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  1. Holy smokes.......look at all of this debris from the Japanese tsunami washed up on the Alaska coast: usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/…
  2. You might want to start your day sometimes with the "Earth Science Picture of the Day", which you can see here: epod.usra.edu
  3. Did you know that the wheat harvest has already begun in the southern Plains? Great looking crop too: therepublic.com/view/story/535…
  4. Want to know what happens when we don't have enviro regulations? Have a look from my home state: nytimes.com/2012/05/20/mag…
  5. A nice article here about the great bedrock outcrops at Grand Ledge: lansingstatejournal.com/article/201205…
  6. Where is the record player and how does the vinyl get on the right place. These dudes have a cool take on geography: youtube.com/watch?feature=…
  7. Sometimes you have to post the heavy stuff. Global biodiversity down 30% in past 40 yrs due to human activities: msnbc.msn.com/id/47421743/ns…
  8. Interesting piece about an underwater volcano that grew like crazy in only 2 weeks: msnbc.msn.com/id/47405195/ns…
  9. Hey to all the newbies on my feed. Did anyone see England's Prince Charles read the weather? Not bad: bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotla…
  10. Check out this cool WWII fighter plane discovered in the Sahara Desert. How did dunes not bury this thing? vintagewings.ca/VintageNews/St…
  11. Next 14 days look really nice weather wise. Enjoy: cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predi…
  12. @paulpierce34 I'm a Jayhawk too Paul. Wanted you to know that I've enjoyed the hell out of watching you all these years. Rock Chalk baby!
  13. Check out this map of rainfall in the U.S. in the last 24 hrs. The northern plains have been drenched. weather.com/maps/activity/…
  14. Wonder why sunsets on Mars are blue? Seems that atmospheric dust there is just the size to scatter the red wavelength: andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com/2012/05/why-ar…
  15. Just had a paper published in Quaternary Research with one of my students. Good stuff about dunes: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
  16. A Harley swept from Japan in the recent tsunami wound up in British Columbia! Is being sent back to Japanese owner: photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/…
  17. For those of you who miss college, I'm in the midst of giving a final exam in my Stream Systems class. Easy for me......hard for them.
  18. Some good news for koalas in Oz. They are now being protected in some places: worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/…
  19. Cuddly koalas face an uncertain future in Australia: photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/…
  20. 113°F measured in Death Valley, Calif., on April 22 was tied for the hottest April temperature EVER recorded in the U.S.