San Juan River near Mexican Hat, San Juan County, Utah Photographer: Tyler Knudsen Rock layers are folded in some areas of the Colorado Plateau, such as these on the flank of the Raplee anticline along the San Juan River near Mexican Hat, San Juan County.
kcpw.com The University of Utah is starting a new masters program in petroleum engineering to help fill high paying jobs that are available in the industry. But some say this is short sighted and fossil fuels are on the way out. KCPW Reporter Kim Schuske has this story. LISTEN HERE
Island in the Sky District, Canyonlands National Park, San Juan County, Utah Photographer: Lance Weaver Deep canyons display headward erosion at Island in the Sky District, Canyonlands National Park.
Island in the Sky District, Canyonlands National Park, San Juan County, Utah Photographer: Taylor Boden The La Sal Mountains laccolith (a shallow, mushroom-shaped igneous intrusion) of Oligocene age rises above the red Mesozoic and Paleozoic sedimentary rocks exposed in the Colorado River drainage. Washer Woman Arch, visible in the upper part of the small butte […]
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Wasatch Range, Morgan County, UtahPhotographer: Ashley H. Elliott Glaciated peaks and cirques on the east side of the Wasatch Range
In Christchurch, New Zealand in February, 2011, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck six miles from the city center. The sandy type of soil present in the area caused the ground to basically liquefy during shaking. UGS Geologist Chris DuRoss is interviewed by KCPW: Explore Utah Science to discuss the hazard of liquefaction we face right […]
Zion National Park, Washington County, Utah Photographer: Lance Weaver Zion Canyon viewed from Observation Point, showing Angels Landing and The Great White Throne.
The Utah Geological Survey’s paleontology program is midway through a four-week dig at the Doelling’s Bowl dinosaur site. During the previous two summers, we excavated the bones of several individuals of a new species of sauropod (long necked) dinosaur. The most complete of these is an associated skeleton of an animal that became mired in […]
Lake Powell, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Kane County, Utah Photographer: Lance Weaver Wahweap Bay at the south end of Lake Powell, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.
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