Posts by geogadmin

Jordan T. Hastings (PhD 2009) is a computational geographer, a moniker which spans computer algorithms, database management, geographic information systems, scientific modeling, cartography and visualization. He also is an experienced project manager, having led numerous database and GIS/mapping activities for government and industry sponsors. His current research focuses on gazetteers, geological maps, and data stewardship in the...

The following is a Public Release by Eurika.org, dated September 25 and with the title above: Permafrost thaw drives forest loss in Canada, while drought has killed trees in Panama, southern India, and Borneo. In the U.S., in Virginia, over-abundant deer eat trees before they reach maturity, while nitrogen pollution has changed soil chemistry in Canada and Panama. Continents apart, these changes have all been documented by the...

The Pew Charitable Trusts applauded President Barack Obama’s decision today [September 25] to expand the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument, a group of five highly protected reserves that is home to some of the nation’s most important ocean wilderness (source: Pew Press Release, titled “Obama Administration Expands Protection of U.S. Ocean Treasure: Decision significantly advances global ocean...