New Technologies For Understanding Seismic Risks
Chapter 3 of Rediscovering the Golden State covers our modern geologic features, including a survey of the state’s major faults and the seismic risks they represent. Recent research on...
Applied Geography
Weather Science Behind the Firestorms
Experiencing autumn’s Santa Ana winds in southern California (and similar winds in northern California with names such as Diablo) and the occasional wildfires they fan would leave any curious...
Chasing Earthquakes and Tsunami in Humboldt County and the Northwest Coast
There is a region in California that experiences more frequent damaging earthquakes and tsunami than anywhere on the U.S. West Coast outside Alaska. It is a region where subduction...
Two Californias?
In many ways, the two Californias reflect larger-scale divisions that have become apparent across our nation in recent years. Regardless of our politics, we can all appreciate how oversimplified...
Finding California’s Geographic Center
Where is the geographic center of this strangely-shaped state? This geographic trivia has been debated for decades in California. Though it may have no practical significance, various communities have...
