Geotimes: October 2001

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WEB FEATURE		NEWS AND VIEWS
features A Geologic Detective Story in Kansas On Jan. 17, a series of explosions in downtown Hutchinson threw the Kansas Geological Survey into the limelight as its geologists hunted for the explosions’ source. M. Lee Allison Earth Science Week Evolves Chances are, someone near you is hosting an event to celebrate earth science this month. Now four years old, Earth Science Week is moving forward on its own momentum. Geotimes staff and contributors New this month! On The Web Earth science friendly Web sites. Geomedia's popular On the Web links are now available by topic!		newsandview.html Oct. 26 Giant ancient crocodile makes headlines Oct. 24 Odyssey orbits Mars Oct. 16 Geologic clues in the war on terrorism Oct. 12 Dinosaur skulls yield evolutionary clues Oct. 5 Sniffing out water contamination News Notes Moon formed from older Earth? Lichens in the Precambrian Rumbling into scientific history Watching a sloshing Earth Fossils on the fairway Field Notes Political Scene: Reviving the Office of Technology Assessment Law makers must consider technological and scientific issues every day. But do they have enough information to make the right decisions? Katy Makeig Geoscience Education: Students to Watch Fossil Discovery On Oct. 25, school children will watch a live broadcast as paleontologists study fossilized dinosaur skin, a surprise find from Utah. Adam Rankin Geophenomena Finding disease-carrying mosquitos from space
ON THE COVER		DEPARTMENTS
cover ON THE COVER: A montage of images from Kansas after a series of natural gas explosions hit Hutchinson Jan. 17. From bottom left to top right: A firefighter walks past ice-covered wreckage (AP Photo); controlled releases of gas after the explosions (Kansas Geological Survey); checking gas line pressures (The Hutchinson News). See story.		departments.html Print Table of Contents From the Editor Where on Earth? Society Page Geomedia Calendar Classifieds

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