Daily Field Notes #106

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Welcome to the 106th Daily Field Note! Here you find the top post of the day, one covering each scientific field that is included by Geopolis. Since these authors put a lot of effort in writing a good post they surely deserve the extra exposure.

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"I would suggest that science is, at least in my part, informed worship." ~ Carl Sagan

Geography: Carbon Sequestration : Our Knight In The War Against Global Warming

 

Original post by addempsea@addempsea

Hi everyone, Winter is coming. The sea levels are high, Winter is coming. The sun is getting hotter, Winter is coming. If you are familiar with the television show game of thrones, you will understand what I mean. If you don't watch GoT, let me just put it in a simple way that you will understand 'very soon we are all going to die' and the others in another planet will know that winter came for us.

Global warming is as real as it gets, since the dawn of the earth, the warmest years have been recorded in the past 23 years. Sea levels have been following the current trend of Steem price, increasing. Our ecosystem has been disturbed, there is an adage in my native language (yoru...

Geology: Geology of Iceland - Part 1: Introduction

 

Original post by sooflauschig@sooflauschig

I have been talking about Hawai' for a long time now and believe it is time to change to a new subject. I spend some time thinking and reading and have decided to dedicate my next series to the Geology of Iceland.

Iceland is an exceptional natural laboratory where almost all of the principal geological processes can be observed. It is labeled as:

One of the most dramatic 'geowonderlands' on Earth, in a class with Hawai'i and New Zealand.

It is therefore an ideal place for amateurs as well as professionals to observe how Mother Nature operates.

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