Monthly Archives: September 2019

Wooster Geologists at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of America

Mark Wilson September 29, 2019 1:54 pm

Phoenix, Arizona — It was a small group of Wooster Geologists at the annual meeting of the GSA held in Phoenix last week. The very early date (about a month earlier than usual) and the consequently earlier abstract deadline reduced … Continue reading →

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New Publications from the Tree Ring Lab

gwiles September 26, 2019 8:16 pm

Four new studies from the Wooster Tree Ring Lab have recently appeared in Ecology, Journal of Geophysical Research – Biosciences, The Holocene and Chemosphere. Brian Buma lead the study published in Ecology that described the results of revisiting a classic … Continue reading →

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Drought in Zimbabwe and Other Climate Woes

acrawford September 15, 2019 9:51 am

One of my colleagues shared this article from Truthout with me because the title was about how Alaska has no sea ice within 150 miles of its coastline for the first time in recorded history of Alaskan sea ice. That’s … Continue reading →

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Thirty-third annual report of the Wooster Earth Sciences Department now available

Mark Wilson September 9, 2019 11:16 am

Thank you to Patrice Reeder for her epic work on this report, from its design and art to content. Click away and enjoy!

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Geomorphology – A Walk in the Park

gwiles September 6, 2019 2:48 pm

The class stands in front of one of the unconformities in Wooster Memorial Park (aka Spangler). There was some discussion if this is a disconformity (yes) or a nonconformity (maybe yes). The lodgment till at the base is overlain by … Continue reading →

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