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A Wonderful Book for Mary Anning’s Birthday: The Fossil Hunter
Mary Anning deserves far more recognition than she gets. So, on the occasion of her 221st birthday, let me share with you a book that does her justice. Shelley Emling traces the story…
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Four Must-Read Mount St. Helens Books
It seems like entire libraries have been written about the Mount St. Helens eruption. Here are four books well worth reading. Let me just start by stating the obvious: this is far from…
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Forty Years Ago Today: The Cataclysm
“Vancouver! Vancouver! This is it!” – Last words of USGS volcanologist David Alexander Johnston, 8:32 am, May 18th, 1980 Dave Johnston would be 70 today, if he hadn’t been up at Coldwater II,…
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Scotland’s Explosive History: Volcanoes and the Making of Scotland
Let me admit from the start: I have a complicated relationship with Volcanoes and the Making of Scotland. I mean, volcanoes! Scotland!! What an awesome subject. Amazon classifies it as a textbook, while…