Earth Day Feature: Protecting Our Oceans, Part One
This Earth Day, we are shifting our attention to the oceans – the largest and most vital part of our Earth. Today and Monday we will share a two part series on our oceans: a TED talk from Sylvia Earle and our conversations with John Millar from Coast River...Dramatic Solar Flare Video
An incredibly stunning solar flare erupted from the sun’s surface, throwing charged particles and searing plasma millions of miles out into space on Apr. 16. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured data from the flare — a medium-sized M-class event — which was...March 2012 Hottest on Record
According to NOAA scientists at the National Climatic Data Center, record and near-record breaking temperatures dominated the eastern two-thirds of the nation and contributed to the warmest March on record for the contiguous United States, a record that dates back to...Ten Years of Images from Space
Ten years ago this March, the European Space Agency launched an 8-ton satellite called Envisat that would deliver back to Earth some of the most beautiful images of our planet taken from space. Since then, Envisat has orbited Earth more than 50,000 times and has lived...Tornadoes: Spring 2012
It’s a common early-spring phenomenon: Cold, dry air from Canada meets warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico. The result: massive, tornado-spawning storms. Visit the map story of the 2012 Spring tornado season, which aggregates geographic information with eyewitness...One Year Later: Tsunami Pictures Then and Now
The people of Japan paused for a moment of silence to mark the one-year anniversary of a powerful earthquake and subsequent tsunami that killed almost 19,000 people and left hundreds of thousands of others homeless. Entire cities and towns were wiped off the land by...NASA Sees Repeating La Niña Hitting Its Peak
La Niña, “the diva of drought,” is peaking, increasing the odds that the Pacific Northwest will have more stormy weather this winter and spring, while the southwestern and southern United States will be dry. The latest image of sea surface heights in the...GeoTech Spotlight: Kobie Boykins, Engineer for the Mars Rover
We are blessed to have not one but TWO amazing featured lecturers booked for GeoTech 2012! GeoTech is less than a month away! Don’t miss this amazing opportunity to connect with our amazing line up of speakers! {click here for registration info} A dynamic young...New Volcanic Island in the Red Sea
NASA reports a new island is forming in the Red Sea. About 60 kilometers (40 miles) from the coast of Yemen, an undersea eruption began in mid-December 2011. Local fishermen reported an eruption near the island of Saba, while satellites captured a white plume rising...Maps Disputes Are Changing the Face of Texas’ Primaries
Texas’ redistricting is getting controversial. The redrawing of the maps deliniating the the voter districts in Texas is being untangled by the U.S. Supreme Court. If they cannot reach a timely decision, the Texas state primary could be pushed back, which has...A Life Remembered: Dr. Kristi Alvarez
As many may know, Dr. Kristi Alvarez, of University of Redlands, was diagnosed with cancer early this fall. She fought mightily these past several months but passed away early this morning, January 26, 2012. Kristi was the consummate geographer being the 2010...