River
New data shows El Mayor-Cucapah earthquake was simple on surface, complicated at depth
Typically, this line of intersection between the area where the fault slips and the ground is more complicated at the surface than at depth. But a new study of…
AgriLife Research ‘genetically fingerprinting’ E. coli from Lampasas and Leon watersheds
The Lampasas and Leon Rivers watersheds have been listed as impaired by the state due to high counts of E. coli and other bacteria taken in the late 1990s, but…
Scientists Report Dramatic Carbon Loss From Massive Arctic Wildfire
In a study published in this week’s issue of Nature, Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) senior scientist Gauis Shaver and his colleagues, including lead author…
Landsat Satellites Track Continued Missouri River Flooding
A Landsat 5 image of the area from May 5, 2011 shows normal flow. In contrast, a Landsat 7 image from July 17 depicts flood conditions in the same location. A…
Olympia hypothesis: Tsunamis buried the cult site on the Peloponnese
Olympia, site of the famous Temple of Zeus and original venue of the Olympic Games in ancient Greece, was presumably destroyed by repeated tsunamis that…
Record Snowfalls Causing High Waters In Great Plains, Says Geography Expert
Richard Marston, university distinguished professor and head of the department of geography, said that some mountainous states still have 200 percent of normal…