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Monitoring Floods and Fires with LandSat
January 24, 2012 | USGS

USGS has recently published: “Monitoring Floods and Fires during the Summer of 2011 — The Value of the Landsat Satellite 40-Year Archive

Huge Coal Database Available
January 23, 2012 | USGS

USGS has recently published: “Shallow Coal Exploration Drill-Hole Data—Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas”. Data is available by state in MS Excel files.

Mineral Clubs and Organizations Worldwide
December 30, 2011 | The-Vug.com

The-Vug.com has an impressive listing of mineral clubs organized by state. You might be surprised at how many clubs are listed and there is probably one that meets within a short drive of your home.

Supersized Topographic Maps
December 4, 2011 | MyTopo.com

The folks at MyTopo.com are now printing supersized topo maps – large enough make a huge 5′ x 8′ (or 8′ x 5′) map that will look fantastic on the wall of your office, conference room, lobby, cabin or den. These maps are custom-centered on any location that you pick using their online map-making tool. Lots of smaller sizes are also available.

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Wall Maps of US States
November 16, 2011 | Geology.com Store

Raven Maps are beautiful examples of shaded-relief wall maps that display the elevation of a state in vibrant colors. These large maps look great in a classroom, den or office. Use one to mark the locations of your work or company.

Local Emergency Management Agencies
September 20, 2011 | Ready.gov

Ready.gov is a website that connects visitors to state, county, regional, tribal and other emergency management agencies in all fifty states.

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Virginia Earthquake is Felt in 22 States Plus Washington, DC
August 23, 2011 | USGS

Earthquake waves travel very efficiently in the crust of the eastern United States. As a result the Magnitude 5.9 earthquake that occurred today in Virginia was felt in at least 22 states plus the District of Colombia. Ground shaking has been reported to the USGS and by news accounts in: New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Indiana, Georgia, Florida and Washington, DC.

July Sets ‘Exceptional Drought’ Record for the United States
August 2, 2011 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln

“Nearly 12 percent of the contiguous United States fell into the “exceptional” classification during the month, peaking at 11.96 percent on July 12. That level of exceptional drought had never before been seen in the monitor’s 12-year history, said Brian Fuchs, UNL assistant geoscientist and climatologist at the NDMC.” Quoted from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln news release.

Severe Drought Across Southern U.S.
July 13, 2011 | New York Times

Fourteen states from Florida to Arizona are experiencing a drought so severe that some people are saying it could rival the Dust Bowl days.

Video of the Meteor Over Macon, Georgia
May 26, 2011 | NASA

“Astronomers at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center have recorded the brightest meteor seen by their network in almost three years of operation [...] Because the video is slowed to one-third of the actual real-time speed, it’s easy to spot the large fragments coming off in the wake after the flares. The video shows four distinct flares caused by the meteor breaking apart in its fiery final few seconds. You can see fragments coming off in the meteor’s wake after three of these flares. After a last burst of light, the meteor ablated — or “burned up” — 38 miles above the town of Villa Rica, Ga., located on the border between Carrol and Douglas counties in Georgia. ” Quote from the NASA video release.

SCINEWS Lesson on Tornadoes
May 3, 2011 | SCINEWS

The SCINEWS teacher resource site has a new lesson titled: “Tornado Outbreaks in the Southern and Eastern US”. It includes a printable event overview, student worksheet, links to videos and links to additional information.

Tornado Map and Time Line
April 29, 2011 | New York Times

The New York Times has a United States map with tornado tracks and fatality locations for the recent tornadoes that occured in the eastern and central United States. Also a time line of deadly tornadoes from 1950 to present.

Tornadoes Kill Nearly 300 in the Southeast
April 28, 2011 | CNN

Nearly 300 people were killed by strong storms and tornadoes in Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia and Arkansas. This has been the worst series of storms to hit the southeastern United States in about forty years.

Earthquake Drills in US Schools
April 19, 2011 | Washington Post

Leaders at the U.S. Department of Education and Homeland Security are urging schools to participate in the Great Central U.S. Shakeout – an event targeting schools in states surrounding the New Madrid Fault Zone.

Deadly Tornadoes Tear Through the South
April 17, 2011 | MSNBC

Dozens of people were killed this weekend as deadly tornadoes tore through parts of Oklahoma, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and North Carolina.

Largest Hurricanes in United States History
January 14, 2011 | Geology.com

What defines the “largest hurricane”? Is it wind speed? Value of damage? Number of deaths? This article summarizes the “largest hurricanes” in United States history from three perspectives. Storms from Florida, Louisiana, Texas, South Carolina, Georgia and Mississippi were on the largest hurricanes list.

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