5 February 2022 Earth Science Sites of the Week
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Francek, Mark
Feb 4, 2022, 5:12:27 PM2/4/22
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Hello Everyone,
This week’s 5 February 2022 Earth Science Sites of the Week feature the following resources:
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Editor’s Picks: **1) Does saving more lives lead to overpopulation?, 2) *Countries with a Lot of Neighbors, 3) 30 Minutes of Cold Water Magic In A Monterey Bay Kelp Forest, *****3.5) EYES ON EARTH: FLY ALONG WITH NASA'S EARTH SCIENCE MISSIONS IN REAL-TIME, ***4) A Global Breakdown of Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector, 5) Ranked: The 50 Companies That Use the Highest Percentage of Green Energy, 6) Why Calorie Counts Are Wrong, 7) How Does the Color of a Glass Bottle Affect the Beer Inside? 7) How Dogs Interpret Our Praise.
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Geology and Geography
1.Does Saving More Lives Lead to Overpopulation?
2. Countries with a Lot of Neighbors
Water
1. 30 Minutes of Cold Water Magic In A Monterey Bay Kelp Forest
Weather
1. Interactive map: Are you Dreaming of a White Christmas?
Space
1. Asteroid Dust Found at Chicxulub Crater Confirms Cause of Dinosaurs’ Extinction
Environmental
1. Eyes on Earth: Fly along with NASA's Earth Science Missions In Real-Time
2. A Global Breakdown of Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
3. Ranked: The 50 Companies That Use the Highest Percentage of Green Energy
General
1. Why Calorie Counts Are Wrong
2.How Does the Color of a Glass Bottle Affect the Beer Inside?
3. How Dogs Interpret Our Praise
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Geology and Geography
Site Name
Does saving more lives lead to overpopulation?
Site URL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=obRG-2jurz0&feature=youtu.be&utm_content=buffer1ea19&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
Site Author
Bill Gates
Suggested by
Simon Kuestenmacher
Description
“Bill Gates explains his answer to the tough question from this year's Annual Letter: "Does saving kids' lives lead to overpopulation?"
Site Name
Countries With A Lot Of Neighbors
Site URL
https://twitter.com/simongerman600/status/1474789550161596417
Site Author
Simon Kuestenmacher
Suggested by
Simon Kuestenmacher
Description
“Map shows how many countries each country shares land border with. More borders means more potential for conflict.”
Water
Site Name
30 Minutes Of Cold Water Magic In A Monterey Bay Kelp Forest
Site URL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIJFTbAS6S0
Site Author
Underwaterpat
Suggested by
NESTA Twitter
Description
“This past weekend was as good as it gets in the kelp forests of Monterey Bay—ocean sunfish (Mola mola) patrolling the dropoffs, rockfish schools lazily hiding among the columns of the kelp cathedral, millions of pyrosomes washing up with the currents among the other jellies; and all of it bathed in the clear jade-blue waters of coastal California at its best.”
Weather
Site Name
Interactive map: Are you Dreaming of a White Christmas?
Site URL
https://www.climate.gov/news-features/understanding-climate/interactive-map-are-you-dreaming-white-christmas
Site Author
Rebecca Lindsay and Susan Osborne
Suggested by
NESTA Twitter
Description
“The map above shows the historic probability of there being at least 1 inch of snow on the ground at weather stations across the United States on December 25 based on the latest (1991-2020) U.S. Climate Normals from NOAAs National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).”
Space
Site Name
Asteroid Dust Found at Chicxulub Crater Confirms Cause of Dinosaurs’ Extinction
Site URL
https://astronomy.com/news/2021/03/asteroid-dust-found-at-chicxulub-crater-confirms-cause-of-dinosaurs-extinction?utm_source=asytwitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=asytwitter
Site Author
Jake Parks
Suggested by
NESTA Twitter
Description
“Although an asteroid impact has long been the suspected cause of the mass extinction 66 million years ago, researchers think new evidence finally closes the case.”
