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Tree Ring Science and Tomorrow's Water
Scientific American
, Nov. 18, 2009

Rings of History
Christian Science Monitor
, Nov. 10, 2009

The Secret Life of Ancient Trees
Christian Science Monitor
, Nov. 10, 2009

Operation Ice Bridge
PRI's The World
, Oct. 12, 2009

NASA Flights Will Study Antarctic Changes
CNN
, Oct. 8, 2009

CO2 Shell Game
Columbia
, Oct. 1, 2009

'Planetary Boundaries' Have Been Crossed, Warns Provocative Study
environment360
, Sept. 23, 2009

In Bangladesh, Findings on Arsenic and Water
New York Times
, Sept. 22, 2009

Using Climate Models to Help the Everglades
EarthSky
, Aug. 26, 2009

Earthquakes and Polluted Wells Tied to Hydrofracking
WAMC, Northeast Public Radio
, Aug. 18, 2009

Drain the Ocean
National Geographic Channel
, Aug. 17, 2009

Natural Disaster Death Zones
Popular Science
, Aug. 8, 2009

Top Misconceptions About El Nino
Reuters
, Aug. 7, 2009

Mapping Wetlands in More Detail
Environmental Research Web
, Jul. 3, 2009

Nukes Underground: How Do We Know?
Why Files
, Jun. 11, 2009

Seismologists Monitor North Korea's Nuclear Blasts
USA Today
, May 31, 2009

N. Korea Test 5 Times Bigger Than Last
Agence France-Presse
, May 28, 2009

N. Korea Nuke Test Could Have Positive Outcome
New Scientist
, May 27, 2009

Confirming N. Korea Nuclear Blast Will Take Time
Agence France-Presse
, May 25, 2009

On Top of the World
Columbia
, May 1, 2009

A Peak Underneath
Columbia
, May 1, 2009

Exploring Seabed History With 600,000 Pounds of Pipe
Popular Mechanics
, Apr. 17, 2009

Earthquakes' Mysteries Stymie Efforts to Predict Them
New York Times
, Apr. 13, 2009

Polar Researchers Look for Climate Clues in Mountains of Data
PBS Newshour
, Apr. 10, 2009

Up Close With Ocean Cores
Popular Mechanics
, Apr. 9, 2009

Can Radon Gas Leaks Predict Earthquakes?
Christian Science Monitor
, Apr. 8, 2009

Italian Towns Crushed by Quake
NBC Nightly News
, Apr. 6, 2009

Earthquake Hits Central Italy
PRI's The World
, Apr. 6, 2009

Ocean Drilling: How the Past Provides Clues to Future
Popular Mechanics
, Apr. 3, 2009

