“Circulation and Winds: Exploring the Ocean with Satellites” with Donna Witter (Mar 2001)
Originally presented March 10, 2001 Background information about Winds, Currents and Cores Dr. Michael J. Passow provided an overview of “Winds, Currents, and Cores” considered in today’s program. He also led participants through American...
“Why Is Europe Warmer than Canada? The Gulf Stream vs. Atmospheric Winds” with Martin Visbeck (Jan 2002)
Introduction by Dr. Michael J. Passow PowerPoint | HTML Earth Science Content Dr. Visbeck will share his investigations about the North Atlantic air-sea interactions to explain why western Europe has a milder climate than eastern Canada. The technology...
“What Can Ocean Temperatures Tell Us about Climate in the Southern Hemisphere?” + “Uncovering the Secrets of Lake Vostok” with Martin Visbeck and Michael Studinger (Nov 2003)
Guest Scientists: Martin Visbeck and Michael Studinger Originally presented 15 Nov 2003 Introductory Presentation by Dr. Michael J. Passow PowerPoint | Web Page Feel free to use any or all of our resources with your students. They are being organized...
“Exploring the Southern Oceans with Ships and Satellites” and “Beneath the Ocean Floor: What Do We Know and How Do We Know It?” with Christopher Small and Gregory Mountain (Mar 2004)
with Guests: Christopher Small and Gregory Mountain Originally presented 20 Mar 2004 Introductory Presentation by Dr. Michael J. Passow PowerPoint This is a large PowerPoint/html, best opened on a high-speed network system. To download the PowerPoint to your computer,...
Teaching About Hazards with Arthur Lerner-Lam and Bob Chen (Nov 2002)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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...