2-12

· Environmentalism has failed as a movement, noted scientist says, 11-8-12

· Earthquake rattles Yosemite Valley, 11-2-12

· Reminder -- Hayward Fault due for next Big One, 11-9-12

· Panel resists Diablo Canyon quake survey, 11-7-12

· State says PG and E seismic surveys would hurt marine mammals, 11-6-12

· (comment) Earthquake forecasts' time has come, 11-5-12

· Supervisors place quarry on fast track, 11-7-12

· Climate Predictions - Worst-Case May Be Most Accurate, 11-9-12

· Glacial ghosts set sea-level trap for East Coast, 11-9-12

· October 2012

· (video) Discussion on trial of Italian seismologists regarding failed (?) earthquake prediction

· Hudson Ranch II geothermal plant approved, 10-24-12

· Final environmental hurdle completed on Isabella Dam project, 10-25-12

· China rare earths producer suspends output, 10-25-12

· Quest, More Clues About Singing Sand, 10-25-12

· Australian oil company expands drilling in Monterey County, 10-11-12

· Study finds no environmental impact around Calif. oil field, 10-11-12

· Researchers find links between Arctic melting, summer floods, fires, 10-11-12

· How Human Beings Almost Vanished In 70,000BC, 10-22-12

· NPR, Science Of Why Sandy Is Such A Dangerous Storm, 10-29-12

· NPR, Charles Darwin And The Terrible, 10-19-12

· NPR, When Fire Met Food, 10-24-12

· Global warming stopped 16 years ago, 10-13-12

· New study seeks to settle debate on impacts of natural gas boom, 10-10-12

· Calif. Dems push for more study of tunnel plan, 10-12-12

· Restore the California Delta To What, Exactly, 10-7-12

· 6.0 earthquake strikes off northwest Mexico, 10-8-12

· 'Silent Earthquakes' Ripple Under Cascadia, 10-5-12

· (comment) Timely lessons from the 1868 Hayward fault quake, 10-12-12

· Offshore seismic testing will impact fishing near Diablo Canyon, 10-7-12

· Newman Ridge Quarry appeal denied by County Supervisors, 10-12-12

· Gold production soon, says Mother Lode miner, 10-10-12

· Experts say densely settled Modesto is way of future, 10-11-12

· Mars Meteorite Story, 10-14-12

· Antarctic ice map may hold clues to global warming, 10-11-12

· Scientists say increase in Antarctic ice may be sign of climate change, 10-10-12

· Why Sea Levels Fell, Only to Rise Again, 10-10-12

· (column) Oct. 21 marks anniversary of 1868 Hayward quake, 10-21-12

· Sutter Gold gets credit line to finish Lincoln Mine, 10-25-12

· Revisiting the tragic Italian earthquake manslaughter verdict, 10-26-12

· Radon To Predict Earthquakes -- Most Scientists Still Skeptical, 10-24-12

· Italian seismologists ordered to prison for not warning of quake risk, 10-22-12

· (column) Why sudden big chill on climate change, 10-20-12

· September

· Bizarre 2012 earthquake signals birth of world's newest tectonic plate, 9-28-12

· Desalination no panacea for Calif. water woes, 9-22-12

· Popular belief of earthquake weather not backed by facts, 9-22-12

· Researchers find some species can adapt to rising acidification from CO2, 9-26-12

