Physical Geography
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Data, Environmental, general, Physical Geography
Gulf Stream not Slowing Down
Apparently Dennis Quaid was wrong… the gulf stream is not slowing down as some climate change models (and over the top eco-adventure movies) predict. Apparently the belief this might happen […]
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Gadgets, general, Physical Geography
Moved 10 Feet to the Left
Wired news is reporting that modern GPS sensors have be able to determine the Chilean city of Concepcion has been moved 10 feet to the west from the recent earthquake. Apparently this area […]
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general, General, Physical Geography, WebMapping
Twenty-two maps that will change how you see the world
On my twitter feed this morning, @geoparadigm tweeted this great link on tree hugger about Twenty-Two Maps That Will Change How You See The World. The maps are pretty impressive, […]
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general, Physical Geography, Remote Sensing
10th Anniversary of launch of NASA’s Terra satellite
The data from NASA’s earth observation satellites are critical resources in many areas of research, and it’s important to highlight the achievements of the Earth Observation System program, a multi-national […]
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Cartography, Education, Physical Geography
British Geological Survey Maps
The British Geological Survey, the world’s oldest national geological survey, is offering GEOSCIENCE, a free service for sharing geospatial information including maps, 3D maps, and photographs. The GEOSCENIC is really […]
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Environmental, general, Physical Geography
Ice Age Took 6 Months to Form?
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 […]
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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 […]
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general, GeographyAwareness, Physical Geography
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 […]
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Environmental, general, Physical Geography
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 […]
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general, Human Geography, Physical Geography, Remote Sensing
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 […]
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