Environmental
Name
Eyes on Earth: Fly along with NASA's Earth Science Missions In Real-Time
Site URL
https://eyes.nasa.gov/apps/earth/#/
Site Author
NASA
Suggested By
L. Mascotti
Description
Fly along with NASA's Earth science missions in real-time, monitor Earth's vital signs like Carbon Dioxide, Ozone and Sea Level, and see satellite imagery of the latest major weather events, all in an immersive, 3D environment.
Site Name
A Global Breakdown of Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
Site URL
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/a-global-breakdown-of-greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-sector/
Site Author
Our World in Data
Suggested by
Mark Francek
Description
“To uncover the major sectors where these emissions originate, this graphic from Our World in Data pulls in data from 2016 courtesy of Climate Watch and the World Resources Institute, when total emissions reached 49.4 billion tons of CO₂ equivalents (CO₂e).”
Site Name
Ranked: The 50 Companies That Use the Highest Percentage of Green Energy
Site URL
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-the-50-companies-that-use-the-highest-percentage-of-green-energy/
Site Author
Anshool Deshmukh
Suggested by
Mark Francek
Description
“Based on data from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), this infographic by SolarPower.Guide shows the top 50 greenest companies, based on the highest proportion of green energy used in their overall consumption mix.”
General
Site Name
Why Calorie Counts Are Wrong
Site URL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETdoQDP0gc0
Site Author
Scientific American
Suggested by
Mark Francek
Description
“Typical calorie counts ignore how we cook and process food, how gut bacteria interact with food and the overall complexity of human digestion. Scientific American editor Ferris Jabr explains.”
Site Name
How Does the Color of a Glass Bottle Affect the Beer Inside?
Site URL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPOqG2p5mIM
Site Author
Scientific American
Suggested by
Mark Francek
Description
Light triggers chemical reactions that make beer taste like skunk spray and onions.
Site Name
How Dogs Interpret Our Praise
Site URL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yw4U7CwO7Zg
Site Author
Scientific American
Suggested by
Mark Francek
Description
“Who’s a good boy?” Your dog construes your words and happy tone to know you mean him.
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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
Spring 2022 Office Hours: TTh 11-1:30 or by app't.
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This week’s 5 February 2022 Earth Science Sites of the Week feature the following resources:
______________________________________________________________________________
Editor’s Picks: **1) Does saving more lives lead to overpopulation?, 2) *Countries with a Lot of Neighbors, 3) 30 Minutes of Cold Water Magic In A Monterey Bay Kelp Forest, *****3.5) EYES ON EARTH: FLY ALONG WITH NASA'S EARTH SCIENCE MISSIONS IN REAL-TIME, ***4) A Global Breakdown of Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector, 5) Ranked: The 50 Companies That Use the Highest Percentage of Green Energy, 6) Why Calorie Counts Are Wrong, 7) How Does the Color of a Glass Bottle Affect the Beer Inside? 7) How Dogs Interpret Our Praise.
______________________________________________________________________________
Geology and Geography
1.Does Saving More Lives Lead to Overpopulation?
2. Countries with a Lot of Neighbors
Water
1. 30 Minutes of Cold Water Magic In A Monterey Bay Kelp Forest
Weather
1. Interactive map: Are you Dreaming of a White Christmas?
Space
1. Asteroid Dust Found at Chicxulub Crater Confirms Cause of Dinosaurs’ Extinction
Environmental
1. Eyes on Earth: Fly along with NASA's Earth Science Missions In Real-Time
2. A Global Breakdown of Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
3. Ranked: The 50 Companies That Use the Highest Percentage of Green Energy
General
1. Why Calorie Counts Are Wrong
2.How Does the Color of a Glass Bottle Affect the Beer Inside?
3. How Dogs Interpret Our Praise
______________________________________________________________________________
Geology and Geography
Site Name
Does saving more lives lead to overpopulation?
Site URL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=obRG-2jurz0&feature=youtu.be&utm_content=buffer1ea19&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
Site Author
Bill Gates
Suggested by
Simon Kuestenmacher
Description
“Bill Gates explains his answer to the tough question from this year's Annual Letter: "Does saving kids' lives lead to overpopulation?"
