Subscribe Online issue In print Archives Classifieds Advertise Customer Service AGI Home Search   Order your free trial copy of Geotimes! Take advantage of your special promo code.	April 29 Drought in the Horn of Africa April 20 New seasonal hurricane prediction April 18 Travels in Geology: Lalibela, Ethiopia April 15 New evidence for the earliest hominid April 8 Oil price outlook high March 28 Hundreds dead in magnitude-8.7 Sumatra earthquake Updated 9:00 a.m., March 29 March 28 Sumatra seismic risk Webextras Archive Travels in Geology Archive Geotimes Poll What do you think is happening to our climate? Global warming mainly from people's activities Global warming mainly from natural processes Climate is not changing significantly Climate is cooling Don't know View Results Want to write science news? Apply for the Geotimes fall internship!
What Makes Good Climates Go Bad? Many factors affect any given climate and how well people can adapt. Michael Glantz A River Runs Through Egypt: Nile Floods and Civilization Print Exclusive The highs and lows of the Nile River have shaped the course of Egyptian civilization for more than 8,000 years. Fekri A. Hassan Climate Policy in an Adapting World Print Exclusive The same philosophy that leads people to buy insurance for house fires and accidents should guide society for future climate change policy. Gary Yohe Illuminating the Black Box of Climate Print Exclusive Global climate models have gotten a boost in recent years from better geologic information and more computing power, but long-term prediction remains challenging. Naomi Lubick	News Notes Dream homes slip away Listening to Titan Tsunami reveals ancient ruins Sumatra quake stronger than thought Redating the earliest humans Mass extinction, massive problem Space dust and snowball Earth Vesuvius' next eruption New dates defy fixed hotspots Revisiting the Lost City Geophenomena Print Exclusive Artificial aurora Seismically outfitting Hermes Trends and Innovations Melting Glaciers Reveal Ancient Bodies Print Exclusive From the European Iceman to Incan mummies, old bodies are resurfacing, largely intact, from retreating glaciers. Megan Sever Energy & Resources Print Exclusive Russian oil doors close, maybe Exploring for oil with satellites Mineral of the Month: Garnet Education & Outreach Geologic Etiquette in a Mechanized Era Field researchers need to take greater care in sampling rock formations. Peter A. Scholle Visit the Geotimes archives to search for past stories.
Comment Investing in Cooperative Water Research More funding is essential to the future of U.S. water monitoring and research partnerships. Emery T. Cleaves Political Scene Creationism: Back in Kansas Again In Kansas, some people are trying to redefine science to push forward a religious debate. Linda Rowan Geologic Column Shakespeare or the Monkey? Scientists need to join in the battle to defend the teaching of evolution in the classroom. Fred Schwab	Profiles G. Brent Dalrymple: Deep time in a tarpaper shack Check out this month's Energy Notes! Geomedia Arctic climate change in photos Books: An icy history: A review of Frozen Earth Maps: Mapping sinkhole risk in Maryland On the Web Benchmarks Print Exclusive April 5, 1859 Charles Darwin submits his first three chapters of The Origin of Species for publication. Table of Contents Where on Earth? Calendar
ON THE COVER A diver examines the wall of a Byzantine structure, measuring 30 by 30 meters (almost 100 by 100 feet), beneath the waves east of Canopus in Abu Qir Bay, Egypt. This settlement became submerged probably in the 7th century, due to a climate change event that caused high floods on the Nile River. Over the last 8,000 years, changes in the Nile have shaped civilization in Egypt. Read story on page 22. Photo courtesy of Jean-Daniel Stanley, Smithsonian Institution and the European Institute of Submarine Archaeology, Paris.	Coming Soon... May: Human Health Visit AGI's Online Store!

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