Archive for the 'Accretionary Wedge' Category

Earth Day - Sustainability

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

Being a person concerned with the processes taking place on the Earth, I’ve decided to push an existing idea for sustainability. My submission for The Accretionary Wedge #8.

Geology in the Movies: The Chronicles of Riddick

Friday, March 21st, 2008

Crematoria: A fictional planet depicted in the movie Chronicles of Riddick. So extreme are the conditions on the surface that they not only defy belief, but the laws of physics. But what about the geology? My submission to the Accretionary Wedge #7.

Mt Taranaki: Hmmm

Sunday, February 24th, 2008

Mt Taranaki is ~100 Km away from the rest of the volcanics in the North Island of New Zealand. Mythologically it’s a social outcast but geologically it makes me go “hmmm”. My submission for the Accretionary Wedge #6.

Geological Misconceptions - Ooey Gooey Lava

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

What geological misconceptions annoy me? People sinking into red hot liquid lava, the stuff that makes up most of the world under our precious solid crust. My submission for the Accretionary Wedge #5.

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