1 February 2011
Snow delay
Posted by Jessica Ball
So I was planning on a fascinating post about plants on volcanoes, but I got distracted by the great big snowstorm that’s heading my way:
Could be interesting... (Courtesy of the National Weather Service)
My university has actually cancelled classes in advance, which is impressive considering that they hardly ever close (even when the rest of the city does). Accordingly, getting gas and fixing the weather stripping on my front door had to take priority over blogging this evening, so I’ll work on the plant post tomorrow (and maybe take some snow photos, since we’re going to be getting a healthy helping tonight). Posting resumes tomorrow!
Jessica Ball is a volcanologist at the U.S. Geological Survey, researching volcanic hydrothermal systems and stability, and doing science communication for the California Volcano Observatory. She previously worked at the Geological Society of America's Washington DC Policy Office, learning about the intersection of Earth science and legislative affairs. Her Mendenhall postdoc and PhD focused on how water affects the stability of volcanoes, and involved both field investigations and numerical modeling applications. Her blogging covers a range of topics, from her experiences in academic geosciences to science outreach and communication to her field and lab work in volcanology.