Thursday, November 14, 2013

Typhoon Haiyan - Interactive Before and After Photos + Two Videos

CLICK HERE to access the site, which includes two videos ("Aftermath" and "Haiyan's Approach") as well as the interactive photos.

Also, check out this animation of a storm surge from NOAA. - CLICK HERE

On a another note, this week's NOVA on PBS looks interesting - Asteroid: Doomsday or Payday

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Thursday, November 7, 2013

A Great Example of Differential Weathering

This photo, taken in the White Cliffs area along the Missouri River in central Montana, shows a friend standing near a concretion. Concretions are typically formed in sandstone such as the Eagle sandstone (Cretaceous age), which makes up the cliffs here as well as those along the Yellowstone River in the Billings area, including the "Rimrocks". Watch the short presentation below to see how differential weathering exposes them. To learn much more about how concretions form, CLICK HERE.

See more photos from our October trip through the White Cliffs.

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Thursday, October 31, 2013

Volcanic Eruption Viewed from Space Station

This footage, obtained by the International Space Station, provides a unique view of Sarychev Volcano (Kuril Islands, northeast of Japan) in the early stages of an eruption on June 12, 2009. To download a large still photo or the movie from the NASA Earth Observatory Website, CLICK HERE. The site also provides a detailed description of the photo and discusses theories about the interesting clouds.

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Friday, October 25, 2013

Hommocks Earth Science Department Resources

The Hommocks Middle School (Larchmont, NY) Earth Science Department has put together an impressive collection of resources to help students prepare for the the New York Regents Earth Science Exam. I especially like the animations. Here are a couple good ones that I found on their site.

Mid-Latitude Cyclone Animation

Annual Changes in Weather

There are many more. Here is the link to their site: www.hmxearthscience.com Thanks to Mr. Wing, Mr. Goldstein, Mr. Frantzis, and Mr. Sammartano!

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Friday, October 18, 2013

50 Maps That Will Help You Make Sense of the World

CLICK HERE to view the maps. Many are related to Earth Science.

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Friday, October 11, 2013

D-News Videos

This a GREAT collection of short videos from the Discovery Channel. Many of them are perfect for adolescents.

24 Earth Videos

21 Astronomy Videos

26 Space videos

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Friday, October 4, 2013

"Moving Heat" Interactive

This week's resource is a site that features several resources related to global circulation. CLICK HERE to access the site. Be sure to scroll down and check out the "Moving Heat" interactive from the NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio. CLICK HERE for direct access to that. Fiddle with the different options to see how it works.

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