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Hazard a Guess? The riskiest science quiz you will ever take!
Over the last 30 years in the United States, how many people have died—on average—per year from floods?
EarthWord–Fugitive
“Whatcha gonna do when they come for you”-thinks this week’s EarthWord...
EarthView–Landsat, ASTER Work Together on Russian Wildfires
Satellites working together in this week’s EarthView to track a Russian Wildfire...
EarthWord–Morbidity
When you’re not dead yet, but aren’t feeling well either, there’s an EarthWord for that...
EarthView–Landsat Reveals Industrial Growth in Powder River Basin
Landsat shows how coal development in the Powder River Basin has changed the landscape since 1984...
Best Student Geological Map Competition Announced
Registration for the Best Student Geologic Map for 2016 ends July 12
The Case of the Missing Holotypes
Featuring lost museum specimens & watercolors...
EarthWord – Holotype
This week's EarthWord, to quote Indiana Jones, belongs in a museum...
EarthView–New Delhi Among Fastest Growing Urban Areas in the World
In 25 years, New Delhi's population almost trippled...
Hazard a Guess? The riskiest science quiz you will ever take!
In what year did the United States experience the most acres burned from wildfires (on record)?
EarthWord–Mortality Event
See a flock of birds fall from the sky? There’s an #EarthWord for that, and it isn’t “apocalypse”
EarthView–Large Wildfire Consumes Boreal Forest in Eastern Russia
Parts of greater Siberia, usually known for its shivering, is heating up in this week's EarthView...