Episode 31 - "Galveston just gets it" Pt.2

21/08/2015 36 min

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Episode Synopsis

We continue our quest form last week to hit the most interesting mechanisms of catastrophic sedimentation, talk about a new notebook, and learn how to give cosmic CT scans.
Floods

Oklahoma flooded significantly this year!
I–35 Rockslide
Oregon Landslide
Afghanistan river of rock
Colorado Springs, CO flash flooding

Bolide Deposits

Overturned flaps
Meteor Crater
Tsunamis
Alamo impact crater
Breccia
Suevite

Weather Related Sedimentation

Flood deposits
The Emerald Mile - Kevin Fedarko
Hurricane Deposits
Hurricane Sandy deposited 3cm in Delaware Bay
1900 Galveston Storm
Isaac’s Storm - Erik Larson

Fun Paper Friday
This week we learn how cosmic rays can be used to see through buildings, insulation, and concrete to provide easy scans without the need for expensive and complex radiation sources.
Durham, J. M., Guardincerri, E., Morris, C. L., Bacon, J., Fabritius, J., Fellows, S., et al. (2015). Tests of cosmic ray radiography for power industry applications. AIP Advances, 5(6), 067111–9. http://doi.org/10.1063/1.4922006

News Article

Book Block
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