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- Internal Structure of the Moon
- Hydraulic Fracturing Proppants are in Short Supply
- Flooding and Landslides in the Philippines Displace 600,000
- Many Types of Geothermal Energy
- Huge Drop in Copper Prices
- World’s Largest Atomic Blast Bunker
- Russian Researchers to Drill Lake Vostok in Antarctica
- Northeast Passage
| Internal Structure of the Moon Posted: 09 Jan 2011 10:06 PM PST “NASA researchers have recently applied state-of-the-art seismological techniques applied to the Apollo-era data and discovered that the moon probably has a core that is very similar to Earth’s.” Quoted from the NASA press release. |
| Hydraulic Fracturing Proppants are in Short Supply Posted: 09 Jan 2011 06:10 PM PST An article on Bloomberg.com reports that the proppants used in hydraulic fracturing of oil and gas wells are in short supply. Proppants are tiny particles such as ceramic or aluminum beads that are injected into a well to hold artificial fractures open. It is not unusual for a hydraulic fracturing job to require a million pounds of proppants. |
| Flooding and Landslides in the Philippines Displace 600,000 Posted: 09 Jan 2011 05:52 PM PST The Manila Bulletin reports that over 600,000 people have been displaced and at least 29 killed by flooding and landslides in the Philippines. |
| Many Types of Geothermal Energy Posted: 09 Jan 2011 05:42 PM PST Lee Allison links to a nice summary of Enhanced Geothermal Systems in a National Geographic article and points out that there is “more to geothermal energy than geysers“. |
| Posted: 09 Jan 2011 05:35 PM PST Copper prices have been flirting with historic highs lately but some people believe that prices may fall by 90% in the next year – triggered by another recession. |
| World’s Largest Atomic Blast Bunker Posted: 09 Jan 2011 05:27 PM PST A short tour of a nuclear bunker museum in Russia. The purpose of the tour is to let people know what life in a bunker would be like if a nuclear blast occurred near Moscow. |
| Russian Researchers to Drill Lake Vostok in Antarctica Posted: 09 Jan 2011 10:00 AM PST Lake Vostok is the largest subglacial lake under Antarctica. It is about 4000 feet below the surface of the East Antarctic ice sheet. Russian researchers will be the first to drill into the lake and explore an environment that has been isolated for at least 14 million years. |
| Posted: 09 Jan 2011 09:53 AM PST Earth’s warming climate has allowed the Northeast Passage (a sea route connecting the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean along Russia’s Arctic coast) to be navigable for longer periods of time. The route is controlled by the Russian government and some groups believe that tighter controls are needed to protect the Arctic environment. Related: What is the Northwest Passage? |
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