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Finishing Up in Bangladesh
In the final push, we split into multiple teams, and caught up and completed all the seismometer installations on time.
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Installing the seismometer array
Helping Jim’s team, I assisted in installing stations and scouting locations. While some stations go quickly, others took multiple trips to find a good site. Time is growing short for getting all the seismometer installations done on time.
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Transition to Seismology Scouting
As we finished scouting and installing the GPS stations, we started to assist the seismology team in getting permission to install there instruments in Tea Estates.
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Finishing the GPS Scouting
We drove through the hills of Sylhet passed rice fields and tea plantations, and through woods looking for appropriate spots to install our GPS systems.
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Primary Schools to the Rescue
Up ahead was a school, perfect for a GPS installation. Schools proved to be the best sites in the hills, which we covered in either tea plantations or woods.
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Installing the First Two GPS Sites
From our base in Srimongal, now came the challenging work of finding appropriate locations to install the GPS. It requires a combination of the right tectonic setting and reinforced concrete buildings.
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Fellowship of the Seismometers
I am back in Bangladesh to start deployment of seismometers and GPS for a large new project that crosses 3 countries: Bangladesh, India and Myanmar.
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Scientists Find Strong Link Between Climate Change and Wildfires
High school students in a science communication class blog about research from Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory.
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Fire Modeling: A New Approach to Wildfire Prevention
High school students in a science communication class blog about research from Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory.
By studying thousands of buildings and analyzing their electricity use, Columbia Climate School Dean Alexis Abramson has been able to uncover ways to significantly cut energy consumption and emissions. Watch the Video: “Engineering a Cooler Future Through Smarter Buildings“