Site Name
Countries With A Lot Of Neighbors
Site URL
https://twitter.com/simongerman600/status/1474789550161596417
Site Author
Simon Kuestenmacher
Suggested by
Simon Kuestenmacher
Description
“Map shows how many countries each country shares land border with. More borders means more potential for conflict.”
Water
Site Name
30 Minutes Of Cold Water Magic In A Monterey Bay Kelp Forest
Site URL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIJFTbAS6S0
Site Author
Underwaterpat
Suggested by
NESTA Twitter
Description
“This past weekend was as good as it gets in the kelp forests of Monterey Bay—ocean sunfish (Mola mola) patrolling the dropoffs, rockfish schools lazily hiding among the columns of the kelp cathedral, millions of pyrosomes washing up with the currents among the other jellies; and all of it bathed in the clear jade-blue waters of coastal California at its best.”
Weather
Site Name
Interactive map: Are you Dreaming of a White Christmas?
Site URL
https://www.climate.gov/news-features/understanding-climate/interactive-map-are-you-dreaming-white-christmas
Site Author
Rebecca Lindsay and Susan Osborne
Suggested by
NESTA Twitter
Description
“The map above shows the historic probability of there being at least 1 inch of snow on the ground at weather stations across the United States on December 25 based on the latest (1991-2020) U.S. Climate Normals from NOAAs National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).”
Space
Site Name
Asteroid Dust Found at Chicxulub Crater Confirms Cause of Dinosaurs’ Extinction
Site URL
https://astronomy.com/news/2021/03/asteroid-dust-found-at-chicxulub-crater-confirms-cause-of-dinosaurs-extinction?utm_source=asytwitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=asytwitter
Site Author
Jake Parks
Suggested by
NESTA Twitter
Description
“Although an asteroid impact has long been the suspected cause of the mass extinction 66 million years ago, researchers think new evidence finally closes the case.”
Environmental
Name
Eyes on Earth: Fly along with NASA's Earth Science Missions In Real-Time
Site URL
https://eyes.nasa.gov/apps/earth/#/
Site Author
NASA
Suggested By
L. Mascotti
Description
Fly along with NASA's Earth science missions in real-time, monitor Earth's vital signs like Carbon Dioxide, Ozone and Sea Level, and see satellite imagery of the latest major weather events, all in an immersive, 3D environment.
Site Name
A Global Breakdown of Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
Site URL
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/a-global-breakdown-of-greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-sector/
Site Author
Our World in Data
Suggested by
Mark Francek
Description
“To uncover the major sectors where these emissions originate, this graphic from Our World in Data pulls in data from 2016 courtesy of Climate Watch and the World Resources Institute, when total emissions reached 49.4 billion tons of CO₂ equivalents (CO₂e).”
Site Name
Ranked: The 50 Companies That Use the Highest Percentage of Green Energy
Site URL
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-the-50-companies-that-use-the-highest-percentage-of-green-energy/
Site Author
Anshool Deshmukh
Suggested by
Mark Francek
Description
“Based on data from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), this infographic by SolarPower.Guide shows the top 50 greenest companies, based on the highest proportion of green energy used in their overall consumption mix.”
General
Site Name
Why Calorie Counts Are Wrong
Site URL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETdoQDP0gc0
Site Author
Scientific American
Suggested by
Mark Francek
Description
“Typical calorie counts ignore how we cook and process food, how gut bacteria interact with food and the overall complexity of human digestion. Scientific American editor Ferris Jabr explains.”
Site Name
How Does the Color of a Glass Bottle Affect the Beer Inside?
Site URL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPOqG2p5mIM
Site Author
Scientific American
Suggested by
Mark Francek
Description
Light triggers chemical reactions that make beer taste like skunk spray and onions.
Site Name
How Dogs Interpret Our Praise
Site URL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yw4U7CwO7Zg
Site Author
Scientific American
Suggested by
Mark Francek
Description
“Who’s a good boy?” Your dog construes your words and happy tone to know you mean him.
*******************************************************************************************
Mark Francek
Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies
Dow 285
Central Michigan University
Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859
Phone: (989) 774 7617
Spring 2022 Office Hours: TTh 11-1:30 or by app't.
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