Author Archives: Anne Jefferson

An Ohio Geo-Puzzle

I had the good fortune of going out in the woods a few days ago with colleagues here at Kent State University. We were in a second growth forest, probably fairly typical for this part of northeastern Ohio. The upland … Continue reading

Categories: by Anne, geopuzzling

The view from two weeks in

Over the summer, people asked me whether I was taking the summer off, and I had to explain to them that it wasn’t so much that I had a new job, as that I was simply moving my old job … Continue reading

Categories: academic life, by Anne, Uncategorized

In slow-moving hurricanes, the danger comes from all the water

When Hurricane Isaac passed over New Orleans as a Category 1 storm on the seventh anniversary of the disastrous Hurricane Katrina, everyone in the US let out a big sigh of relief. A category 1 storm, the lowest level of … Continue reading

Categories: by Anne, geohazards, hydrology

Stuff we linked to on Twitter last week

Actually, two weeks’ worth here – and mainly from Anne, since Chris has been on Twitter vacation (despite Anne probably being the more busy out of us…). Enjoy! Volcanoes Ten swimming pools of travel chaos. Only a tiny volume of … Continue reading

Categories: links

Scenic Saturday: Cuyahoga River at Kent

A few scenes from a morning walk along the Cuyahoga River through downtown and just downstream of Kent, Ohio.

Categories: by Anne, photos