Physical Geography
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general, Human Geography, Physical Geography
Ten Most Polluted Places
National Geographic has a photo essay/article about the top ten most polluted places on Earth. It’s unfortunate how many of them are located in the former Soviet Union areas. I […]
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general, LBS, Physical Geography
Calling all Owls…….
The MIT Media Lab and Maine Audobon are working on a project that uses cell phones to help study bird populations and habitat. The Owl Project researchers actually use cell […]
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Recreating a Scottish paleo-landscape
Not to be out-done by Pleistocene Park, a Scottish landowner, Paul Lister, is attempting to turn his Highland estate, Alladale Estate (near Inverness), into an ecological game preserve with a […]
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BBC NEWS | Baby mammoth discovery unveiled
The BBC has an article about a great find of the frozen remains of a baby Mammoth on the Yamal Peninsula in northern Russia. No viable DNA could be extracted […]
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National Biomass and Carbon Dataset
The Woods Hole Research Center has just completed a 2-year pilot phase for its National Biomass and Carbon Dataset 2000 (NBCD2000), a GIS data for the continental United States that […]
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Why there should be more surfer geologists
Surfers the world over have raved over a section of the California coast called The Mavericks. Now scientists know why. Geologists mapping the ocean floor have found the clear indication […]
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general, Human Geography, Physical Geography
World’s Third Longest River Nearly Irreversibly Damaged
The New York Times reported yesterday that the Yangtze may be so so polluted that the damage is irreversible. It’s understandable that a country wishing to quickly grow its economy […]
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BBC NEWS | Climate change around the world
The BBC has an interesting page highlighting Climate Change with impacted areas around the world and different types of images. Definitely worth a look. BBC NEWS | Special Reports | […]
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The Earth’s Magnetic Force is A-Ok
Apparently, like the esteemed Samuel Langhorne Clemens, reports of the Earth’s magnetic force’s demise are greatly exaggerated. The Earth’s magnetic force is just as strong now as it was 3.2 […]
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general, Navigation, Physical Geography
GeoWalrussing
The Greenland Institute of Natural Resources and the Danish Polar Centre are heading to sea to tag 10 walruses with GPS-based report systems. I am pretty sure this will not […]
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