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Category Archives: Geology
Geography of underground co-location data centers
The list below identifies underground data centers located around the globe that are designed to serve multiple tenants (co-location) versus solely one business or organization. Given the wide ranging of threats to data resources from climate change, cyber attacks, malware, … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, architecture, atomic age, business, commerce, Communications, ecommerce, economic development, engineering, geography, Geology, government, history, infrastructure, internet, land use, logistics, military, Mining, planning, product design, spatial design, Statistics, technology, topography, tunnels, zoning
Tagged bunkers, data centers, geography, geology, mining, technology, underground, underground data centers
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Places that should be National Parks
The photos speak for themselves, but the list below are some of the beautiful and inspiring places in the United States (and one in Canada) that this author believes should be National Parks. Some are already part of the National … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, culture, deserts, entertainment, environment, fun, geography, Geology, Great Lakes, hiking, historic preservation, history, land use, landscape architecture, Native Americans, natural history, nature, pictures, place names, placemaking, planning, recreation, rivers/watersheds, scenic byways, States, topography, toponymy, tourism, trails, Travel, volcanoes, walking
Tagged Bandelier, Bonneville Salt Flats, Cahokia Mounds, environment, Flint Hills, Great Dismal Swamp, Guadalupe Salt Flats, Horsehoe Bend, Jemez, Loess Hills, Monument Valey, Mt. St. Helens, National Parks, nature, Newark Earthworks, Niagara Falls, Okefenokee Swamp, Palo Duro Canyon, parks, Pocupine Mountains, Rio Grande del Norte, Sandia Mountains, Sleeping Bear Dunes, Valles Caldera
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Creating LA’s starlit aura – “The Mirage Factory”
What an outstanding book! Perhaps, my favorite the best city biography ever read. Author Gary Krist simply nails it with The Mirage Factory. It’s entertaining, enthralling, infuriating, and thoroughly engaging to read. You will definitely learn some amazing and eye-opening … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, art, book reviews, books, branding, business, Cars, cities, civics, commerce, Communications, consumerism, culture, demographics, economic development, entertainment, entrepreneurship, environment, film, fun, geography, Geology, government, highways, historic preservation, history, Housing, humanity, industry, infrastructure, injustice, land use, marketing, movies, music, nature, pictures, place names, placemaking, planning, politics, product design, racism, reading, Religion, rivers/watersheds, social equity, spatial design, sprawl, Statistics, technology, theaters, topography, tourism, Trade, traffic, transportation, Travel, urban design, urban planning, Women, writing
Tagged book reviews, books, California, Gary Krist, history, LA, Los Angeles, silent films, The Mirage Factory, urban biographies, water
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Tallest American peaks named for Indigenous peoples
The following list identifies the tallest mountain peaks in the Unites States that are named for indigenous peoples, nations, and individuals. The fourteen that are named for specific individuals are shown in italics. The list includes, mountains, hills, peaks, towers, … Continue reading
Posted in branding, culture, diversity, environment, geography, Geology, hiking, historic preservation, history, inclusiveness, Native Americans, nature, place names, politics, Statistics, topography, toponymy, tourism, Travel, Women
Tagged buttes, hill, Indigenous, mesas, mount, mountains, Native Americans, peaks, states, women
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Detailed volcanic maps of New Mexico
The maps shown below are from the New Mexico Museum of Natural History website and includes cool links to the volcanic geology of this amazing state. The subsequent maps and data about the volcanic field pop up when you click … Continue reading
Posted in archaeology, environment, geography, Geology, history, Maps, Native Americans, natural history, nature, pictures, planning, Science, Statistics, topography, volcanoes
Tagged environment, geography, geology, history, natural history, New Mexico, planning, topography, volcanoes
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Calderas – the supervolcanoes of the USA and beyond
While there are calderas (supervolcanoes) all over the planet, this post will concentrate on those found in the United States. These enormous volcanoes are formed in one of two (2) manners: after an explosive eruption; or when the inside of … Continue reading
Posted in environment, geography, Geology, history, land use, Maps, nature, place names, Statistics, topography, toponymy, tourism, Travel
Tagged calderas, earthquakes, environment, eruptions, geography, geology, mountains, nature, supervolcanoes, volcanoes
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These places NEED to become one National Park!
Of all of America’s national parks, three (3) tend to stand out as pre-eminent showcases of outstanding natural beauty. Those are Yellowstone, Zion, and Yosemite. However, there is a fourth location that currently consists of a national monument, a national … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Animals, archaeology, climate, culture, ecosystems, entertainment, environment, fun, geography, Geology, government, health, historic preservation, history, land use, Maps, Native Americans, nature, peace, pictures, planning, recreation, rivers/watersheds, scenic byways, Statistics, topography, toponymy, tourism, trails, Travel, waterfalls
Tagged archaeology, Bandelier, culture, environment, geography, history, Jemez, National Parks, Native Americans, nature, New Mexico, travel, Valles Caldera
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Can certain cloud formations warn us of earthquakes?
This fascinating debate has been ongoing in the geology community for several decades. Using satellite imagery, retired Chemist Zhonghao Shou has found that certain cloud formations can foretell upcoming earthquakes with remarkable accuracy. Between 1994 and 2001 alone, his notifications … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, aerospace, Astronomy, books, civics, climate, environment, geography, Geology, government, health, history, Maps, nature, pictures, planning, politics, Science, technology, topography, weather
Tagged Bam, Clouds, earthquakes, geology, Iran, patents, predictions, research, Science, vapors, weather, Zhonghau Shou
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North America’s deepest lakes and reservoirs
The following list identifies the deepest natural and human-made lakes on the North American continent. Any additions, corrections, or suggestions for this list are most welcome. Great Slave Lake, NWT = 2,010 feet 2. Crater Lake, OR = 1,949 feet … Continue reading
Posted in Arctic, Canada, Caribbean, climate change, ecosystems, environment, food systems, geography, Geology, Great Lakes, history, land use, Latin America, Maps, Mexico, Native Americans, nature, North America, pollution, recreation, shipping, Statistics, sustainability, topography, tourism, Trade, transportation, Travel, underwater preserves, water trails
Tagged ecosystems, lago, laguna, lakes, North America, water bodies
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