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Wildfires in Montana

acrawford September 11, 2017 2:42 pm

Windy, warm, and dry is a good recipe for wildfires, and that has been the norm for Montana this year.  For example, from June 1 through September 4, Missoula received 2.07 inches of precipitation, less than half its average rainfall … Continue reading →

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Flipping the Classroom with Meteorite Impacts

mpollock April 21, 2015 11:20 am

Our introductory courses don’t have labs, but that doesn’t stop our students from having hands-on experiences. Today, students in the Geology of Natural Hazards investigated the relationship between impact craters and projectile properties (size, mass, velocity) by experimenting with a tray of … Continue reading →

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Wooster’s Earthquake Machine

mpollock September 27, 2012 1:45 pm

WOOSTER, OH – Thanks to our crafty technician, the Wooster Geology Department is now the proud owner of an earthquake machine. The design comes from IRIS as a way to demonstrate Elastic Rebound Theory, the idea that stress accumulates on a … Continue reading →

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Collaborative (and sticky) Inquiry in the Geology of Natural Hazards

mpollock April 3, 2012 7:45 pm

Wooster, OH – Today’s hazards class was devoted to lava viscosity. Viscosity plays an important role in controlling how volcanoes behave, from determining how quickly magma ascends to whether the eruption will be explosive or effusive. In Hazards, we’ve been … Continue reading →

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Hazards Blog

mpollock January 25, 2010 11:15 am

Check out the GEOL 105 Blog: http://geol105naturalhazards.voices.wooster.edu/ Get to know the students over the week as they discuss their favorite hazards. Then follow the blog for updated information on current hazard-related events!

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