Posts by geogadmin

The following was posted on The UCSB GradPost by Shawn Warner-Garcia, Professional Development Peer, Monday, March 2, 2015 with the title above: “Enlighten us, but make it quick.” That’s the theme of the UCSB Center for Spatial Studies’ annual Lightning Talks event, which took place last Wednesday, February 25, in the Mosher Alumni House. At the event, students, faculty, staff, and friends were challenged to...

Researchers at the University of Montana, Princeton University, Stanford University, and Rutgers University, among others, are collecting new measurements of tropical forests to gain a better understanding of how they respond to seasonal climate variations. The following News Report from the University of Montana, posted March 9, 2015 with the title above, goes on to state: The new information helps predict how the global tropics may...

The following article is from the USGS Newsroom, released March 10, 2015 with the title above: A new California earthquake forecast by the U.S. Geological Survey and partners revises scientific estimates for the chances of having large earthquakes over the next several decades. The Third Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast, or UCERF3, improves upon previous models by incorporating the latest data on the state’s complex...