· Mars Conglomerate Story, 9-27-12

· BBC Atomic Bonds Discernible, 9-13-12

· August

· Men Stand Directly Under Nuclear Bomb in 50's, 8-12-12

· Earthquake swarms prompt emergency declaration in Brawley, 8-30-12

· Researchers Say Key To Lake's Future Found in the Past, 8-30-12

· Scripps Institution scientists find cause of big earthquakes, 8-30-12

· (column) Local geology icon immortalized with mineral, 8-25-12

· (travel piece) Five places for lava lovers to visit, 8-25-12

· Bloomberg Backs ‘Responsible’ Extraction of Gas, 8-24-12

· Calif. benzene contamination mostly comes from natural sources - USGS, 8-30-12

· Earthquake clusters detected at remote volcano, 8-31-12

· Pumice Covering South Pacific Ocean, 8-10-12

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· May 2012

· Bee Article on Oil Well Injection & Permitting

· Vast Antarctic ice sheet Story

· Nuclear Tuna Is Hot News

· Organic Eaters Might Be Meaner Than Their Counterparts

· Sutter Creek Project digs deep to open long-awaited gold mine

· Calif CEQA reform bringing smart growth to life

· Earthquake forecasters look closer at rock friction

· Sierra Nevadas still reaching for the sky

· Harley lost to the Japanese tsunami found on a beach in Canada

· (comment) Sierra Snowpack shows vulnerability of water supply

· Is there a technological solution to global warming

· Scientist says climate change triggers earthquakes and volcanos

· Climate change could trigger 110-degree heat waves in Calif

· Scientists drill into Clear Lake to see future

· April 2012

· Earth's Wobble Ended Ice Age, 4-5-12

· How Humans Came to Dominate, 4-6-12

· Lovelock (Gaia) was Alarmist, 4-23-12

· Himalayan Glaciers Status, 4-24-12

· Tech Entrepreneurs Bet Big On Asteroid Mining, 4-24-12

· CRC Man drowns in Miami Beach surf, 4-30-12

· 'Gaia' scientist James Lovelock -- I was 'alarmist' about climate change, 4-24-12

· First-of-its-kind tunnel being mined under SF Bay, 4-27-12

· (comment) Speak up against Diablo Canyon testing, 4-20-12

· Hundreds of millions spent to protect Delta levees -- is it enough, 4-19-12

· UCSD shakes five-story tower in major quake test, 4-18-12

· Lexington Elem School is in danger not from quake but from CGS, 4-17-12

· Hobby gold miners sue Calif. over new regulations, 4-17-12

· Saga of California's Salton Sea -- a tragic chapter ahead, 4-26-12

· Geothermal experiment on Oregon Volcano gets OK, 4-17-12

· Japan deep-sea drilling probe sets world record, 4-28-12

· Subway extension runs into roadblock in Beverly Hills, 4-27-12

· Japan fears nuclear plant sits atop active geological fault, 4-25-12

· Mexican volcano hurls hot rock half-mile into sky, 4-20-12

· (blog) ‘Precariously balanced rocks’ key to quakes, 4-19-12

· Va. temblor signals bigger tremors to come for East Coast, 4-18-12

· Underground Water in eastern Shasta County Mysteriously Disappears, 4-15-12

· Storm-related landslide closes Oakland street, 4-14-12

· Wind farms are warming the earth, researchers say, 4-30-12

· Antarctica ice shelves eaten away by warmer water, 4-26-12

· (editorial) Calif Modern-day gold mining

· (comment) Delta plan could devastate North State

· (comment) Central Valley Flood plan is confiscation of property

· (column) Berkeley's little-known stories of the 1906 quake

· Where Does America Get Oil -- You May Be Surprised

· When it Comes to Energy, Calif Has It All

· Wednesday's Calif earthquakes establish a new seismic precedent

· USGS reports big increase in recoverable gas worldwide

· Underground Water in eastern Shasta County Mysteriously Disappears

· State Seismic Safety Commission could lose funding

· States may lose federal help in fighting radon

· Seabiscuit's home becomes focus of Willits-area quarry debate

· Oakland-based Solar Millennium files for bankruptcy in collapse of Bay Area firm

