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Avalanche Forecaster: This Is My Job
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Chris McCollister Jackson Hole, Wyo. Years on Job: 5 |
Previous Earth & the Environment Stories
| Las Vegas Tries to Prevent a Water Shortage The debate over a plan to pump water out of the Nevada desert could be the next battle in the war over the West's most vital natural resource. (Published in the February 2007 issue)
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| North Carolina Chemical Fire: What Went Wrong When a building full of hazardous waste went up in flames, a noxious cloud forced the evacuation of nearly 17,000 — and raised concerns about such facilities nationwide. (Published in the January 2007 issue)
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| Nuke Watch: How Scientists Sniffed Out N. Korea When North Korea announced its first nuclear test, confirmation came swiftly from around the world. In an online exclusive, we look at nuclear detection technology and find out just how tough it is to hide a weapons blast.
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| PM's Plan For Weathering The Worst It's always a good idea to be prepared for the unexpected. Having an up-to-date emergency disaster kit in your home and car can help your family better fare an emergency of any type, be it an extended blackout, a category 5 hurricane or a terrorist attack.
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| This Is My Job: Oceanographer As director of a Scripps Institution of Oceanography research center in San Diego, Eric Terrill's job is--in short--to see how the ocean works. (Published in the October 2006 issue)
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| Patrick Moore and Anna Aurillo Debate The Necessity of Nuclear Power (Published in the October 2006 issue)
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| Future Shocks Think mother nature has dealt us her worst? Think again. Five natural disasters poised to hit the U.S. and like nothing we've ever seen. (Published in the October 2006 issue)
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| This Is My Job: Geophysicist What are a geophysicist's tools of choice? Find out here. (Published in the August 2006 issue)
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| Crunching the Numbers on Alternative Fuels How far can you drive on a bushel of corn? As the race to board the alternative-fuel bandwagon heats up, Popular Mechanics discovers the truth about bio fuels in a special report. (Published in the May 2006 issue)
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| A More Candid Underwater Camera Oceans represent 99 percent of the planet's living space, but scientists have explored less than 5 percent of it. Eye-in-the-Sea, a deep-ocean probe, produces video of Earth's unknown residents by not terrifying them with harsh lighting and noise. (Published in the May 2006 issue)
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