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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
- How I taught Flooding online in Spring 2020
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Monthly Archives: September 2017
Hurricane Harvey and the Houston Flood: Did Humans Make it Worse? (Part 2: Urbanization)
There’s been a lot of speculation and discussion about the role of urbanization in contributing to the flooding from Hurricane Harvey in Houston. Fortunately, urban hydrology is my specialty, so even though I’ve never been to Houston, I feel like … Continue reading
Hurricane Harvey and the Houston flood: Did Humans Make it Worse? (Part 1: Climate Change)
This Friday at noon, the Kent State University Department of Geology is hosting a panel discussion on the human role in the catastrophic flooding experienced by Houston and surrounding communities in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. I will be one … Continue reading