· 'Odd duck' Indonesia quake surprises scientists

· Miles of California coastline to be preserved

· New Reports Highlight Climate Challenges to State Water Supplies

· Mexico approves groundbreaking climate bill

· Imperial Valley Geothermal report shows growth, need for consistency

· Gov. Brown looks to global warming fees to pay for high-speed rail

· Gold regains some of its luster.doc; oil keeps rising

· Geothermal energy plant planned for Klamath wildlife refuge

· Fukushima radiation found in California kelp

· Clouds on Solar industry Horizon

· California vote to allow oil drilling faces resistance

· Calif. OKs new price tag, route for high-speed rail project

· (editorial) Enough with the end-runs on key Calif water issues

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· March 2012

· Fossilized Raindrops In Rock, 3-31-12

· Obama admin will reverse Bush reclamation rule on hardrock mine cleanups

· Man Made CO2 Pushes Oceans Into Unknown Acidic Territory

· Cool Earth Wins Appeal to Build San Joaquin Solar Array

· Controversial Ca Water Bill Passes US House

· UCD Professor - lasers, earthquakes and flood protection

· High-speed rail panel promises changes

· Sonoma Geysers testing injection technology.doc; the 50-year plan

· Commission Opposes Huasna Valley Oil Drilling

· Shale boom turns North Dakota into No. 3 oil producer

· San Pedro Landslide repair poses dangers

· Alert level raised for Alaska volcano

· Supreme Court supports San Diego water transfer

· UC study -- cropland threatens drinking water in valley

· (editorial) The struggle for delta water

· (blog) Proposed San Onofre wave farm halted by feds

· (blog) Are you in harm's way for rising seas

· Greenland's ice sheet may melt faster than thought

· Iceland storage project turns CO2 into stone

· Mojave solar firms feel glare of tribes and environmentalists

· Hayward Fault's Double Dose of Quakes no Surprise

· Bay Area Quake Occurred along Dangerous Hayward Fault

· California slow to set up early quake warning system

· Reopening of Grass Valley mine unearths old concerns

· Sutter mine could yield $42M a year

· Temecula Clay mine project gets green light

· Molycorp buys rare earth processor for $1.3 billion

· (comment) Japan's 1,000 Year Old Warning

· (column) Lawmakers ready to green-light California high-speed rail

· (book review) If you love the West, thank plate tectonics

· (comment) The Radon Threat Is Still With Us

· (editorial) Bumps in solar road obscure its success

· (editorial) Elk Grove's growth plan is an overreach

· After failing to reach goals, California attempts to jump start its hydrogen highway

· Alert level raised for remote Alaska volcano

· Both Coasts Watch Closely as San Francisco Faces Erosion

· CA Mining association dinner signals industry revival

· Coal industry cries foul as enviros get rule they want

· Environmentalists sue feds over CA solar project

· 'Ghost ship' off Canada heralds arrival of tsunami debris

· Global warming linked to deadly, costly weather disasters

· Investors decry 'excessive flaring' as wasteful, environmentally damaging

· Lasers, earthquakes and flood protection

· Obama Admin Takes Steps Toward More Oil Drilling

· Scientists -- 'No silver bullet' to declining Sacto Delta

· Scientists turn CO2 and excess solar power into liquid fuel – study

· February 2012

· Could Free Floating Nomad Planets Carry Life, CSM, 2-24-12

· Georgia tech uses shape-memory alloys to create earthquake-resistant buildings

· 5.6 earthquake felt across California’s north coast

· 3.5 quake strikes near Carquinez Bridge, same spot as Wednesday night temblor

· (editorial) state must block Sacto delta water grab

· (comment) will a big quake leave CA water supplies high and dry

· Granite Construction fires back over denied Temecula quarry

· House transportation bill backs offshore drilling

· Why has oil and gas boom skipped CA

· (comment) concerned scientists reply on global warming

· Rubber ’cloaking device' could make buildings immune to earthquakes

· New transport method for Channel Islands offshore oil is a pipe

· New earthquake defense to be tested

· Experts -- fracking depletes water supply

· Enlarging Shasta Lake feasible

· El Dorado mine dispute recalls wild past

· Earthquake warning system closer to reality

· (comment) California’s water myths and facts

· Drill into Antarctic lake complete

· El Dorado County Big Cut Mine owner faces gold-mining charges

· Bay Bridge built to sway when the earth shakes

· 5.7 quake recorded off BC, no tsunami

· White House proposes to cut tsunami warning system

· NASA satellites provide a better measure of melting glaciers

· Monsanto scientist says chances to mitigate climate change are 'dim'

· (column) are we giving up too soon on carbon capture

· Mojave Molycorp announces earlier-than-expected launch of production site

· Vote postponed on Jesse Morrow mining plan near Fresno

· Los Altos hills says it wants stricter air standards for Lehigh cement

· Parachute Jump from high altitude (space)

