Environment & Geology

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Geotimes August 2004 Sara Pratt	It's in the Water The link between geology and wine may be strong, but according to some, the link between geology and beer is even stronger.
Geotimes August 2004 Naomi Lubick	Susan Solomon: Chemistry in the Clouds The atmospheric scientist, won the Blue Planet Prize last June for her work on the Antarctic ozone hole. The prestigious environmental award is given to two individuals or organizations every year by the Japanese Asahi Glass Foundation, along with 50 million yen (equivalent to about $460,000).
Science News July 31, 2004	Hurricane Season The U.S. Geological Survey offers a Web site devoted to the impact of hurricanes and extreme storms on coastal regions of the United States.
Geotimes July 2004 Lisa Rossbacher	Manna from the Heavens? Most geologists have multiple opportunities to identify rock samples collected by the public. And the more valuable the finder believes the materials to be, the less he wants to believe it is pyrite or quartz or a bovine femur.
Geotimes July 2004 Jay Chapman	Squishy plates Using groundbreaking satellite techniques, new research suggests continental crust reacts to strain more like toothpaste than rigid blocks of rock.
Geotimes July 2004 Megan Sever	Yellowstone Mudslides Close Entrance Following severe thunderstorms and heavy rains on Sunday night, mudslides cascaded off a Yellowstone National Park mountainside onto a road on Sunday, blocking off the eastern entrance to the park.
Geotimes July 2004 Megan Sever	Next Best Friend: Cultured Diamonds Conventional thinking about diamonds may soon be changing. Diamonds -- long prized for their beauty, rarity and long generation times -- are now being created in a matter of hours in laboratories.
Geotimes July 2004 Jay Chapman	Earthquake Rattles Tibet Early Monday morning, an earthquake shook the sparsely populated Gangdise Mountains in Tibet.
Geotimes July 2004 Jay Chapman	Virginia's Highlands The Grayson Highlands offers an opportunity to break the uniformity of the Appalachians and learn about the geologic history of eastern North America.
Science News July 3, 2004	Sky Lights This Web site offers beautifully illustrated explanations of spectacular phenomena ranging from rainbows to ice haloes.
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