Subscribe Online issue In print Archives Classifieds Advertise Customer Service AGI Home Search   Enter this month's Where on Earth? contest here! Order your FREE trial copy of Geotimes! Take advantage of your special promo code.	December 18 Travels in Geology: Dominica: The Caribbean "Nature Island" December 12 Small nuclear war could pose large climate consequences December 12 Tsunami risk still high in Sumatra December 4 updated Dec. 6 Meteorite pre-dates solar system November 15 Neanderthal DNA unraveled Go to Geotimes' Web Extras Archive for past online news coverage. Read more Travels in Geology in the Geotimes' archive.	Geotimes Poll What do you think was the most pervasive earth science news story this year? Energy prices Climate change Hurricanes Tsunamis Missing link fossils Pluto demoted Don't know View Results
HIGHLIGHTS OF 2006  CLIMATE: CLIMATE POLICY Wading Into Heated Politics: Q&A with Gerald North The recent chair of a National Academy of Sciences committee to study climate change discusses the continuing controversy surrounding some key climate studies, including recent congressional hearings on the topic. Plus! The top climate news stories of 2006  PALEONTOLOGY: MISSING LINKS Finding a Fishy Connection: Q&A with Jenny Clack This year's discovery of a 375-million-year-old transitional fish fossil is changing how scientists think about the evolutionary transition from water to land. Plus! The top paleontology news stories of 2006  ENERGY: ENERGY ECONOMICS Global Supply and Demand: Q&A with John Felmy The chief economist for the American Petroleum Institute discusses the oil market's ups and downs this year and how global events continue to shape prices. Plus! The top energy news stories of 2006  SPACE: ALIEN WORLDS Finding Earth Analogues in Space: Q&A with David Stevenson A small moon orbiting Saturn that has unique Earth-like qualities, is the big planetary science story this year, according to one researcher. Plus! The top space news stories of 2006  NATURAL HAZARDS: DAMAGE CONTROL Watching for the Waves: Q&A with David Green Efforts have ramped up this year to enable global tsunami warnings, and new technologies are helping, according to one tsunami program manager. Plus! The top natural hazards news stories of 2006 Visit the Geotimes archives to search for past stories.	News Notes Mudflows inundate Indonesian villages Gold mine deposited rapidly Dates help paint picture of early migration Wobbling Earth linked to mammal extinctions Debate continues over dinosaur demise Lab experiment reveals earthquake ruptures Cave discovery dazzles national park New explanation offered for Delphi trances Methane budget to become off-balance Geophenomena Print Exclusive African dust hampers storms Stormy seas crack icebergs Energy & Resources Print Exclusive Mineral resource of the month: Bismuth OPEC cuts oil output Order your FREE trial copy of Geotimes! Take advantage of your special promo code.
Comment Don’t Prioritize: Mainstream Hazard Reduction Into Economic Development Aid Geoscientists have a role to play in helping policy-makers and international aid organizations realize that funding natural hazards risk reduction programs is worthwhile. Arthur Lerner-Lam Political Scene A Look Back at the 109th Congress: Like Oil and Water Partisanship and a focus on emergency spending were largely to blame for Congress’ stalling on legislation to manage the long-term interests of U.S. resources. Linda Rowan Geologic Column Why Fester? Let’s Sequester! Learn how a coal enthusiast became a carbon sequestration booster. Fred Schwab	Profiles Congressional science fellows: Broadening horizons Check out this month's Energy Notes! Geomedia Books: Holiday reading picks On the Web: Earth science and geologic time visualized Benchmarks Print Exclusive December 14, 1911: Amundsen makes it to the South Pole Table of Contents Where on Earth? Calendar
ON THE COVER The cover image is of Shiprock, the remains of a dormant volcano in New Mexico. Photograph is copyright of Michael Collier.	Coming Soon... Next month: Lost worlds Visit AGI's Online Store and Geomarketplace!

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