http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu Volcanic eruptions and earthquakes shake southern Italy frequently, as they have for 12 million years. In that time, tectonic movement has split Calabria–the “toe” of the Italian boot–from what are today the islands of Sardinia and Corsica to the west, and formed mountain ranges. As part of the international Calabrian Arc Project, Lamont-Doherty scientists Nano Seeber and Meg Reitz are traversing Calabria to examine rocks and study the terrain to better understand this complex and violent history. Read about their work here. Sun, 19 May 2013 09:20:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/06/29/connecting-young-and-old/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/06/29/connecting-young-and-old/#comments Tue, 29 Jun 2010 21:41:10 +0000 Meg Reitz http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=3704 ...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/06/29/connecting-young-and-old/feed/ 1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/06/28/hiking-monte-pollino/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/06/28/hiking-monte-pollino/#comments Mon, 28 Jun 2010 16:33:54 +0000 Meg Reitz http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=3684 ...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/06/28/hiking-monte-pollino/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/06/27/fitting-calabria-through-a-rocky-doorway/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/06/27/fitting-calabria-through-a-rocky-doorway/#comments Sun, 27 Jun 2010 15:35:57 +0000 Meg Reitz http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=3645 ...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/06/27/fitting-calabria-through-a-rocky-doorway/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/06/25/a-home-away-from-home/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/06/25/a-home-away-from-home/#comments Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:36:35 +0000 Meg Reitz http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=3588 ...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/06/25/a-home-away-from-home/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/06/24/etnas-changing-landscape/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/06/24/etnas-changing-landscape/#comments Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:25:06 +0000 Meg Reitz http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=3568 Boris and Alfio, geologists at Sicily’s National Institute of Geophyscis and Volcanology picked us up in their four-wheel drive jeeps. Etna is a stunning image. She rises 3,300 meters right from the seafloor, towering over the towns located around her flanks, providing fertile land for farming and beautiful hiking and skiing. Alfio calls her their [...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/06/24/etnas-changing-landscape/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/06/22/analyzing-mount-etnas-lava/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/06/22/analyzing-mount-etnas-lava/#comments Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:55:21 +0000 Meg Reitz http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=3555 ...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/06/22/analyzing-mount-etnas-lava/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/06/11/a-dry-mediterranean/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/06/11/a-dry-mediterranean/#comments Fri, 11 Jun 2010 18:52:48 +0000 Meg Reitz http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=3197 ...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/06/11/a-dry-mediterranean/feed/ 1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/06/09/travels-through-the-crotone-basin/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/06/09/travels-through-the-crotone-basin/#comments Wed, 09 Jun 2010 21:48:38 +0000 Meg Reitz http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=3147 ...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/06/09/travels-through-the-crotone-basin/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/06/06/same-road-different-obstacle/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/06/06/same-road-different-obstacle/#comments Sun, 06 Jun 2010 21:03:37 +0000 Meg Reitz http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=3143 ...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/06/06/same-road-different-obstacle/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/05/31/how-the-toe-of-italy%e2%80%99s-boot-evolved/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/05/31/how-the-toe-of-italy%e2%80%99s-boot-evolved/#comments Mon, 31 May 2010 14:24:00 +0000 Meg Reitz http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=3009 ...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/05/31/how-the-toe-of-italy%e2%80%99s-boot-evolved/feed/ 0