Life’s a Beach
There has been an increasing amount of discussion lately about the loss of sand on the beaches due to powerful storm waves. Much of this focus has been on Southern California, but the same...
Category: Erosion
White Sand Beaches
I got a question from Jane who, while reading Marker Bed, became intrigued by the reference to quartz sand on page 29 of the print versions. (By the way, if you have not yet...
Intro to Relative Geologic Time
If you managed to plow through my latest post on Absolute Age Dating (Intro to Geologic Time), you probably muttered something like “This sounds too much like real science to be any fun at...
A couple good reads…
I’d like to recommend a couple books that I’ve read and highly recommend for anyone who is looking to expand their knowledge of the earth, and appreciates pictures to help them along the way...
