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Letters and Comments - January 2, 2009
I've spent a fair amount of time in close study of volcanoes and volcanic activity, and, while it is possible the seismic activity is a precursor to some sort of eruption, it is extraordinarily unlikely to be a "big one" ["Yellowstone Earthquakes Under Supervolcano Caldera," usnews.com].
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Job Universe: Oceanographer
Money - December 11, 2008
Employment growth of 22 percent for geoscientists is expected between 2006 and 2016.
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Global Warming Triggers an International Race for the Arctic
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Thomas Omestad
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Nation & World - October 9, 2008
As the ice melts, national rivalries heat up over oil and gas deposits and shipping routes.
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Lasers, Software and the Devil's Slide
Science - July 2, 2008
New system lets engineers safely dig tunnel beneath landslide-prone coastal highway.
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Extinctions of Early Life Probably Happened Slowly Over Time, Not With a Bang
Science - June 26, 2008
The ocean is the primary cause of the world's mass extinctions over the past 500 million years.
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