11 April 2020 Earth Science Sites of the Week
Francek, Mark
Hello everyone,
This week’s 11 April 2020 Earth Science Sites of the Week feature the following resources:
Editor’s Picks: 2) Diamond Formation Infographic, *3) Drought Eye: Monitoring Thermal Stress in Near Real-time, ****4) U.S. Climate Statewide Time Series for Temp & Precip. 4.5) 1) If you blow on your hand with your lips pursed the breath feels cool, but with your lips open the breath feels hot. Why? *****5) Whale Fall Actively Devoured by Scavengers, *****6) Weekly Arctic Sea Ice Age with Graph of Ice Age by Area: 1984-2019 and other interesting sites not listed here.
Geology & Geography
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The Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Acidified the Ocean in a Flash |
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Site Author |
Lucas Joel |
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Suggested By |
NESTA Twitter |
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Description |
“What happened to the dinosaurs when an asteroid about six miles wide struck Earth some 66 million years ago in what is today Mexico is well known: It wiped them out. But the exact fate of our planet’s diverse ocean dwellers at the time — shelly ammonites, giant mosasaurs and other sea creatures — has not been as well understood.” |
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Diamond Formation Infographic |
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Site Author |
PBS |
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Suggested By |
NESTA Twitter |
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Description |
Infographic explaining the formation of a diamond. |
Weather
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Drought Eye: Monitoring Thermal Stress in Near Real-time |
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Site Author |
Phenocam |
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Suggested By |
NESTA Twitter |
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Description |
“Higher thermal stress anomalies may likely correspond to more water-stressed conditions.” |
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U.S. Climate Statewide Time Series for Temp & Precip. |
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Site Author |
NOAA |
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Suggested By |
NESTA Twitter |
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Description |
“Choose from the options below and click “Plot” to create a time series graph.” |
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If you blow on your hand with your lips pursed the breath feels cool, but with your lips open, the breath feels hot. Why? |
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Site Author |
Dr. Phil Metzger |
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Suggested By |
NESTA Twitter |
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Description |
“This girl has so many interesting physics ideas tonight. I have NEVER noticed this one and yet it is AWESOME!” |
Space
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The Earthling Project |
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Site Author |
SETI Institute |
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Suggested By |
L. Mascotti |
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Description |
“SETI Is Making a New ‘Mixtape for Aliens and You Can Contribute.” |
Water
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Whale Fall Actively Devoured by Scavengers |
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Site Author |
EVNautilus |
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Suggested By |
NESTA Twitter |
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Description |
“During the final dive of this year’s Nautilus expedition season, our team discovered a whale fall while exploring Davidson Seamount off central California’s coast with researchers from Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.” |
Environmental
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Weekly Arctic Sea Ice Age with Graph of Ice Age By Area: 1984-2019 |
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Site Author |
NASA Scientific Visualization Studio |
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Suggested By |
NESTA Twitter |
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Description |
“This visualization shows the age of the Arctic sea ice between 1984 and 2019. Younger sea ice, or first-year ice, is shown in a dark shade of blue while the ice that is four years old or older is shown as white. A graph displayed in the upper left corner quantifies the area covered sea ice 4 or more years old in millions of square kilometers.” |
General
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Climate & Allergies |
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Site URL |
https://www.climate.gov/news-features/climate-and/climate-allergies |
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Site Author |
Michael Scott |
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Suggested By |
NESTA Twitter |
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Description |
“Seasonal allergies afflict up to 30 percent of the world’s human population, studies have found, and the Cleveland Clinic reports a rising allergy prevalence.” |
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Mark Francek
Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies
Dow 285
Central Michigan University
Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859
Phone: (989) 774 7617 Fax: (989) 774-2907
Spring 2019 Office Hours: 11-1:30 TR or by appt.
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