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5 COMMENT
Reconstructing Afghanistan: Nation Building or Nation Failure?
As the Coalition forces begin reconstructing Iraq, Afghanistan continues to undergo its own rebuilding process. Whether the country continues to fail or rises to succeed may depend on U.S. efforts to help develop Afghanistan’s vast natural resources.
John F. Shroder Jr.
6 NEWS
NOTES
Mine reclamation threatens tracksite * Fracas over Kansas pancake flap
* New model for glacial erosion * Ancient glaciers near L.A. * Observing
Earth * Water clues from martian carbonates
12
POLITICAL SCENE
Endowing the AGI Congressional Fellowship
The American Geological Institute (AGI) and the AGI Foundation launch
the William L. Fisher Congressional Geoscience Fellowship endowment.
David Applegate
13 GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION
& OUTREACH
Fossils for Teens
A student shares his experiences at the Webb Schools, which holds the
only large paleontology museum in the world located on a high school campus.
Michael Glavan
32 GEOPHENOMENA
New addition to the Aleutian family * Yellowstone geysers heat up * First
dead zone forecast
34 TECHNOLOGY
Earthquake warning tools
Advanced seismic networks and new earthquake simulation tools are taking
seismologists closer than ever to meeting the goal of quake early warning.
Josh Chamot
38 ENERGY
& RESOURCES
Conflict over Peru's pipeline * Oil found on British farm * Mineral Resource
of the Month: Perlite
56 GEOLOGIC COLUMN
Searching for The Map
Take a whirlwind tour through London's streets and phone lines in pursuit
of William Smith's famous 1815 geologic map of Britain.
Lisa Rossbacher
2 From the Editor
4 Letters: Perspectives from readers
30 Where on Earth?
36 Profiles: David Krause
37 Benchmarks: Looking back in Geotimes
40 Geomedia: Krakatoa * Revisiting The Core
44 GeoMarketplace
46 Classified Ads: Career Opportunities
47 Contributors Page
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