Changing the way you look at the world
Reader JF contacted me asking for help with their son’s assignment: Hi, my son is in year 4 and has been given an assignment on “weathering and erosion at a landform in your local area”. If he could get some … Continued
Those studying geology and those working as geologists in geological surveys, universities, and private industry will enjoy this article by Brett Smith from a 2008 Journal of Creation. It may be a bit of a challenge: The current treatment of … Continued
A report from ScienceDaily makes statements relevant to the global discussion on global warming: Carbon Release to Atmosphere 10 Times Faster Than in the Past, Geologists Find ScienceDaily (June 5, 2011) — The rate of release of carbon into the … Continued
A journalist from the Brisbane Courier Mail/Sunday Mail rang last week and plied me with questions about CMI’s upcoming geology excursion. She asked about the oldest rocks in the Brisbane area, fossils, the Ice Age dinosaurs and much more. … Continued
As I have previously mentioned, the Australian geological map series is most helpful for a first assessment of the effects of Noah’s Flood. The geological section shown here is from the Wollongong 1:250,000 sheet (SI 56 09, second edition, New … Continued
I was working with the electricity industry in Mineral House, Brisbane, when I first developed the biblical geological model. The library of the Mines Department was just one floor below my office and I would regularly pore over their geological … Continued
For a panoramic view of the Glass House Mountains, north of Brisbane, the lookout on the escarpment of the Beerburrum State Forest is hard to beat. Quality interpretive signs by the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Services tell tourists what they … Continued
There is a certain mythology that has grown up in geological circles around James Hutton (1726–1797), the Scottish physician widely regarded as the father of modern geology. The legend that passes along the corridors of academia makes a good story … Continued
A geologist friend of mine told me recently that he is distantly related to James Hutton. That’s something of which a geologist would be proud since Hutton is widely considered the father of modern geology. Hutton’s big contribution was a … Continued
This is the spectacular view from Sublime Point looking south toward Wollongong. The escarpment to the right rises 400 metres above the Pacific Ocean to a plateau. The steep vertical cliffs at the top of the escarpment are in Hawkesbury … Continued