Timothy D Bechtel and Nico Goldscheider

Timothy D Bechtel and Nico Goldscheider

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Published on Sep 19, 2014

Video: Florida Geological Survey cave divers inside karst groundwater conduits

Click To Play VideoThis is an excerpt from a great video by the Florida Geological Survey explaining karst groundwater conduits.  In the Floridan Aquifer, many are large enough to m...

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Published on Sep 17, 2014

A video field trip into a karst aquifer

This video was recorded by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality in a six-inch well drilled through Ordovician-age Knox Group limestone using a pan-and-tilt waterproof video camera on a ...

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Published on Sep 16, 2014

An important new article (For Free!)

The Speleogenesis Network has just made available a link to a significant (and readily understandable) review paper* on the causes and impacts of both natural and human-induced hazards in karst ter...

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Published on Sep 15, 2014

Karst and a persistent mystery

(Oak Island Money Pit excavation operations, source and date unknown, Public Domain)From the Oak Island Treasure website:“For hundreds of years, treasure hunters have ventured toNov...

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Published on Sep 12, 2014

A plug for a great book, friend (and F&M Geo Alum!)

A plug for a great book, friend (and F&M Geo Alum!) Ned Tillman (F&M Geology '71) has just released his second book.In addition to considering supporting our work to understa...

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Published on Sep 12, 2014

You (and the elephants) have already sampled alpine karst waters

Hannibal crossing the Alps by Jacopo Ripanda (1500-1516).  Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images.In 218 BC, on his way across the Alps with 46000 men and 37 elephants, Hannibal came upon...

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Published on Sep 11, 2014

Karst and Classical Mythology

Painting by Carlo Maratta (1625-1713) via Wikigallery.orgIn Sicily there is a spring called Arethusa.  It is named for a Greek huntress and devoteeof Artemis, who like the goddess, ...

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Published on Sep 10, 2014

Do You Live on Karst?

Because springs are characteristic, from ancient times people have preferentially settled on karst.This is beautifully illustrated by the map above (from the PA Geologic Survey) sho...

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Published on Sep 08, 2014

Current Events: "Endangered cave snail and school save each other"

(Tumbling Creek Cave Snail photo by Tom and Cathy Aley via The Joplin Globe)This piece is from The Joplin Globe, a few days ago.  It is only the size of a grain of sand, and it live...

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Well done Sybil!!!
Sep 21, 2014
Tree Climbing for Climate Change Research
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That is a neat graphic. Well done.
Sep 11, 2014
Do humans and noise pollution impact the way birds sing?
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Great video
Sep 07, 2014
Tree Climbing for Climate Change Research
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Thank you Cindy! I am trying hard to do everything your team at Experiment recommends. Thanks for your efforts. Tim
Sep 01, 2014
How does alpine groundwater get from mountaintops to valley springs?
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Check my profile pic on college website. http://www.fandm.edu/timothy-bechtel That's a fledgling screech owl on my finger. I understand what you are saying. Sending link to my oh-so-small (sorry :-[ ) network. Best wishes! Tim
Aug 29, 2014
Do humans and noise pollution impact the way birds sing?
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New Jersey rules!
Aug 29, 2014
Do humans and noise pollution impact the way birds sing?
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Best wishes! I've been a birder my entire life. Couldn't help it growing up in Cape May Point, NJ.
Aug 27, 2014
Do humans and noise pollution impact the way birds sing?
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Wow Wanda! I didn't mean to twist *your* arm. But thanks!
Aug 27, 2014
How does alpine groundwater get from mountaintops to valley springs?
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Tim again. Wow am I learning a lot about Social Media! The AMA on reddit is up now. I will be out in the karst of western Maryland for much of today, but will answer everything ASAP.
Aug 27, 2014
How does alpine groundwater get from mountaintops to valley springs?
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Tim here. Clearly I'm a rookie at this. AMA has been down. Up again soon I hope.
Aug 26, 2014
How does alpine groundwater get from mountaintops to valley springs?
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Absolutely yes! Many of the rocks in the Himalaya are limestones from sediments on the bottom of the (recently closed) Tethys Ocean. The karst is generally "immature" in that at the high cold altitudes, there has not yet been much dissolution of the relatively young limestone. Rocks that are older and/or in warmer climates tend to be more karstified. There is a large cave near Pokhara, Nepal.
Aug 26, 2014
How does alpine groundwater get from mountaintops to valley springs?
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Good luck Allison.
Aug 26, 2014
Are Politics Inherently Emotional?
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