Earth Science

Driving along a Valley in the Middle of the North American Plate

Jan 6, 2006

Yesterday, my wife and I were driving north along Interstate 81, which runs along the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia. The valley runs in a SSE to NNE direction, and is located about mid-way along a line running east (from Iceland) to west (to California)---roughly in...

Rita and Katrina, Linking Natural Disasters, People and Science

Sep 25, 2005

The two hurricanes, Rita and Katrina, that have impacted millions of people directly, and the rest of the US population indirectly, as well as many people around the world, bring home the importance of making science education real, and encouraging students to be...

Hurricane Katrina: A Citizen Resource

Sep 7, 2005

The devastation of Hurricane Katrina was beyond belief, and might be the worst natural disaster in US history. Natural disasters, such as hurricanes, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, floods, and other severe storms have impacted more than 2.2 billion people in the...