Perspectives
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Resurrection.
res·ur·rec·tion[1] 1. the act of rising from the dead. 2. (initial capital letter ) the rising of Christ after His...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Geosciences and geo-scientists lawyer-up.
The news these days constantly reminds us that Earth scientists, however reluctantly, are finding themselves drawn into the legal arena....
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Quanta of thought, attention span, ants… and meteorologists
This past week, Michael Rosenwald wrote a thoughtful piece for the Washington Post entitled Serious reading takes a hit from...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Did AMS Washington Forum participants make history last week?
Okay, Bill, you said in last week’s post that I had a choice between another three routine days in the...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Three more days of office routine? Or… help make history?
The choice is yours. Working in the DC area… on Earth observations, sciences, and services, or at the intersection between...
AMS Programs, Perspectives
“Current” Affairs at the 2014 AMS Washington Forum
by Ellen Klicka, AMS Policy Program Very exciting developments are about to unfold at the Southeast National Marine Renewable Energy...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Landslide-ready Nation
The tragic landslide from last Saturday, March 22, and its frustrating and grief-stricken aftermath has focused minds. The U.S. Geological...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
The Great Alaska Earthquake of 1964 turns 50.
March 27th marks the 50th anniversary of the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in North America. It had a moment...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
The 2015 federal budget: rite of spring Washington-DC style
In case you needed any reminding, yesterday was the first day of spring. The poet Tennyson nicely articulated spring’s iconic...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
LOTRW in a nutshell: a Nigerian microcosm
The previous LOTRW post took a look at work of the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority to modernize...
