Welcome to the Earth Sciences blogspace.
James looks like he has found his hair! Too bad it is the hair of Pele, goddess protector of Hawaii, instead. It served as a great conversation starter at the Dean’s reception for 1st year Dean’s List students.
Thanks to Lexie Arnott (left) for helping as well, with an intriguing demonstration of liquefaction.
The Nova Scotian Institute of Science invites you to attend our March 2018 public lecture:
Monday, 5th March, Time: 7:30pm
Location: Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History, Halifax
Speaker: Dr. Marcos Zentilli
Emeritus Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, Dalhousie University
Title: “The Rise of Mountains & Climate Changes in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago”
Abstract:
Eastern Nunavut has young mountains (~2600 m) that rose when Greenland was tectonically pushed under Ellesmere Island 49 million years ago – when the Arctic Ocean became a freshwater lake and northern redwood forests sheltered crocodylians and turtles. Sea salt-cored mountains are actively growing at rates measurable from satellites. Close to some of them salty springs flow year round in areas where the ground is otherwise frozen to a depth of 600m. Dr. Zentilli will illustrate Arctic research and observable changes carried out through a quarter century.
All are welcome but seating is limited so “first come first served”
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