geologist
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“The combination of high tides, Kelvin wave, hurricane waves — and then a whole summer worth of that? This is unprecedented,” said Jonathan Warrick, a research geologist with the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
"We're used to hearing the 'Big One' - Cascadia - being this catastrophic huge thing," said Chris Goldfinger, a marine geologist at Oregon State University and lead author of the study.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026
Toss Master Kyle Mathews, co-organiser of the event, said an official tournament geologist had been appointed this year, leaving no stone unturned in keeping the 400 challengers in order.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Their company included the painter Allan Ramsay, the historian William Robertson, the chemist Joseph Black and the geologist James Hutton among many gifted others.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Upon further analysis, another geologist concluded that it might be possible to “age” the surface of a dolomite marble statue in a couple of months using potato mold.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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Part of the problem, Nadrowski said, is that mining companies are run by geologists.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
But he had ordered the structure built on an unstable foundation, without consulting independent geologists or engineers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
It could be days or even weeks before the full picture of what happened and what we can learn from it is known - but for planetary geologists, this accidental collision is a scientific gift.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
New research from an international team led by geologists at Utrecht University suggests that these fern-covered regions were highly vulnerable to fire.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026
For most of the nineteenth century geologists could draw on nothing more than the most hopeful guesswork.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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