Sentences with phrase «geological history of the area»

This gorge traces the geological history of the area for hundreds of millions of years.

Then travel the geological trail through the Brachina Gorge, which traces the geological history of the area for hundreds of millions of years.

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Michele Carbone, senior author on the study, states «further research is needed, including epidemiological, geological, mineralogical and health - based personal exposure studies in order to characterize the residential and occupational history of the malignant mesothelioma cases we studied, to highlight the highest risk areas within Clark and Nye counties, to identify the type of fibrous minerals and their precise distribution throughout Nevada, and to identify the activities responsible for the release of fibers in the air, which may be the cause of some of the malignant mesothelioma in this region.»

Global positioning satellites (GPS); remote sensing for water, minerals, and crop and land management; weather satellites, arms treaty verifications; high - temperature, light - weight materials; revolutionary medical procedures and equipment; pagers, beepers, and television and internet to remote areas of the world; geographic information systems (GIS) and algorithms used to handle huge, complex data sets; physiologic monitoring and miniaturization; atmospheric and ecological monitoring; and insight into our planet's geological history and future — the list goes on and on.

PEA sits in an area full of opportunities to learn more about plate tectonics, the Earth's core and the region's fascinating geological history.

At that point in geological history, global surface temperatures were rising naturally with spurts of rapid regional warming in areas like the North Atlantic Ocean.

You have to wonder how McIntyre would have handled an effort to discredit other kinds of estimates of geological temperature histories — an important topic in oil discovery and exploration, Mr. McIntyre's area of claimed expertise.