The Geology Flannelcast

Matt Sophy is a geologist working in the geothermal energy field in New Zealand. He talks with the Flannelcasters about the geology of New Zealand.

Links:
New Zealand Geology: An Illustrated Guide
Soil liquefaction

The Flannelcasters talk about the recent winter storm in Texas, it’s effects on the power grid, and how it relates to weather and climate change.

Links:
Texplainer: Why does Texas have its own power grid?
Texas largely relies on natural gas for power. It wasn’t ready for the extreme cold.
No, frozen wind turbines aren’t the main culprit for Texas’ power outages

This week the Flannelcasters cover to topic of sandstone - what they are, how they form, and the different types.

Links Mentioned in the Podcast:
Glacier Bursts in India, Leaving More Than 100 Missing in Floods
The Blood Harvest - Each year, half a million horseshoe crabs are captured and bled alive to create an unparalleled biomedical technology.
Death Valley Just Recorded the Hottest Temperature on Earth
Johnstown Flood

The Flannelcasters talk about how glaciers form and geologic features that are caused by glaciers.

This is the 3rd and final episode of our coal trilogy. The Flannelcasters talk about coal gas, acid mine drainage, and the town of Centralia.

In part 2 of our coal mini-series, we explain the concept of clean coal, emissions from burning coal, and how byproducts of burning coal can be reused.

Links:
What ‘Clean Coal’ Is — and Isn’t
Everything You Need to Know About Clean Coal
What is clean coal technology?
Synthetic Gypsum

This is the first of a two part series discussing coal. In Part 1, we talk about how coal forms, how it is mined, and how it is used.

The Flannelcasters discuss everything you ever wanted to know about rivers - what they are, how they work, what controls their velocity, and the top 10 biggest rivers in the world.

The Flannelcasters talk about how the early Earth was so warm while the early sun was colder than today, tsunamis in Israel and Alaska, and early humans controlling fire.

Links:
Chance played a role in determining whether Earth stayed habitable
Croatia Earthquake Video
Evidence for a massive paleo-tsunami at ancient Tel Dor, Israel
1958 Lituya Bay, Alaska earthquake and megatsunami
When Did Archaic Humans Control Fire?

The Flannelcasters talk about a new study suggesting that early humans may have hibernated, another study that pushes back the date when early humans arrived in North America, how methane releases in the Arctic Ocean are affected by tides, and salt mines in Louisiana.

Links:
1 miner dead, 1 still missing after roof collapse at Cargill salt mine in Louisiana
New Evidence Supports Controversial Claim of Humans in The Americas 130,000 Years Ago
Ancient humans may have hibernated to survive brutal glacial winters
Earliest evidence for humans in the Americas
The moon controls the release of methane in Arctic Ocean
Out of Eden Walk