Physical Geography

January 2, 2013general, Physical Geography, Political Geography

Free Geography Books

I recently got an Ipad Mini and started to look for free books to download from Kindle, Google, Project Gutenberg, and the many other free resources that are available online. Once […]
November 5, 2012General, Physical Geography

Sandy Explained

NASA has given a great explanation of how and why Sandy behaved the way it did. Score several for remote sensing, climate science, and meteorology! Via Gizmodo
October 22, 2012General, Human Geography, Physical Geography, Political Geography

Scientists Convicted of Manslaughter for Failing To Predict Earthquake

We’ve been following this news item for some time, and I have to say I, for one, never dreamed these scientists would be convicted. An Italian judge has decided six […]
September 26, 2012General, Human Geography, Physical Geography

World’s Oldest Message In A Bottle

First, let it never be said I passed up an opportunity to make a The Police reference. Now that we have that over, The Guinness Book of World Records has […]
September 20, 2012Environmental, General, Physical Geography, Political Geography

The Cost of Carbon

Ars Technica is reporting that some researchers are having issues with the US’s pricing of carbon emissions. The price of carbon emissions is notoriously difficult to pin down, but these […]
September 15, 2012Education, Physical Geography

World Water Monitoring Challenge

This is a great education and outreach opportunity to help inform people about water quality issues. It is an extension of the UN’s World Water Day (March 22) which focuses […]
May 30, 2012Education, Environmental, GeographyAwareness, Physical Geography

Climate Models Ignored by Media

Ars Technica is reporting an interesting article for science, I think. Researchers at George Mason University have looked at climate reporting in the New York Times, The Washington Post, The […]
September 26, 2011Cartography, Data, Environmental, GeographyAwareness, Physical Geography

Always… Never Forget To Check With The Experts

Thanks to Real Genius for the title. Climate scientists are engaged in a little damage control after Britain’s Time Comprehensive Atlas of the World mistakenly claimed Greeland’s glaciers are melting […]
August 29, 2011Physical Geography, Remote Sensing

The Birth and Death of Irene as Seen From Space

NOAA just released a fascinating video showing the birth and death of hurricane Irene as seen from space. The video was created from imagery captured by the GOES-13 weather satellite. […]
August 16, 2011Environmental, Physical Geography, Remote Sensing

Storm Tracks Move Toward The Poles

Climate models have predicted this for years, but it’s never been observed… until now. Ars Technica discusses the issue in brief. For the non-physical geographers out there (of which I […]