Provide educational experiences, fellowship, and networking opportunity to any student who is interested in earth and environmental sciences.
Provide educational experiences and networking opportunity to any student who is interested in earth and environmental sciences (including but not limited to Geology, Geography, Oceanography, GeoScience, and Geographic Information Sciences).
11/19/2020
Dueling Dinosaurs | North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences The Dueling Dinosaurs have taken up permanent resident at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences. Join us on a journey 67 million years in the making!
11/19/2020
NC museum to welcome world’s only 100% complete T. Rex skeleton in unprecedented detail RALEIGH, N.C. — A 67-million-year-old battle for the ages is heading to the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. All those years ago, a Tyrannosaurus rex and a Triceratops horridus were…
08/18/2020
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2020/08/16/california-fire-tornado-warning/
A freak fire tornado warning was issued in California Saturday amid swarm of spinning blazes The fiery twisters formed as record-setting heat wave baked the West.
04/14/2020
Infamous Krakatoa Volcano Has Just Erupted The infamous volcano Krakatoa erupted Friday, spewing a large plume of ash 9 miles into the air. At approximately 11 p.m. local time, the volcano’s loud eruption was reportedly heard by Indonesians in the country’s capital, Jakarta, more than 90 miles away. Images taken from a we**am near the ar...
02/26/2020
Five earthquakes in 4 hours rattle Tennessee-North Carolina border, geologists say The quakes hit early Tuesday.
11/17/2019
Stalled weather patterns will get bigger due to climate change: Relationship between jet stream, atmospheric blocking events Climate change will increase the size of stalled high-pressure systems that can cause heat waves, droughts and other extreme weather, according to a new study.
10/14/2019
Melting ice is slowing down the Atlantic ocean's circulation system. Yes, that's similar to what happens in 'The Day After Tomorrow.' A new UN report found global oceans could rise 3 feet by 2100 due in part to melting ice. That melt could also slow the Atlantic ocean current system.
Just a little friendly reminder to all that our next meeting will take place this Thursday, October 17th, at 6pm in DL 224.
After a change of pace we will be meeting on alternating Tuesdays and Thursdays at the usual time and place. Our next meeting will be this coming Tuesday, October 8th, at 6pm. Hope you can make it!
Sorry for any confusion this evening - due to extenuating circumstances our next meeting has been postponed once again. We will meet next Thursday, October 3rd, at 6pm in DL 224.
09/20/2019
8 earthquakes strike North Carolina within one week In one week, eight earthquakes between magnitudes 1.4 to 2.5 hit the Western North Carolina region, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).