UMiamiMSC 101 2011

An interesting talk from Piccard on the topic of solar powered planes.

More on the BP oil spill, one year later

This movie will be screened on Tuesday (April 19th) at the School of Communication, Shoma Hall, 3053 April 19, 2011 at 6:30 PM. Looks VERY interesting! There will be a four point bonus question about this movie on quiz 12.

Lecture on Wed. April 20 at 6pm on Bahamas Blue Holes by Kenny Broad, should be VERY interesting! I will be driving after class to RSMAS and back to campus and will gladly take along anyone who wants to join. As some of you may know, I study the samples that Kenny collects from these caves (very exciting!). It should be really interesting and he's a really great speaker!

Okay, that was the initial report. It has now been downgraded by the USGS to 7.1. I haven't found any information on a tsunami event for this one.

Here's an interesting article about an island that could be flooded over and eliminated from Earth.

Should small island nations put efforts in adaptation vs emigration? Here's an interesting quote at the end of the article: "I do not believe that the world should sit idly by while entire countries are slowly but surely annihilated," Takesy said. "And do you really want five million angry Pacific Islanders to come knocking on your door?" raises some very interesting questions over who is responsible!

Victory? Do you think Japan will stick to their word?? We'll be talking about whaling tomorrow.

"The whale hunts, which Japan says are for scientific purposes, are allowed by the International Whaling Commission as an exception to the 1986 ban, but opponents say they are a cover for commercial whaling because whale meat not used for study is sold for consumption in Japan." What (if any) scientific studies have been done? Why does it require hunting the whales?

Another earthquake in the Pacific

Interesting look at some other issues on marine life associated with the Tsunami.

Specific trends of sea levels worldwide

This is an awesome and very simply diagram of how the greenhouse effect works!

The formation of the International Whaling Commission in 1946...commercial whaling regulations laid out. Click on "the schedule" link at the top for the details.

Horrifying images of the killing of pilot whales (members of the dolphin family) in Denmark- as discussed in todays presentation on poaching

This practice is considered a part of their culture, does that justify the killing of the pilot whales? Or should age old customs (such as this) be banned? Who has the right to make such a decision?