NEWS
& VIEWS
7
COMMENT
Energy Problems Need Energy Solutions
Despite the rising cacophony
of doomsayers, current energy challenges have feasible resolutions that
we can work on now.
Rasoul Sorkhabi
8 NEWS NOTES
Stormy debate on hurricanes and global warming * Ship logs record Earth's
magnetism * Jupiter's junior red spot * Sri Lankan water post-tsunami
* Afar from close-up * Dunes on Titan * Vortex visible on Venus * Earth
soaks up seawater * Climate resolution
17 POLITICAL SCENE
Expanding Nuclear Options
Nuclear energy could be a rising
star in building global energy infrastructure, but the U.S. government
should not take lightly actions to expand its nuclear capabilities.
Linda Rowan
38 GEOPHENOMENA
Rumbles in Indonesia
Mount St. Helens rising
40 TRENDS & INNOVATIONS
Astronauts Train Under the Sea
Preparations for life in outer
space may start underwater.
Megan Sever
44 ENERGY & RESOURCES
Nigerian oil crisis
Mineral resource of the month: Lithium
46 GEOMEDIA
Movies: Moviemaking with science in mind
Books: Reaching beyond myth: A review of The Oracle: The Lost
Secrets and Hidden Message of Ancient Delphi
On the Web: Titan movie scores touchdown
52 PROFILES
H. Jay Zwally: Glaciologist by chance
53 BENCHMARKS
July
16, 1945: A-Bomb Test a Success
The first atomic bomb explodes in central New Mexico, heralding the start
of the Atomic Era.
60 GEOLOGIC COLUMN
Eating Dog and Breathing Hard:
China, 2006
A recent visit to China revealed
surprising observations about the growing country and its role in the
global economy.
Fred Schwab
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