Guess I will be expecting a full house of fleeing coastal members of DSN and Southern Fried Science! NOAA-Hurricane IRENE.
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In case you haven’t heard a 5.9 earthquake hit Virginia just outside of Richmond. I felt it in Durham, NC and Kevin felt it out on the coast. Reports from Twitter indicate it was also felt up in Boston. If you felt it, you can log into the USGS website and report your local conditions. . . . → Read More: Virginia Earthquake
By Dr. M, on  August 23rd, 2011  2 comments  Natural Disaster, Weather  earthquake, end times, Hurricane, Irene via Hurricane Irene: Prepare for a Category 4 ‘major hurricane’ – latimes.com. Hurricane Irene continues to grow in strength and ferocity and is now on track to become a Category 4 hurricane, authorities said. Fueled by warm waters and nothing to slow it down, the hurricane is taking a path that will likely skirt . . . → Read More: Hurricane Irene: Prepare for a Category 4 ‘major hurricane’
A water spout was recorded this morning just down the road from us in Wilmington, NC. In fact, we had just moved from Carolina Beach to Beaufort less than 2 weeks ago! Luckily, it wasn’t a very damaging spout but that spot was only a 10 minute drive from our old house! Anyways, pretty cool . . . → Read More: Carolina Beach Water Spout Today!
By para_sight, on June 10th, 2011 One comment Environmental Sciences, Expeditions, Life At Sea, Natural Disaster, New Research, Vessels and Equipment Fukushima, Japan, pollution, Radiation, Research There’s a research cruise underway right now to study the impacts of radiation release from the Fukushima disaster in Japan, using the UNOLS/U. Hawaii ship R/V Kaimikai-O-Kanaloa. You can read the overview here and follow the at sea blog of the 17 researchers here. The cruise features scientists from Woods Hole Oceanographic, U. Tokyo, U. . . . → Read More: Follow along with Fukushima researchers
By Kevin Zelnio, on March 23rd, 2011 Leave a comment Natural Disaster, Opinion & Editorial earthquake, Hideaki Akaiwa, Japan, Superhero, tsunami When darkness strikes, the Earth crumbles beneath your feet and Tsunamis ravish what was once your life, one man stands in defiance of the awesome forces of nature. This man is… Hideaki Akaiwa! For most of us regular folks, this is the sort of shit that would make us throw up our hands, swear loudly, . . . → Read More: Give Akaiwa A Medal and a Life Supply of Sapporo Already!
By Dr. M, on March 21st, 2011 Leave a comment Conservation & Environment, Editor's Desk, Environmental Sciences, Fishing, Natural Disaster, Organisms, Uncategorized conservation, environmental impact, Organisms, tsumai Figure from UNEP: These images show a combination of a rocky, hilly headland along with a small river delta and swampy coastal strip. A low-lying wetland area connects the northern and western ocean fronts. An integration of natural and agricultural ecosystems operating prior to the tsunami combined rice cultivation, and fish/shrimp ponds, alongside natural delta . . . → Read More: From the Editor’s Desk: The Environmental Impacts of Tsunamis
By Dr. M, on March 21st, 2011 One comment Natural Disaster, Vessels and Equipment Chikyu, Japan, Sendai, tsunami Remember Chikyu? Japan’s monster ship also called “Godzilla-maru” because of its 210 m length and a drill derrick that rises 100 m off the deck. The rig dwarfs the Statue of Liberty, nearly matches the height of the St. Louis arch. Japans half-billion-dollar deep-sea drilling vessel was also a casualty of the tsunami following the . . . → Read More: Japan’s Drilling Vessel Chikyu Damaged By Tsunami
By Dr. M, on March 17th, 2011 2 comments Environmental Sciences, Geology, Natural Disaster, Uncategorized earthquake, Honshu tsunami, Sendai earthquake, tsunami Before you watch the videos below I urge you to head over to Highly Allochthonous. Chris Rowan has two excellent posts explaining the geology behind the earthquake, tsunami and aftershocks of the Sendai earthquake. I also liked the Georneys and AGU Blogosphere posts (hat tip to Chris for pointing me in their direction). You also . . . → Read More: Tsunami Video Roundup
By Dr. M, on February 24th, 2011 Leave a comment Cephalopods, Environmental Sciences, Evolution, Geology, Natural Disaster, New Research, Organisms, Paleobiology ammonoid, anoxia, Cambrian explosion, coal fly ash, extintion, flood basalt, mass extinction, Organisms, Paleobiology, Permian, Siberian Trap An occasional series where we briefly report 3 new studies and tell you why they are cool! Heightened biodiversity may make an ecosystem more stabile and robust. One of the reasons for this is that high biodiversity may create redundant species, i.e. species that serve a similar ecological role in the ecosystem. A loss of . . . → Read More: Tide Pool: Cephalopods, Ash, and Sulphur Are to Blame
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