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- The Cuyahoga River burned today for the first time in 51 years. Here’s what we can learn from it.
- Spooky seismic action at a distance: moderate earthquakes in western US cause submarine landslides in the Gulf of Mexico
- Two reflections on the largest earthquake yet recorded, 60 years later.
- Watershed Hydrology – Complete Compendium of my Online Teaching Resources
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- On How wet is the unsaturated zone?:
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- Chris Rowan: Actually, a (fortunately small) tsunami was generated in the aftermath of the quake:... Read
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Tag Archives: science communication
A year of climate impacts, one day at a time (#365climateimpacts)
Our changing climate is already affecting lives in a multitude of ways, and the impacts of climate change will only increase as the world continues to heat up. But because climate operates in the background, it’s easy to ignore the … Continue reading
Kent State University’s Water and Land Symposium
This year’s symposium occurred on October 5-6, 2016, and featured the theme of “Sustainability and Resilience on the Land-Water Continuum.” Continue reading
Ten hundred words of science spreads like wildfire…and gets a Tumblr!
Wow. Wow. Wow. When I challenged you yesterday to explain geoscience (or any science) research using only the 1000 most common English words, I had no idea how many amazing responses I was going to get to read. It is … Continue reading
Explaining geoscience using only the 10 hundred most common words
Take the challenge and join the growing list of scientists explaining their discipline using only 1000 common words. Continue reading
On the L’Aquila trial verdict: earthquake safety is about door locks, not fire alarms
Imagine that one day, an apartment block in a major city catches fire. The fire brigade arrive too late, and the whole block burns down with people still trapped inside. An investigation reveals that the building’s fire alarm system was … Continue reading
