Hazards August 7, 2023 Wildfires 101 Although the US wildfire season this year doesn’t seem quite as intense as prior ones, we thought this excellent primer on how NASA, NOAA, and new technologies are helping predict and monitor wildfires around the globe.
An expansive view of most of Colorado looking from the south-south-west from the International Space Station (ISS). Photo credit: NASA. General, Geology April 8, 2022 NASA Earth Observatory One of our favorite online feeds is from the NASA Earth Observatory along with their Image of the Day. After catching a recent article on the San Luis Valley, we thought that our loyal subscribers might be interested…
Tree trunk with up-stream face scoured by debris flow Hazards, Publications June 23, 2021 HAZ-2021-01 Post-wildfire Hazards Noting that we were getting hundreds of search hits on a previous version of an info-brochure that we originally published in 2010, we decided to issue a new, updated version: HAZ-2021-01 Post-wildfire Hazards: Mud Slides :: Debris Flows. The subject is unfortunately very relevant given the…