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Colo. communitiescope with flooding
Boulder, Colo., likeotherparts of the state, recentlysufferedsignificantdamageas the result of flooding. But the city'sefforts to plan for the floodseem to havepaid off, as Boulder made itthrough the delugebetterthan some nearbycommunities. Still, the area -- and otherslikeit -- must find a way to cope with the continuedrisk of flooding. "Thisfloodthreatexistsall up and down the Front Range, so the samekind of thingcouldhappenanywhere," saidUniversity of Colorado geography professor John Pitlick. "And itdid."Los Angeles Times (tieredsubscription model) (9/21)
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Can Chile'sminingindustrycoexist with itsglaciers?
Chile'sglaciershaverecededrapidly in the pastfewdecades, reportedlyendangering the water supply in certainparts of the country. At the same time, the country'scopperindustryisseeking to expand, which some worrycouldfurther erode the remainingglaciers. The country haspassed a National Glacier Policy, butthathasnotsatisfiedenvironmentaladvocates. The policy "specificallystatesthatimpacts to glaciersmay be acceptableifrequired for the interest of the nation, a conditionthatisnotdefined by the policy," said Alexander Brenning, an associate professor of geographyatCanada'sUniversity of Waterloo.The Santiago Times (Chile) (9/22)
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How location-basedappsaffectourdailyexperience
There are a number of mobile applicationsthat can be used to help youfindyour way to yourlocal coffee shop or otherdestination of interest. However, the problem with theseappsisthatit'snotalwaysclearwhatalgorithmthey are using to directyou, said Clark UniversitygeographerJim Thatcher. "You can end up elidingentireareas of experience," he said.WNYC-AM/FM (New York Public Radio) (9/20)
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/ Understand the Critical Role of Oral Language in Reading for your Title I and ELL Students
Orallanguageis a predictor of future academic success. Learnhowresearcherssuggestapproachingorallanguageinstruction, particularly in ELL and Title I populationswheresocioeconomic status and home experiencesresult in a growingacademic gap. Read more.
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Denserurbanareasbetterable to weathernaturaldisaster
Areas hit by Hurricane Sandy thatwere more denselypopulated, with centralizedinfrastructure and mass transit, faredbetterduring the storm'saftermaththanthosethatwereless dense. That'soneexample of howhigher-densitycities are bettersuited to withstandclimatechange, writesVishaanChakrabarti, director of the Center for Urban Real Estate at Columbia University.The Atlantic Cities (9/19)
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Alaska glaciermeltuncoversancientforest
A forestburied under ice for more than 1,000 yearshasthawed from under Alaska'sMendenhallGlacier, near Juneau. While the slowlymeltingglacierhasbeenrevealing bits and pieces of the forest over the last 50 years, recently more treeshavebeenshowing up, many of themupright and some with bark and roots, sayresearchersat the University of Alaska Southeast.LiveScience.com/Our Amazing Planet (9/20)
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- Measuring the impact of war on historical societies
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Geovisualanalytics benefits schooldistrictplanners
Public schooldistricts are making use of geovisualanalytics to gain insightintoissuesranging from studentattrition to gang patternsthatcouldaffectidentification of schoolsafezones. Amongprogramshelpingschooldistrictofficials are GuideK12, a software programthatcollectsschool and government data to create mapsaimedatspotting trends, aswellasEsri's GIS software, whichhelpsdistricts do thingslikechoosewhere to put new schools and how to distributestudentswhenoldonesclose.T.H.E. Journal magazine (exclusivepreview for SmartBriefsubscribers) (9/2013)
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- Mobile appletsusers in countries with fewstreetaddresses share their location
VentureBeat (9/23)
- MappingOpenStreetMap's network of contributors
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Presidentialplenary to kick off "Geographies of Climate Change" theme
In herSeptembercolumn, AAG President Julie Winklerexplainsthat the "Geographies of Climate Change" themewasselected to "highlight the complex scale interactions of climatechangeincluding the observed and anticipatedspatialdifferentiation in potentialimpacts and vulnerability." Winkler'spresidentialplenary session on April 8, 2014, at the AAG Annual Meeting in Tampa, Fla., will kick off thistheme. For more information and guidelines on how to participate, see
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How to save on registration to AAG 2014
Register by Oct. 23 to receive an earlybird discount to the AAG Annual Meeting in Tampa, Fla. This conference is an interdisciplinary forum open to anyone with an interest in geography and relateddisciplines. Allscholars, researchers and students are welcome to share theirpapers and presentations. Visit the meeting portalat to register and for more information on themes, speakers and calls for papers. Read more.
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