What Geologists Should Know About Ticks and Lyme Disease Posted: 22 Sep 2009 11:29 PM PDT Geologists and other outdoor workers should know how to recognize ticks, avoid tick bites and recognize the early signs of Lyme disease. Early treatment with antibiotics can produce a rapid and complete recovery. If you miss the early symptoms Lyme disease can cause chronic neurological problems and joint pain that can persist for years. |
| Through the Northwest Passage by Yacht Posted: 22 Sep 2009 10:02 PM PDT Since 1906 only 35 recreational yachts have completed a voyage through the Northwest Passage. This article and photo gallery documents the voyage of the Silent Sound and the people that the crew encountered in communities along the way. Related: What is the Northwest Passage? Northwest Passage Satellite Image |
| Posted: 22 Sep 2009 09:28 PM PDT An article in the Calgary Herald explores Canadian natural gas trends. Conventional production has been falling rapidly in response to costs. And, while unconventional production is climbing, it might not climb fast enough to replace the rate of conventional decline. |
| Giant Squid Caught in the Gulf of Mexico Posted: 22 Sep 2009 08:36 PM PDT Scientists towing a net more than 1500 feet below the surface caught a 19.5 foot-long giant squid in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana. This is the first giant squid seen in the Gulf since 1954. |
| Station Fire Burn Area Satellite Image Posted: 22 Sep 2009 01:16 PM PDT This image from NASA’s Earth Observatory shows the burn scar of California’s Station Fire as an irregular patch of reddish-brown in contrast to the urban street pattern of the city of Los Angeles below the burn area. |
| Posted: 22 Sep 2009 01:04 PM PDT This image shows estimates of rainfall for the southeastern United States from September 14–21 produced by the near-real-time, multi-satellite precipitation analysis at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. The highest rainfall amounts—more than 300 millimeters —appear in blue. The lightest amounts appear in pale green. Especially intense rainfall occurred in Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and northern Florida. [...] |
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