Questions for an Icequake Expert
Popular Mechanics
, Apr. 1, 2009

Diamonds Are a Geologist's Best Friend
Discover
, Apr. 1, 2009

Is the Big One Near?
The Takeaway, WNYC
, Mar. 27, 2009

Can We Detect Nuclear Tests?
EarthSky
, Mar. 23, 2009

Advances in Monitoring Nuclear Weapon Testing
Scientific American
, Mar. 1, 2009

Alp-Sized Peaks Found Entombed in Antarctic Ice
Reuters
, Feb. 24, 2009

Antarctica's Impossible Peaks Come Into View
Nature
, Feb. 24, 2009

'Ghost Peaks' Mapped Under Ice
BBC
, Feb. 24, 2009

Possible Link Between Dam and China Quake
New York Times
, Feb. 6, 2009

Chinese Quake May Have Been Manmade
Telegraph (London)
, Feb. 2, 2009

J. Lamar Worzel, Columbia Physicist
Los Angeles Times
, Feb. 2, 2009

Origin of the Ocean Floor
Scientific American
, Feb. 1, 2009
Peter Kelemen

Oceanographer Who Knew Cold War's Deeper Secrets
Financial Times
, Jan. 31, 2009

A Library of Mud
NPR Science Friday
, Jan. 30, 2009

J. Lamar Worzel, Expert on Oceans' Depths
New York Times
, Jan. 26, 2009

Obama, Antarctica
Nature
, Jan. 20, 2009

Human Trigger for the Great Sichuan Quake?
Science
, Jan. 16, 2009

Comet Triggered Ancient Famine
New Scientist
, Jan. 7, 2009

Big Volcanoes Can Cool the Tropcis
Economic Times
, Jan. 6, 2009

Ice Calving Causes Glacial Earthquakes
ANI
, Jan. 4, 2009

Troubled Waters
The Economist
, Jan. 1, 2009

Tropics Cooled by Volcanic Eruptions
AFP
, Dec. 22, 2008

Link Between Tropical Temperatures, Volcanoes
Planet Earth
, Dec. 22, 2008

Climate Change, From Poland to the Poles
NPR Talk of the Nation
, Dec. 5, 2008

A Catastrophic Career
Discover
, Nov. 22, 2008

Professor Cited for Work on Dinosaur Extinction
Daily Californian
, Oct. 21, 2008

A Huge Mountain Range That Shouldn't Be There
MSNBC
, Oct. 21, 2008

Expedition Set for 'Ghost Peaks'
BBC News
, Oct. 14, 2008

Study: NYC at Greater Risk of Quake Than Believed
WCBS-TV, New York
, Aug. 22, 2008

Gamburtsev: Antarctica’s Ghostly Mountains
SciencePoles
, Aug. 19, 2008

The Tunguska Mystery
Scientific American
, Jul. 1, 2008

NASA Data Helps Pinpoint Impacted Populations in Disaster Aftermath
NASA.gov
, Jun. 12, 2008

The Top 5 Ways To Cause a Manmade Earthquake
Wired
, Jun. 4, 2008

The Sky Is Falling
The Atlantic Monthly
, Jun. 1, 2008

Calculating the Damage in China
NBC Nightly News
, May 12, 2008

Mother Nature Still in Charge
LiveScience
, May 9, 2008

U.S Earthquakes Jangle Nerves, Leave Scientists With Questions
ABC News
, May 7, 2008

Seven Questions: When Disaster Strikes
Foreign Policy
, May 1, 2008

Google Diving Into 3D Mapping of Oceans
CNET News
, Apr. 30, 2008

The Color of Plants on Other Worlds
Scientific American
, Apr. 1, 2008

Ancient Global Dimming Linked to Volcanic Eruption
National Geographic News
, Mar. 19, 2008

Oceans in Peril
NPR On Point
, Mar. 3, 2008

Live From the Southern Ocean: A Blog
Scientific American online
, Mar. 3, 2008

Unquiet Ice Speaks Volumes on Global Warming
Scientific American
, Feb. 1, 2008

Down to Earth With Robin Bell
Geotimes
, Feb. 1, 2008

Surprise Found in Earth’s Plumbing System
MSNBC
, Jan. 10, 2008

Antarctica May Contain ‘Oasis of Life’
National Geographic News
, Dec. 27, 2007

‘Noah’s Flood’ May Have Triggered European Farming
National Geographic News
, Nov. 20, 2007

Studying Earth’s Poles, Where Change Is Happening Fast
Earth & Sky syndicated radio
, Nov. 7, 2007

Ecological Effects of Southern California Wildfires Could Be Devastating
PopularMechanics.com
, Oct. 25, 2007

Clues Found to Mystery of Antarctic Mountain Formation
Fox News
, Jul. 25, 2007

Buried Lakes Send Antarctica’s Iced Slipping Faster Into the Sea
National Geographic News
, Feb. 21, 2007

Survey Targets “Ghost” Mountains
BBC News
, Dec. 13, 2006

Ancient Crash, Epic Wave
New York Times
, Nov. 14, 2006

Up and Away
The New Yorker
, Aug. 28, 2006

Earth Science Meets Social Science in a Study of Disasters
New York Times
, Mar. 14, 2006

William Haxby, Mapper of Ocean Floors
New York Times
, Jan. 9, 2006

Scientists Say Earth’s Center Rotates Faster Than Surface
New York Times
, Aug. 26, 2005

Quake Sounds Reveal Earth ‘Ripping Apart’
CNN
, Jul. 21, 2005

Near the Hudson, Studying Earth
New York Times
, Jan. 11, 2004

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