20 November 2021 Earth Science Sites of the Week
Francek, Mark
OK….I’ve been slacking.
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Hello Everyone,
This week’s 20 November 2021 Earth Science Sites of the Week feature the following resources:
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Editor’s Picks: *1)
2018 United States (Lower 48) Seismic Hazard Long-Term Model,
*2) Night Lights of Egypt, 3) NASA’s Perseverance Rover Hears Ingenuity Mars Helicopter in Flight,
**4) Climate Change, Explained in One Long Comic Strip, ***5) Different Types of Wetlands Diagram,
***6) Distribution of Women Bachelor’s Degrees by Field (1970-2020).
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Geology and Geography
1. 200my of Oceanic Crust with Plate-Rate and Direction
2. 2018 United States (Lower 48) Seismic Hazard Long-Term Model
Water
1. Night Lights of Egypt
Space
1. NASA’s Perseverance Rover Hears Ingenuity Mars Helicopter in Flight
Environmental
1. Tight Oil and Shale Gas Plays
2. Climate Change, Explained in One Long Comic Strip
General
1. Different Types of Wetlands
2. Distribution of Women Bachelor’s Degrees by Field (1970-2020)
3. Why Cockroaches Are So Hard to Kill
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Geology and Geography
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200my of Oceanic Crust With Plate-Rate and Direction |
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IRIS Earthquake Sci |
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NESTA Twitter |
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Description |
“Gif from @NOAA” |
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2018 United States (Lower 48) Seismic Hazard Long-Term Model |
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https://www.usgs.gov/media/images/2018-long-term-national-seismic-hazard-map |
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Petersen, M. D., Shumway, A. M., Powers, P. M., Mueller, C. S., Moschetti, M. P., Frankel, A. D., … Zeng, Y. (2019). The 2018 update of the US National Seismic Hazard Model: Overview of model and implications. Earthquake Spectra. |
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NESTA Twitter |
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Description |
“2018 Long-term National Seismic Hazard Map (Public domain.)” |
Water
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Night Lights of Egypt |
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https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/46820/nile-river-delta-at-night |
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Simon Kuestenmacher |
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NASA |
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Description |
“The population famously clusters around the Nile River. It's great fun to look at Egypt on daytime satellite images as well. Source: https://buff.ly/2SvnvX7” |
Space
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Hears Ingenuity Mars Helicopter in Flight |
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NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
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NESTA Twitter |
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Description |
“NASA’s Perseverance rover made history as the first spacecraft to record sounds from another spacecraft on another planet.” |
Environmental
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Site Name |
Tight Oil and Shale Gas Plays |
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Site URL |
https://atlas.eia.gov/apps/ac6b8a0cf7b14d9882877984364fb112/explore |
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U.S. Energy Atlas |
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NESTA Twitter |
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Description |
“Map of individual tight oil and shale gas plays in the U.S.” “Tight oil is often light-gravity oil which is trapped in formations characterized by very low porosity and permeability. Tight oil production requires technologically complex drilling and completion methods, such as hydraulic fracturing (fracking) and other processes.”(Brittanica) |
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Climate Change, Explained in One Long Comic Strip |
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Site URL |
https://www.climatecentral.org/news/climate-change-xkcd-comic-20696 |
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Site Author |
Brian Kahn |
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NESTA Twitter |
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Description |
“Randall Munroe, creator of the tri-weekly web comic xkcd, has combined the two into an epic timeline of earth’s climate. It shows just how radical the recent changes are and puts to bed the trope “the climate has changed before.” |
General
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Different Types of Wetlands |
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https://twitter.com/SecondNatureMB/status/1352020956567506953 |
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Site Author |
Dr. Heather Hinam |
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NESTA Twitter |
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Description |
“The different types of wetlands explained as simply as possible” |
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Distribution of Women Bachelor’s Degrees by Field (1970-2020) |
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Site Author |
r/dataisbeautiful |
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Simon Kuestenmacher |
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Description |
“Distribution of Women Bachelor’s Degrees by Field (1970-2020)” |
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Why Cockroaches Are So Hard to Kill |
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Video created by Science Insider Lesson Plan created by Lauren mcalpine |
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Mark Francek |
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Description |
“Cockroaches are one of the most widespread and resilient creatures on this planet. They are everywhere around us, hiding in the walls, sewers, and perhaps your cupboard. They are also one of the most hated creatures by humans. Science Insider explains how cockroaches manage to thrive all around the globe. “ |
