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Understanding the Japan Earthquake and Tsunami
Using maps and graphics, Smithsonian geologist Dr. Liz Cottrell provides an...
Mon, 03/14/2011 - 17:08
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Tracking Tsunamis
Tsunamis, giant waves caused by underwater earthquakes, speed across the ocean at...
Fri, 01/14/2011 - 12:16
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Lessons from the Panama Oil Spill
On April 27, 1986, an estimated 50,000 barrels of medium-weight crude oil drained...
Wed, 06/23/2010 - 11:22
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The Ocean Drilling Vessel Chikyu
The Chikyu allows scientists to gather and study data about seafloor sediments as...
Tue, 12/08/2009 - 21:57
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Hurricanes, Typhoons, and Cyclones
What’s the difference between a hurricane, a typhoon and a cyclone? The short...
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Hurricanes and Marine Life
When hurricanes blow through an area, they don’t just have an impact on humans....
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Hurricane Sandy "Frankenstorm" Over Cuba
What do you get when you mix together a hurricane, the remnants of a wintry...
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Central American and Caribbean Sea Volcanoes
This map shows volcanoes of Central America and within the Caribbean Sea. The red...
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Pelicans Roost at Oil Spill "Ground Zero"
Two years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, brown pelicans roost on a mangrove...
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Seafloor Earthquakes Study
Geophysicist Jian Lin of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and chief U.S....
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What is El Nino?
This activity explores the potential for climate variability and change to trigger...
Fri, 03/19/2010 - 14:51
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Finding Mangroves In Unexpected Places
Over the past several decades, Florida’s coastal wetlands have been changing....
February 2014