4 December 2021 Earth Science Sites of the Week
Francek, Mark
Hello Everyone,
This week’s 4 December 2021 Earth Science Sites of the Week feature the following resources:
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Editor’s Picks: *****1)
Video Map: 120 Years of Earthquakes and Their Tsunamis: 1901-2020, ****2) Beautiful World Elevation & Bathymetry Map,
**3) An Animation Depicting the Build-Up of Precipitation on a World Map, *4) Extraterrestrial Ocean Worlds,
5) GIS Map of Biomass Energy Infrastructure and Resources, 6) GIS Map of Electricity Energy Infrastructure and Resources,
7) Countries Without Standing Armies, ***8) Video: What Happens to Your Body When You Start Exercising Regularly, 9)
Video: Can You Trust Your Eyes?
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Geology and Geography
1. Video Map: 120 Years of Earthquakes and Their Tsunamis: 1901-2020
2. Supraglacial Moraine
Water
1. World Elevation Map, Including Bathymetry (Ocean Floor)
Weather
1. An Animation Depicting the Build-Up of Precipitation on a World Map
Space
1. Extraterrestrial Ocean Worlds
Environmental
1. GIS Map of Biomass Energy Infrastructure and Resources
2. GIS Map of Electricity Energy Infrastructure and Resources
General
1. Countries without Standing Armies
2. Smoking: How Large of a Global Problem is it? And How Can We Make Progress Against It?
3. Video: What Happens to Your Body When You Start Exercising Regularly
4. Video: Can You Trust Your Eyes?
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Geology and Geography
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Site Name |
Video Map: 120 Years of Earthquakes and Their Tsunamis: 1901-2020 |
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Site URL |
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Site Author |
PacificTWC |
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Suggested by |
NESTA Twitter |
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Description |
“This animation shows every recorded earthquake in sequence as they occurred from January 1, 1901, through December 31, 2020” |
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Site Name |
Supraglacial Moraine |
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Site URL |
https://www.gletschervergleiche.ch/Pages/TermDetail.aspx?Id=6051 |
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Site Author |
Simon Oberli |
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Suggested by |
NESTA Twitter |
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Description |
“A supraglacial moraine is spoken of when the surface of a glacier is covered with debris and/or boulders. A supraglacial moraine can cover a glacier completely or only partially in the area of the glacier tongue. The photos below show different variants.” |
Water
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Site Name |
Beautiful World Elevation & Bathymetry Map |
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Site URL |
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Site Author |
r/dataisbeautiful |
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Suggested by |
Simon Kuestenmacher |
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Description |
“World Elevation Map, Including Bathymetry (Ocean Floor)” |
Weather
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Site Name |
An Animation Depicting the Build-Up of Precipitation on a World Map |
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Site URL |
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Site Author |
Horace Mitchell |
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Suggested by |
Simon Kuestenmacher |
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Description |
“An animation depicting the build-up of precipitation data on a flat map from the Global Precipitation Measurement constellation of satellites, resulting in the IMERG global precipitation data set.” |
Space
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Site Name |
Extraterrestrial Ocean Worlds |
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Site URL |
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Site Author |
NASA |
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Suggested by |
NESTA Twitter |
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Description |
“Water in the Solar System and Beyond” |
Environmental
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Site Name |
GIS Map of Biomass Energy Infrastructure and Resources |
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Site URL |
https://atlas.eia.gov/apps/267cfce0509746e08ab3f8863467c1a9/explore |
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Site Author |
U.S. Energy Atlas |
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Suggested by |
NESTA Twitter |
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Description |
“Map of biomass infrastructure assets and resources in the U.S.” |
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Site Name |
GIS Map of Electricity Energy Infrastructure and Resources |
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Site URL |
https://atlas.eia.gov/apps/895faaf79d744f2ab3b72f8bd5778e68/explore |
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Site Author |
U.S. Energy Atlas |
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Suggested by |
NESTA Twitter |
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Description |
“Map of the electricity infrastructure in the U.S.” |
General
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Site Name |
Countries Without Standing Armies |
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Site URL |
https://twitter.com/simongerman600/status/1409587415073755141/photo/1 |
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Site Author |
Simon Kuestenmacher |
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Suggested by |
Simon Kuestenmacher |
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Description |
“Map shows countries that do not have an army.” |
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Site Name |
Smoking: How Large of a Global Problem is it? And How Can We Make Progress Against It? |
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Site URL |
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Site Author |
Max Roser |
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Suggested by |
Simon Kuestenmacher |
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Description |
“Our World in Data presents the data and research to make progress against the world’s largest problems. This post draws on data and research discussed in our entry on Smoking.” |
Inspiration
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Site Name |
Video: What Happens to Your Body When You Start Exercising Regularly |
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Site URL |
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Site Author |
Video created by Tech Insider Lesson Plan created by Lauren mcalpine |
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Suggested by |
Mark Francek |
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Description |
“Tech Insider explores what will happen to your body when you exercise regularly— and why it’s ultimately worth the effort.” |
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Site Name |
Video: Can You Trust Your Eyes? |
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Site URL |
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Site Author |
Video created by AsapSCIENCE Lesson Plan created by Kim Preshoff |
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Suggested by |
Mark Francek |
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Description |
“Things might not always be exactly as you see them. In other words, our eyes can trick us. Hmmm. That is quite an interesting statement. Is it true? How and why might this happen? Watch this lesson to find out more! “ |
