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Information on the International Conference: Hypogene Speleogenesis and Karst Hydrogeology of Artesian Basins
The International Conference "Hypogene Speleogenesis and Karst Hydrogeology of Artesian Basins" has been held in Chernivtsi, Ukraine, in May 13-17, 2009. It has been organized under auspices of the Union International of Speleology (UIS) and its Commission on Karst Hydrogeology and Speleogenesis, International Geoscience Program 513 "Global Study of Karst Aquifers and Water Resources" (UNESCO) and the International Year of Planet Earth (UNESCO-IUGS).
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USGS Karst website
A new Web site presents a collection of information and links about "all things karst" in the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), including research publications, data, and key contacts for major karst areas in the U.S.
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The Speleogenesis Symposium at the International Congress of Speleology, Kerrville, Texas (USA): Call for Papers
The UIS Commission on Karst Hydrogeology and Speleogenesis is organizing this symposium within the ICS-15 program: "Speleogenesis in Regional Geological Evolution and its Role in Karst Hydrogeology and Geomorphology".
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IJS and ISI listing
I am glad to announce that the International Journal of Speleology has been included in the following ISI Thomson Reuters products beginning with volume 36(1) 2007:
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The Worlds Greatest Karst Disaster?
Involving one hundred years of well-intended anthropogenic destruction, which is destroying a unique karst groundwater system and habitat
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Deep cave explorations in the Western Caucasus: Connection of Illjuzia Cave to the Snezhnaja-Mezhennogo system sets it the World's 2nd deepest cave
According to the report of Alexey Shelepin, the leader of the ongoing expedition of the Speleological Commission of the Russian Geographic Society (Moscow), Illjuzia Cave has been connected to the Snezhnaja-Mezhennogo System on August 2nd.
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