Why does Half Moon Bay get winter monster waves?
The Mavericks surf contest has been called for Sunday, January 20. As we wait for big kahunas to roll in, we ask why Half Moon Bay gets the legendary waves that become the surfer's delight.
Geology
Iconic Tennessee Beach arch suddenly falls into sea
And suddenly it was gone. The iconic rock arch at Tennessee Beach in Marin unexpectedly gave way, changing the view forever.
Celebrate the New Year with Canopus
Put yourself in just the right spot at midnight on New Year's Eve and you may be able to see the second brightest star in the sky that's normally invisible in much of the Bay Area -- Canopus.
Cupertino cement plant cutting mercury pollution
The Bay Area's No. 1 mercury polluter, the Lehigh cement plant in Cupertino, is cleaning its business after the region's air district passed the strongest air rules in the nation.
“Global Frackdown” Rally in SF Focuses on Oil and Gas in California
The state is considering new regs on fracking, which could create a new oil boom in California, in a swathe stretching form the Bay Area to Los Angeles.
Walking the Rift Zone at Point Reyes
Take a four-mile stroll with Jules Evens through a landscaped shaped by enormous geological forces -- and full of wildlife, native plants, and a more than a few puzzles.
From the Inside Out
Workers digging the new fourth bore of the Caldecott Tunnel are getting a once-in-a-lifetime view of one of the defining features of the East Bay: the range of hills that runs from San Pablo Bay south to Fremont. By visiting just a few accessible sites aboveground, you can find clues that tell the story of how these hills rose from their humble origins as deep ocean sediments and volcanic flows to the iconic fault-riddled hillsides of today.
Video: Take a Tour of the Marin Headlands with Geologist Doris Sloan
Doris Sloan wrote the book on Bay Area geology and has taught thousands about the rocks beneath our feet.
Got Quakes on the Mind?
With a handful of very noticeable earthquakes jolting the East Bay, we're getting a lot of questions about quakes -- do small ones release strain? Or foretell the Big One? We get the word from one of UC Berkeley's top seismologists.
Book Review: A Coast to Explore: Coastal Geology and Ecology of Central California
By Miles O. Hayes and Jacqueline Michel, Pandion Books, distributed by Heyday, 2010, 352 pages, $29.95. It’s hard to argue with the claim by the South Carolina-based authors of A Coast to Explore that “the shoreline of Central California is … Read more
