Photos: World’s Deadliest Storms
May 15 | MSNBC
View a photo slideshow of some of the world’s most destructive storms since 1970. Included are: Cyclone Nargis, Cyclone Sidr, Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Mitch, Tropical Storm Thelma, Super Typhoon Nina, and the Bhola Cyclone, among others.
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NASA Article Archive
May 2 | NASA / JPL
An archive of NASA news releases, image galleries and articles on a variety of topics related to planetary geology, earth observation, global climate change, monitoring volcanoes, looking beyond our solar system, monitoring the oceans and more. A few of the most popular ones are:
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Hurricane Damaged Water Wells
March 31 | Associated Press
The Louisiana Department of Natural Resources is out looking for water wells that were damaged during the 2005 hurricane season. They are placing a temporary cap on these wells and may close them completely later. The goal is to limit contamination.
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Rapid Sinking of Mississippi Delta Only Skin Deep
February 20 | AFP News
Subsidence in large areas of southern Louisiana is occurring at a rate of five to ten centimeters per year. This contributes to a variety of problems which include: sea level rise, shoreline erosion, wetland loss, hurricane vulnerability and more.
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Hurricane Humberto Surprises Texas-Louisiana
September 14 | MSNBC.com
Hurricane Humberto set a record for hurricane formation, growing from a tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico to a hurricane in only 18 hours. Humberto then hit the Texas-Louisiana coastline as a Category 1 storm.
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Katrina Photos: Before, After, 2 Years After
August 29 | MSNBC.com
John Wilkerson lived in Bay St Louis, Mississippi before Katrina arrived. He travelled his community taking photos before the impact of the storm. Then he photographed the same areas immediately after, and now two years later. A lot of surprising photos of loss and some of recovery.
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Restoring the Mississippi River
August 18 | GEOTIMES
The Mississippi River and its delta have been heavily modified by human activity. This has long been understood but made more obvious by the impact of Hurricane Katrina. Now, people are starting to think about the river, how they have modified it, and what should be done to bring a balance between human activity and the river’s natural system.
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Alaska Earthquake Triggered Activity On Vancouver Island
August 6 | Science Daily
University of Washington scientists have found clear evidence that a 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Alaska during 2002 triggered five tremor bursts on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The same earthquake sloshed lakes as far away as Louisiana and muddied wells as far away as Pennsylvania.
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Global Warming - Locations at Risk
June 19 | MSN Travel
“Global Warning: The World’s Endangered Destinations” is a photo presentation of sixteen locations where global warming is expected to have a significant impact. These include: The Everglades; Kenai Fjords National Park; Great Barrier Reef; The Netherlands; Mt. Kilimanjaro; Tuvalu; South Georgia Island; Dalian, China; Venice; Tokyo, Japan; Wengen, Switzerland; Manhattan, New York City; Halong Bay, Vietnam; New Orleans; London, England; and Northwest Territories, Canada.
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Free High Resolution Satellite Images - Google Earth
Promotion | Geology.com
Google Earth is a free download that will allow you to view recent satellite images of Earth in 3D. Worldwide coverage. Fly over landscapes and cities, or zoom in on your house! This is the same program used by national news networks to give you great satellite images. Free download.
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