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Study examines tsunami risk in the Northwest
Residents who live in coastal areas in Northern California, Oregon and Washington are all at risk of experiencing a
tsunami, but their chances of evacuating successfully may differ significantly, research shows. In some areas, residents
would be able to get to safety by walking quickly, but in other areas, they would not. "We wanted to point out that all of
these communities have issues, but they're different issues," said study author Nathan Wood, a geographer with the
U.S. Geological Survey. The Seattle Times (4/14)
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Literary mapping project plots emotions in 19th-century London
Researchers with Stanford University's Literary Lab have led a crowdsourcing project in which contributors have charted
the "emotional geography" of Victorian London based on literature written during that era. Participants in the project
helped to put passages from 1,402 books into emotional categories such as "Dreadful London" and "A Day in the Life of
Old London." The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (4/13)
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Study: Land bridge linking North, South America older than once thought
North and South America connected about 10 million years earlier than previously believed, research published in
Science states. The two land masses linked up at Panama. Earlier research said the land bridge formed about 3 million
years ago, but the new study turned up evidence that the bridge was there much earlier. "We contend that a bridge,
perhaps a transient one, was present since 13 to 15 million years ago," said study leader Camilo Montes. Reuters (4/9)
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Budget for hurricane-forecasting program deeply cut
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Funding for the National Weather Service's hurricane-prediction program has been slashed by the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, according to officials at the National Hurricane
Center. The Hurricane Forecast Improvement Program received $14 million in funding for fiscal year
2014, but funding for the current fiscal year has been slashed to $4.5 million. NOAA attributes the
cuts to the "current fiscal environment." The Washington Post (tiered subscription model)/Capital
Weather Gang blog (4/7)
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Fossils from ancient forests feed life in Antarctic waters today
Remnants of ancient forests and fjords that once covered what is now Antarctica are providing sustenance to the host of
creatures living beneath the ice there today, according to researchers. A team of scientists drilled through ice to the
bottom of Lake Whillans, finding microfossils of marine life as well as fossilized pollen that feed microbes that live in the
dark waters today. "I like to think that the long-dead life from a much happier time is now feeding the modern microbial
ecosystem," said Slawek Tulaczyk, who presented the findings at a subglacial Antarctic lakes meeting in England. New
Scientist (4/8)
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Neighborhood tree density rises with income, study finds
CityLab (4/9)
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Drones could help Costa Rican firefighters
Firefighters who patrol Santa Rosa National Park in Costa Rica are exploring ways to use drone technology to protect
the land. The group received training from a University of Missouri team and has brainstormed a number of uses for the
drones, including tracking fires, monitoring illegal logging and assisting with mapping efforts. Newsweek (4/13)
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A guide to finding the right GIS software for your needs
GISGeography.com (4/8)
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Using smartphone GPS systems to detect earthquakes
LiveScience.com (4/10)
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Learn about the GeoMentors program at the AAG Annual Meeting
The AAG-Esri ConnectED GeoMentors Program will officially launch at the AAG 2015 Annual Meeting in Chicago.
Attendees can learn more about the program and sign up to be a GeoMentor through program activities throughout the
week. "K-12 Education ConnectED with Geography through ArcGIS Online," a panel session about ConnectED featuring
Esri and AAG program representatives, will be held at 3:20 p.m. on Thursday, April 23, 2015, at the Hyatt Regency
Chicago. Learn more.
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Special sessions planned to memorialize geographers at AAG 2015
Several memorial sessions have been planned for the AAG Annual Meeting in Chicago to celebrate the lives and
legacies of the geographers who have all contributed so much to our discipline. Harm de Blij, Florence Margai, and Larry
Brown are among the many geographers who will be remembered in Chicago. Please check the conference program for
details and a full list of memorial sessions. Learn more.
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