Historic Tsunami in the British Virgin Islands? December 18, 2012 | United States Geological Survey "Waters from the Atlantic Ocean washed southward across parts of Anegada, east-northeast of Puerto Rico,... New Island in the Zubair Group (Red Sea) March 5, 2012 | NASA Earth Observatory "Volcanic activity in the Zubair Island Group appears to have ceased. On December 19, 2011,... Beijing Rainfall Map July 23, 2012 | NASA Earth Observatory "The heaviest rainfall in 61 years fell on the Chinese capital city of Beijing on... Sea Otters and Atmospheric CO2 September 13, 2012 | University of California Santa Cruz "A new study by two UC Santa Cruz researchers suggest that a thriving sea otter... Population Rise and Earthquake Fatalities February 24, 2013 | USGS "Predicted population increases in this century can be expected to translate into more people dying... Hurricane Sandy’s Impact on Fire Island, NY November 27, 2012 | USGS USGS has created a series of Pre-Storm and Post-Storm maps using Lidar technology that document... Bakken Boom in Western North Dakota February 14, 2013 | Fox Business The jobless rate in the 12 North Dakota counties over the Bakken Formation is less... Impact of the Tohoku-Oki Tsunami on Hawaii November 16, 2012 | USGS USGS has published "Tohoku-Oki Earthquake Tsunami Runup and Inundation Data for Sites Around the Island... |