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Fresh Angle on Oil Drilling
New technologies are playing
a key role in controversial oil and natural gas drilling on the North
Slope of Alaska.
Sara Pratt
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The
Global Lakes Drilling Effort
Lake sediments around the
world are providing a wealth of information about past climate and regional
change.
Douglas W. Schnurrenberger and Vance Hiatt
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New Era of Ocean Drilling Sets Sail
Following up on more than 40
years of ocean drilling, a new international program plans to take ocean
exploration to the next level.
Kasey White |
Valles Caldera Scientific Drilling
Scientists met in Los Alamos,
N.M., to weigh the pros and cons of pursuing more drilling, in order to
understand climate change history at this famous geothermal location.
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Steady water use
March 17
Internet down again for Interior
March 16
Newly sighted planetoid in the solar system
March 8
Dinosaurs found in Antarctica
March 5
Extinction debate continues
March 4
Earth science education in Texas
March 2
Mars update: Planet once drenched in water
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Comment
Earthquake
Prediction and the Developing World
The December Bam earthquake —
which killed more than 300,000 people in Iran — underscores the importance
of earthquake mitigation in developing countries.
Mark Zoback
Political Scene
Dim Prospects for Geosciences
'05
The upcoming election might not bode
well for bipartisan cooperation and could mean more trouble for funding the
geosciences in 2005.
Larry Kennedy
Geologic Column
Our Energy Future: The Good, the Bad and the Downright
Ugly
Geologists have more responsibility than ever to communicate the reality of
the global energy situation to the public.
Fred Schwab
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Technology
Magnifying a Continent
Assembling the components of the EarthScope project is a challenge of continental
proportions.
Elisabeth Nadin
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THE COVER
From 1991 to 1995, Unzen Volcano in Nagasaki
Prefecture, Japan, violently erupted. Now geologists are drilling
into the volcano to learn more about how magma rises to the surface. This
picture of an Unzen fumarole and nearby lava was taken by Hiroshi Shimizu, professor
of seismology at Kyushu University.
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