17 March 2010
A Selection of Good Science Online This Week
Posted by Dan Satterfield
There are some fabulously well written blogs and excellent science sites online. I have never done a post of the best that I have come across before, until now!
So below is a sampling of sound science writing that got my attention this week.
Jim Robbins at Yale Environment 360 has an in depth piece on the great die off out west. Perhaps enough evidence to indict climate change for causing it, but not enough for a conviction as of yet.
I love astronomical time lapses and Amanda Bauer in the UK has a great one.
Astropixie has a beautiful time lapse from Mauna Kea. Great blog!
Tavie Greiner and Rob Keown have a post on International Sidewalk Astronomy Night.
March 20th is the equinox (No, eggs will not stand up any better than any other day) and it's also ISAN. Oh, and guess what it's free!
Nasa’s Earth Observatory site always has something I like and the rapid urbanization of Dubai is vividly shown by NASA’s Terra satellite.
All that oil makes them a lot of money doesn't it...
Dr. Erik Klemetti has a great profile of the active volcano Erta Ale on his blog ERUPTIONS
Got Magma???
Last but not least is Peter Sinclair’s Climate Denial Crock of the Week. Peter is superbly good at taking the spin out of inaccurate science reporting. This week he talks about where to get your science from, and where NOT to get it. Peter is the secret hero of a lot of scientists I think.
Dan Satterfield has worked as an on air meteorologist for 32 years in Oklahoma, Florida and Alabama. Forecasting weather is Dan's job, but all of Earth Science is his passion. This journal is where Dan writes about things he has too little time for on air. Dan blogs about peer-reviewed Earth science for Junior High level audiences and up.