Introduction by Dr. Michael J. Passow PowerPoint | HTML To download this presentation, if you have a Windows machine, right click on the PowerPoint link, and choose Save Target As…. Choose a location in the dialogue window that will open up and save the file...
“Living with Earthquakes” with Arthur Lerner-Lam (Oct 2003)
by admin | Jul 27, 2023 | Natural Hazards
Original presented 25 Oct 2003 Introductory Presentation by Dr. Michael J. Passow PowerPoint | HTML Feel free to use any or all of our resources with your students. They are being organized here for your convenience. We just ask that you cite the source. You...
“How Predictable Are Natural Disasters?” with Arthur Lerner-Lam (Jan 2000)
by admin | Jul 27, 2023 | Natural Hazards
with Dr. Arthur Lerner-Lam Originally presented Jan 2000 Introduction “Nothing can beat the excitement of collecting a singular piece of data, of measuring it delicately, of pronouncing it fit, and extracting its story. One thing an academic program in science must do...
“Assessing Natural Hazards” with Arthur Lerner-Lam (Nov 2001)
by admin | Jul 27, 2023 | Natural Hazards
Originally presented Nov 2011 Introduction to this Workshop Introduction to Teaching About Natural Disasters Dr. Michael J. Passow PowerPoint Integrating Educational Technologies There are many web resources you can use to teach about Natural Disasters. Here are two...
“Katrina & New Orleans: Hurricanes, Geology, Land Use and Disaster—Where Do We Go from Here?” with Klaus Jacob (Oct 2005)
by admin | Jul 27, 2023 | Natural Hazards
Originally presented 15 Oct 2005 Hurricanes Katrina and Rita may serve as a wake-up call for potential change coming throughout this century. No longer can we view hazardous weather as something that only affects “them” wherever “they” are, as the aftermath of these...
“Hazards and Risk Assessment” with Klaus Jacob (Jan 2007)
by admin | Jul 27, 2023 | Natural Hazards
Klaus Jacob Originally presented 20 Jan 2007 Earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, and other “geo-hazards” have become much more familiar following the Sumatra earthquake and tsunami that killed hundreds of thousands not long ago. LDEO scientists have long been in the...
“The Source and Solution to Groundwater Arsenic Contamination” with Benjamin Bostick (28 Mar 2015)
by admin | Jul 27, 2023 | Marine and Terrestrial Biology, Natural Hazards, Sustainable Future, Water Resources
The Source and Solution to Groundwater Arsenic Contamination Guest Scientist: Benjamin Bostick (Image credit: G. Hofer) Originally presented: 28 Mar 2015 Abstract:Arsenic is one of the most ubiquitous contaminants in groundwater and a major cause of disease worldwide....
BIG BOOMS! VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES with Arthur Lerner-Lam and Steven Goldstein (Nov 2004)
by admin | Jul 24, 2023 | Earthquakes & Volcanoes, Natural Hazards
Originally presented 20 Nov 2004 Guest Scientists: Art Lerner-Lam and Steve Goldstein 2004 has been an exciting year for seismologists, volcanologists, geophysicists, and Earth Science teachers and students! The same week at the end of September and beginning of...
“Why are Arc Magmas so Rich in Silica?”
by admin | Jul 24, 2023 | Earthquakes & Volcanoes, Natural Hazards, Uncategorized
with Suzanne Straub Oct 24, 2020Supported by NSF EAR 19-21624 Susanne’s slide showIntroductory slide show Magmas that are rich in silica- and volatiles (H2O, CO2, S) produce the most explosive eruptions on Earth. Most of these magmas erupt in volcanic arcs, which are...
“Developing Better Understanding of Hurricanes” with Allison Wing (14 Nov 2015)
by admin | Jul 20, 2023 | Climate Change, Natural Hazards, Using Data Sets
Originally presented 14 Nov 2015 Funded in part by NOAA Award Number NA15NOS0080223 through the National Ocean Service I am currently a National Science Foundation (NSF) Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, in...