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This Week on CaveChat: March 2nd – 8th, 2013 Edition
March 8, 2013CaveChat.org is the official forum of the National Speleological Society. Since its creation in 2005 CaveChat has quickly become the go to place for everything related to caving. With more …
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Cave Radio Test Extends Range to One Mile
A radio test conducted during the recent NSS Volunteer weekend at Mammoth Cave National Park has extended the range of UHF communications to nearly a mile (1.6 kilometers) underground. On …
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Speleological Union of Ireland’s Try Caving Weekend a Success
This past weekends Try Caving Weekend, put on by the Speleological Union of Ireland, has been deemed a success. On March 2nd and 3rd, the SUI ran five caving trips …
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Ask Cavers: What is the Best Cave Name?
March 6, 2013For this weeks ask cavers question, we want to hear about the best cave names you’ve ever come across. We know there are some great ones out there that should …
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French Firefighters Assist Small Dog Trapped in Cavity
A small dog is safe after spending the night in a trapped in a cavity at the base of a rock face in central France. On Sunday, March 3rd, Montbard …
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New Robotic Wing Sheds Light on the Mechanics of Bat Flight
March 6, 2013 / Rhode Island, United States, North AmericaA robotic bat wing is helping to give new insights into the mechanics of bat flight. Built by researchers at Brown University, the robot wing was modelled after lesser dog-faced …
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Early ’90s Yorkshire Cave Rescue Organisation Video Surfaces
March 5, 2013 / England, United Kingdom, EuropeA 1994 documentary featuring Yorkshire’s Cave Rescue Organisation has recently surfaced on YouTube. The footage follows CRO volunteers during October’s busy “silly season”, when university clubs venture onto the Yorkshire …
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Footleg Releases Cave Converter Update: 20130305
March 5, 2013A new version of Footleg’s Cave Converter tool, a free software program for converting between various cave survey file formats, has just been released. Built primarily to allow users of …
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Crews Demolish Florida Home Above Unstable Sinkhole
March 4, 2013 / Florida, United States, North AmericaDemolition has begun on the home where a Florida man was swallowed by a sinkhole as he slept. Crews began demolishing the home on Sunday after it was deemed too …
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Carlsbad Caverns’ First Interpretive Film Now In Production
March 4, 2013 / New Mexico, United States, North AmericaA film shoot at New Mexico’s Carlsbad Caverns National Park will soon produce its first interpretive movie. In early February, Aperture Films visited the park to shoot some in cave …
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The Hunt for Antibiotics in New Mexico’s Lechuguilla Cave
March 3, 2013 / New Mexico, United States, North AmericaLast week, Bloomberg ran a story on the global hunt for new antibiotics to combat the spread of drug-resistant superbugs. In the article they feature caver Hazel Barton, a microbiologist …
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Video Compares Cave Features in Infrared and Visible Light
March 2, 2013A video testing whether an infrared camera can detect cave entrances and blowholes has recently been uploaded to YouTube. The footage, shot by Gregory S. Springer, shows various cave and …
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This Week on CaveChat: February 23rd – March 1st, 2013 Edition
March 1, 2013 / By David GrimesCaveChat.org is the official forum of the National Speleological Society. Since its creation in 2005 CaveChat has quickly become the go to place for everything related to caving. With more …
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Sinkhole Swallows Florida Man Sleeping In Bed
March 1, 2013 / Florida, United States, North AmericaA 36-year-old Florida man is presumed dead after a sinkhole opened up under his bed as he slept. Jeffrey Bush, was asleep in his bedroom around 11:00 pm on Thursday …
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Month in Review: February 2013’s Must Read Caving News
February 28, 2013It’s time for a review of the ten most popular titbits of caving news published on Caving News in the last 28 days. This monthly recap gives you, our valued …
