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7 March 2008
Friday Field Foto: I Saw the Sign…
And totally ignored it, because I’m a geologist and warning signs shall not deter me from my goals (however life-threatening they might be). After seeing Julian’s photo of the Unsafe Rock Area sign (which I want), and Geotripper’s collection of geology-related warning signs, I thought a good topic for today’s Field Fotos would be some warning signs of my own. Most of them are from the Big Island of Hawaii …
8 February 2008
Friday Field Foto: A little volcanic geopuzzle
Since it seems to be geopuzzle day, I thought I’d pitch in with something for the more igneous-inclined. (And it’s an excuse to post a cool photo – always a good thing.) So what’s going on here? Click on the image for a larger version (somehow larger than I wanted, but it’ll do for now). Wild conjecture and serious exposition are equally welcome; I’m going to withhold hints for the …
Jessica Ball is a volcanologist at the U.S. Geological Survey, researching volcanic hydrothermal systems and stability, and doing science communication for the California Volcano Observatory. She previously worked at the Geological Society of America's Washington DC Policy Office, learning about the intersection of Earth science and legislative affairs. Her Mendenhall postdoc and PhD focused on how water affects the stability of volcanoes, and involved both field investigations and numerical modeling applications. Her blogging covers a range of topics, from her experiences in academic geosciences to science outreach and communication to her field and lab work in volcanology.