Permanent ice caps have been quite rare in geological history. This new study suggests that's because you need to right combination of paleogeography (which affects weathering rates), exposed lithology (different rocks draw down more/less CO2 as they weather, and plate tectonic configuration (which affects volcanic degassing), all working in the same direction, to get into an icehouse.

#geology #earthscience #climate

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A stormy day at Milford Sound in New Zealand

#landscape #landscapephotography #nature #naturephotography #noai #coast #art #MastoArt #photo #photography #foto #fotografie #geology #mountains #mountainmonday #storm #weather

Elevation difference map (vertical displacement) based on two different acquisitions by our remote sensing team. These area base on two DEMs spanning 1 Dec. to 15 Jan. covering the latest eruption in #Grindavík

Reds:
- New lava fields
- Lava barriers

Blues:
- Quarry for barriers
- Barrier entrenchment
- Graben formation

#geology #mapping #qgis #eruption #iceland

Fun Fact: the crew of Apollo 17 included the first astronaut without a military pilot background -- Harrison "Jack" Schmitt is the only geologist to gather samples off world.

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American politician and astronaut (born 1935)

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