Happy Saturday, science fans! I just like saying "science fans." Science fans.
You probably caught stories about Hurricane Humberto this week, but what you may not know is that Humberto was one of the fastest-intensifying tropical systems on record. He went from a tropical depression to category one hurricane in just fourteen hours. James Franklin, a forecaster at the National Hurricane Center in Miami, says it would be nice to know why that happened -- "someday."
More than forty earthquakes shook Indonesia this week, and seven of them were magnitude 6 or above -- a rare occurrence, indeed. Here's a map of the region, and the accompanying list of recent earthquakes. Seismologists are unsure what, if any, connection the recent activity has to a larger seismic, tectonic or volcanic framework.
Finally, I'm working on a feature story on forensic science classes in colleges and universities. More and more students are getting into forensics because of TV shows and books, but are they sticking with it to become qualified professionals, or are they becoming disillusioned by the line between real-life science and television? It's a basic question that leads us down many roads to many opinions. Find out how it works out next Thursday in the Chanticleer, and in early October on Alabama Public Radio.
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Science bump =P
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