Graduate student Dayna Quick recently received the “Geosystems Award for Best Earth Systems Science Paper” given at the 65th Annual Conference of the California Geographic Society held this year in Bishop, Ca, April 29 – May 1. “Founded in 1946, the CGS is the oldest statewide organization dedicated to enhancing the understanding of geography as well as promoting interaction amongst academic and applied...
Read MoreA major study of the impact that household choices and behaviors have on urban ecosystems has been published in the April issue of the journal Ecological Applications. The project team includes Professors Joe McFadden and Jennifer King of the UCSB Department of Geography, with collaborators from the University of Minnesota. According to the press release issued by the UCSB Office of Public Affairs, the researchers explained that the...
Read MoreNot to stop one from erupting (unless you’ve seen too many Hollywood sci-fi films); perhaps to try to make one erupt (suggested by a Popular Science article in 1944 as a way to defeat the Japanese during WWII); and, more plausibly, to divert flowing lava. This topic was recently explored in a fascinating online blog by Erik Klemetti titled “Why would you ever bomb a volcano?” To quote Klemetti, “I poked...
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