NEWS & VIEWS - COMMENT - Lessons from Sumatra - Although for most of us, the December tsunami in the Indian Ocean is now a distant event, it still continues to push researchers and policy-makers to examine the risks that natural hazards pose around the world. (English)
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Title:NEWS & VIEWS - COMMENT - Lessons from Sumatra - Although for most of us, the December tsunami in the Indian Ocean is now a distant event, it still continues to push researchers and policy-makers to examine the risks that natural hazards pose around the world.
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Table of contents – Volume 50, Issue 5
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FROM THE EDITOR| 2005
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LETTERS: Perspectives from readers| 2005
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NEWS & VIEWS - COMMENT - Lessons from Sumatra - Although for most of us, the December tsunami in the Indian Ocean is now a distant event, it still continues to push researchers and policy-makers to examine the risks that natural hazards pose around the world.Applegate, David et al. | 2005
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Lessons from SumatraApplegate, D. et al. | 2005
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NEWS & VIEWS - NEWS NOTES - Inside the "hobbit's" head - Broken bones yield T. rex tissue . Meteor Crater's slow impact . Falsification alleged at Yucca Mountain . NASA on deck . Lots of water on Mars . Soot from Indian cooking . More mercury in unexpected places . Early Jupiter spawned early meteorites . Oil prices spike| 2005
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NEWS & VIEWS - POLITICAL SCENE - Clear Skies Clouded in Legislative Discontent - As Congress debates how to regulate air pollutants, recent rules for controlling mercury have come under harsh criticism.Rowan, Linda et al. | 2005
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Clear Skies Clouded in Legislative Discontent: Congress debates how to regulate air pollutantsRowan, L. et al. | 2005
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MALARIA MAPPING AND PREVENTIONShaman, J. et al. | 2005
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MALARIA MAPPING AND PREVENTION - The history of malaria and its parasitic relationship between people and mosquitoes is long, but modern geospatial mapping tools are helping to prevent the disease's spread.Shaman, Jeffrey et al. | 2005
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LEAD'S TOXIC URBAN LEGACY AND CHILDREN'S HEALTH - Although phased out of U.S. paints and gasoline, lead remains in potentially dangerous concentrations in soils, posing risks to children in inner-city areas. Plus: Lead linked to violenceMielke, Howard W. et al. | 2005
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LEAD'S TOXIC URBAN LEGACY AND CHILDREN'S HEALTHMielke, H. W. et al. | 2005
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CHALLENGES TO CLEAN WATER WORLDWIDE - Globally, about 1.1 billion people lack access to clean water to meet their basic needs, and water-related diseases are still a rampant threat.Cain, Nicholas et al. | 2005
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CHALLENGES TO CLEAN WATER WORLDWIDECain, N. et al. | 2005
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WHERE ON EARTH?| 2005
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NEWS & VIEWS - GEOPHENOMENA - Small tsunami in Sumatra's second earthquake Tracking ice in the Antarctic| 2005
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Small tsunami in Sumatra's second earthquakeLubick, N. et al. | 2005
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NEWS & VIEWS - TRENDS & INNOVATIONS - Needling Out the Arsenic Epidemic - New technology may be the key to finding arsenic-free groundwater for the people of Bangladesh and other areas plagued with the natural contaminant.Sever, Megan et al. | 2005
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Needling Out the Arsenic EpidemicSever, M. et al. | 2005
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NEWS & VIEWS - EDUCATION & OUTREACH - Roving for Martian Designs - Students are busting out the creativity and the science know-how to create their own Mars rovers.Stafford, Laura et al. | 2005
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Roving for Martian DesignsStafford, L. et al. | 2005
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Urban oil drilling| 2005
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NEWS & VIEWS - ENERGY & RESOURCES - Urban oil drilling . ANWR gets through Senate| 2005
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NEWS & VIEWS - GEOMEDIA - Q&A: Author Frank Parchman talks about his recent book Echoes of Fury. . Books: Riding the Great Lakes: A review of The Living Great Lakes . DVDs: Libby, Montana in review . Maps: Showeasing Gunnisop Gorge . On the Web: Ecological and human health| 2005
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NEWS & VIEWS - BENCHMARKS May 18,1980 - Mount St. Helens volcano in Washington blows its top.| 2005
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May 18, 1980 Mount St. Helens volcano in Washington blows its top| 2005
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NEWS & VIEWS - PROFILES - Michael Collier: Doctor, photographer, geologist| 2005
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GEOMARKETPLACE| 2005
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CLASSIFIEDS: Career opportunities| 2005
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More Valuable Than Gold, or Not: The metal topping the magnificent Washington Monument is only a few bucks' worth of aluminumRossbacher, L. A. et al. | 2005
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NEWS & VIEWS - GEOLOGIC COLUMN - More Valuable Than Gold, or Not - The metal topping the magnificent Washington Monument is only a few bucks' worth of aluminum.Rossbacher, Lisa A. et al. | 2005