· Japan grows uneasy about earthquake forecasts

· Sierra snowpack at 30 percent of normal

· State installs new seismic instruments in high desert

· Feds, blaming dry winter, offer dismal forecast for valley farmers

· Sacramento’s Kit Miyamoto appointed to state seismic safety commission

· Russians claim to have punched through to Antarctic

· Strong 6.0 earthquake strikes off Oregon coast

· U.S. could be world's largest LNG producer -- analysts

· Uncertainty clouds Obama’s latest solar push

· USGS consolidates volcano monitoring in California

· Sierra snowfall consistent over 130 years

· Seismic warning systems on the verge of going national

· Sacto Delta water tunnels would be huge project

· Sacrificing the Calif desert to save the earth

· Draft Delta flood plan includes some farmland losses

· Consultant -- Santa Clara Lehigh Emissions Health Risk Small

· NASA -- warming driven by humans, not sun

· Climate scientists hit back at WSJ op-ed

· January 2012

· Yosemite storm -- rockslide closes key route, park worker killed

· U.S. mineral production, imports rise

· (comment) The verdict is in on climate change

· NPR, Want To Make A Giant Telescope Mirror

· Bid to kill Calif high speed rail project takes step to Nov. ballot

· New Mexico Is Stretching, Slowly but Surely

· Regulators will re-evaluate risks at U.S. reactors

· Explosion That Formed Death Valley Crater Could Happen Again

· Tsunami debris threatens Monterey Bay shore

· Total wind power growing in Calif

· The Earthquake-proof Desk

· (comment) No Need to Panic About Global Warming

· Scientists rethinking threat posed by San Andreas

· Santa Clara Lehigh Plan Amend Moving Quickly

· (comment) Seismic discussion at Diablo provides cold comfort

· Santa Barbara Locals weigh in on proposed offshore drilling

· Boulders slide down Telegraph Hill, smash car

· Highway 1 in Big Sur still closed after rock slide

· Oregon Newberry Volcano site of geothermal tech test

· Quarry plan alarms north state residents

· Brown ordered firing of regulator who took hard line on oil firms

· Forget global warming - it's Sun Cycle 25 we need to worry about

· Gov. Brown -- bullet train will keep U.S. out of Third World

· Climate change threatens Calif. economy by drying up ecosystems

· Death Valley crater was recently active, and could be again -- study

· Massive Mining Operation In Lake Elsinore Gets Green Light

· Mines ramp up efforts to extract ore, minerals buried under Riverside Co

· Panel clears Delta scientists

· Neon tests San Joaquin Basin Paloma Deep

· Redding Iron Mountain Mine water safety in debate

· Great East Japan Earthquake may have been caused by 'slow slips'

· Growing Doubts in Europe on Future of Carbon Storage

· Gov. Brown, Sec. Salazar promote solar energy near Elk Grove

· Geothermal backers set their sights on Calif

· Few major Haiti reconstruction projects have begun

· Fracking’s Greenhouse Gas Contribution Splits Scientists

· EPA unveils new tool for tracking carbon emissions

· (comment) State can't wait to upgrade its water system

· Sierra snow survey finds hardly any

· (comment) Why California needs high-speed rail

· California's quicksilver cleanup

· Siskiyou will no longer inspect its own mines

· Leasing, production on U.S. public lands soared in 2011

· Molycorp has secured 78 percent of its Calif rare earth production

· (comment on natural gas) Cheap, clean and risky

· An Underfollowed Calif Shale Story That Deserves Your Attention

· Storehouses for Solar Energy Can Step In When the Sun Goes Down

· Panel clears scientists who testified in Sacto delta smelt case

· A Few May Lose Big As Sacto Delta Changes

· (comment) Calif Water barons will corner market in new 'Chinatown’

· Simple measures could reduce global warming, save lives

· USC scientists develop material to trap carbon dioxide

· More hearings on strip mine near Temecula

· Scientists say cut soot, methane to curb warming

· Fast tracking worries Calif high-speed rail critics

· Delta California probe 'shows promise'

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