UAlberta Volcanic Ash Research Group
@tephrotastic.bsky.social
VARG is in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Alberta, Edmonton. We study volcanic ash (tephra) in a variety of settings for a variety of reasons. But mostly because it is awesome. Find the "PI" @tephrabird.bsky.social
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Next we stop at a favourite: Saskatchewan Crossing. #strataday. Loess, paleosols, and three (!) volcanic ash: Mazama, Mount St Helens Yn and Bridge River. Doesn’t get much better, unless you like glaciers. We finish at Athabasca Glacier. Beautiful but heart breaking in her steady retreat. 🧪⚒️
May 4, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Next we stop at a favourite: Saskatchewan Crossing. #strataday. Loess, paleosols, and three (!) volcanic ash: Mazama, Mount St Helens Yn and Bridge River. Doesn’t get much better, unless you like glaciers. We finish at Athabasca Glacier. Beautiful but heart breaking in her steady retreat. 🧪⚒️
And last, but not least, is "The Cat" also know by various nom de guerres Orange Cat, Orange Boy, and Pumpkin Baby. This fine feral has taken a shine to Shaun, our long suffering MSc who just can't seem to get a good 14C date no matter. The Cat seems to like his company though 🙂
#cats #YEG
#cats #YEG
January 28, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Not all of the cats in our hearts can live with us, but we get to hang with them when we go home! Also part of the VARG, we present Saskatchewanites Hermes and Helios, and sweet Gracie Mae in Nova Scotia.
January 28, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Not all of the cats in our hearts can live with us, but we get to hang with them when we go home! Also part of the VARG, we present Saskatchewanites Hermes and Helios, and sweet Gracie Mae in Nova Scotia.
Another relatively new addition to the fold is sweet (well, maybe not that sweet, we hear she is a little feisty) Nyx, who takes very good care of @zoezonneveld.bsky.social
January 28, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Another relatively new addition to the fold is sweet (well, maybe not that sweet, we hear she is a little feisty) Nyx, who takes very good care of @zoezonneveld.bsky.social
Next we have Misha and Ollie, proud owners of Tyler, who JUST finished his BSc Honours in Geology! Congratulations kitties on getting him through that slog, with one very annoying supervisor.
January 28, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Next we have Misha and Ollie, proud owners of Tyler, who JUST finished his BSc Honours in Geology! Congratulations kitties on getting him through that slog, with one very annoying supervisor.
Next we have very meow-y, shy, but very sweet, Consuela the elder, almost 16 and the inspiration (during house-sitting encounters bailing out a poor planning supervisor) behind more than one grad student taking the plunge into cat-ville
January 28, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Next we have very meow-y, shy, but very sweet, Consuela the elder, almost 16 and the inspiration (during house-sitting encounters bailing out a poor planning supervisor) behind more than one grad student taking the plunge into cat-ville