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If These Cliffs Could Talk: The Cliffs of the Ah-wah-nee that Never Got Legends 

Do you know these places? Would a place that has cliffs like these merit being declared a national park? Thankfully, these rocky precipices are in a national park already. But these are not the iconic features that end up in the photo collections of the millions of tourists that visit this place every year. But these cliffs contribute to the awesome scenery by serving as the backdrop

Archival Gold: FEMA Photo Library 

It's been a while since I did a photo resource post, and in light of the recent swarm of tornadoes and damaging storms, I though the FEMA Photo Library would be appropriate to highlight. The collection of photos on FEMA's website does a great job of showing the human side of natural disasters - something that's just as important to think about as the scientific side of hazard management and mitigation. The "Photo Collections" link doesn't have many groups of photos yet, but a search on a [...]

Archival Gold: National Park Service Digital Image Archive 

The National Park Service Digital Image Archive is an excellent way to highlight exactly why we shouldn't be looking only toward discretionary spending (i.e., at the Department of the Interior) as a way to save money on the budget. It's only going to save a tiny fraction of what we could be cutting elsewhere, and it would be contributing to the neglect and loss of our national parks, which are an irreplaceable part of our geologic heritage. The NPS photo collections can be searched by park and [...]

Geology Links for December 28th, 2010 

Links from del.icio.us, tagged with geology for December 28th, 2010: Science Product Support – Plate Motion Calculator | UNAVCO Facility CVO Menu – Cascade Range Volcano Summary USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory (CVO) Smithsonian Institution – Global Volcanism Program: Worldwide Holocene Volcano and Eruption Information Landslide Photo Collections Landslide Monitoring [...]

Amazing Photo Collection 

Here is one of the most amazing photo collections that we have seen. They are high speed photography shots capturing water splashes, test vehicle impacts, birds in flight, bullets hitting objects, and darts breaking water balloons. Check them

TARA aerial imagery online 

The National Collection of Aerial Photography, held by the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), has recently allowed access to 4,000 images online. These air photo collections cover both Scotland and worldwide locations. The Aerial Reconnaissance Archives (TARA) offer worldwide coverage. From the TARA site: "The National Collection now also contains The Aerial Reconnaissance Archives (TARA) - millions of military reconnaissance images of locations [...]