Who would have thought a Dennis Quaid movie could be right? (well, except for Enemy Mine, which I maintain is simply to awesome to not come true some day) Geology researchers are now saying that the last ice age could have happened in an extremely short period of time, not the previously thought decade or
Ants and GPS
The BBC has a news article and video about how GPS is being used in Northumberland to record the locations of 69 ‘hairy northern wood ant” nests in advance of a major clearing. The goal is to preserve the ant nests as the modern conifers are cleared to allow for native species to reclaim the
Great California ShakeOut – World’s Largest Earthquake Drill
With the recent devastating earthquakes in the Pacific region, the Great California ShakeOut is a very timely event. On October 15th, at 10:15am local time, millions of Californians are going to be participating in the world’s largest earthquake drill. Although we are powerless to stop natural disasters like earthquakes from happening, knowing what to do
Climate friendly news stack
When I sat down with the BBC News site today I was struck by the number of articles that are related to attempts to create green energy or cut greenhouse gas emissions. I will start off with the one that I found most striking, Hatoyama’s pledge to cut Japan’s emissions by 25% (1990 to 2020).
California Fires from Space
In case you haven’t seen this around, BoingBoing.net has a nice link round up for NASA’s photos of the current California fires as seen from space. The smoke cloud is impressive in the most depressing way possible. The BoingBoing link has links to NASA’s original image and large version, a NYT piece on the fires
Eight Most Dangerous Places to Live on the Planet
If danger is your middle name and you like to eat, breath, and sleep in danger, then you might want to check out this Popular Mechanics article. Whether you like the extreme cold, fiery mountains, potentially getting drowned by global warming, living in the eye of hurricanes, there’s a place here for you. I’m no
Google Ocean…?
PCPro in the UK is reporting that Google may unveil a new product in its family of mapping tools – Google Ocean! The application would feature topographic layers of the ocean floor, underwater photos, and even points of interest like famous ship wrecks. For those intreguied by the inner space, this should be great! Now
BBC NEWS | Artistic clues to coastal change
This is an example for intro text books. The BBC is reporting on the use of 150 year old landscape paintings to study coastal change along parts of the English coast line. The article outlines the use of art that is similar to the use of paintings and photos to study glacial retreat in parts
Using Remote Sensing to Spot Cholera Outbreaks
Scientists have figured out how to predict cholera outbreaks by looking at sea life. The idea pioneered at the University of Maryland is a rise in sea temperatures lead to the production of Phytoplankton, which are the root cause of cholera. As these phytoplankton get into the water supply, cholera pathogens are released and can
Welcome fall…so long summer
If you have ever run into us at a conference, you know that at least Frank and I are not warm weather folks. On that note I want to welcome fall (in the northern hemisphere) and the cooler temperatures that it promises, once again. Along with fall we move from industry geospatial conference season back
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