New at Rosetta Stones: Nifty New Maps!

Want to see what a map of a brand-new and probably temporary island can tell us? Would you like to explore Mercury in all its topographic awesomeness? I’ve got a bit of both for you!

Maps are one of the most powerful tools humans have ever created. With a map, you can find your way around. You can organize information on all sorts of things: political affiliations, biospheres, changes in sea ice, migrations of people and animals. You can make maps that show regions changing over time, revealing history and telling stories. Geologic and topographic maps help us understand not only our world, but other worlds, too. Even the simplest maps can tell us important things about the places we’re studying. They can help us see things we never would have noticed without them. Continue reading “New at Rosetta Stones: Nifty New Maps!”

New at Rosetta Stones: Nifty New Maps!
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When Mount St. Helens erupted cataclysmically on May 18th, 1980, a lot of people were caught in the blast zone. Some witnessed the eruption from within the devastated area. Some were in the air, some on other Cascades peaks. Some didn’t survive, but left photos and notes behind. Everyone had a unique story to tell. USGS geologist Richard Waitt collects their stories in a volume that will chill, thrill, and keep you up at night. Anyone who’s at all interested in volcanic eruptions needs this book. My liveblogging of the reading experience can be found right here.

Live-Blogging Richard Waitt’s In the Path of Destruction: LOLspeak Edition

Live-Blogging Richard Waitt’s In the Path of Destruction II: Ominous Swelling Edition

Live-Blogging Richard Waitt’s In the Path of Destruction III: Eve of Destruction

Live-Blogging Richard Waitt’s In the Path of Destruction IV: Big Ba-Boom Edition

Live-Blogging Richard Waitt’s In the Path of Destruction V: Mountaineering During an Eruption Is Complicated Edition

Live-Blogging Richard Waitt’s In the Path of Destruction VI: The Devastation from Within

Live-Blogging Richard Waitt’s In the Path of Destruction VII: The Difference Between Life and Death Is Luck

Live-Blogging Richard Waitt’s In the Path of Destruction VIII: Different Views

Live-Blogging Richard Waitt’s In the Path of Destruction IX: “Is This What Pompeii Was Like?”

Live-Blogging Richard Waitt’s In the Path of Destruction X: Photographing a Cataclysm

Live-Blogging Richard Waitt’s In the Path of Destruction XI: Things Go South

Live-Blogging Richard Waitt’s In the Path of Destruction XII: From a Distance

To be continued…

Photo of my copy of Richard Waitt's In the Path of Destruction, which has a black and white photo of Mount St. Helens erupting.

If you love this book and need it instantly, you can pick up your own copy of In the Path of Destruction here. Purchases through that link help support my blogging, so thank you!

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