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A 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
26 A 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
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& VIEWS 5 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 6 NEWS NOTES 13 POLITICAL SCENE 14 TECHNOLOGY 35 GEOPHENOMENA
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