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Water World . NOW on PBS
Imagine you lived in a world of water. Your home is two-feet under. You wade through it, cook on it, and sleep above it. This is the reality for hundreds of thousands of people around the world, coastal populations on the front lines of climate change.
Only weeks before world leaders meet in Copenhagen to discuss climate change, NOW senior correspondent Maria Hinojosa travels to Bangladesh to examine some innovative solutions—from floating schools to rice that can "hold its breath" underwater—being implemented in a country where entire communities are inundated by water, battered by cyclones, and flooded from their homes.
YouTube - Alaskan Way Viaduct - Earthquake Simulation
This visualization shows the collapse of the Alaskan Way Viaduct, part of Washingtons State Route 99, and adjacent seawall due to a seismic event. The simulated earthquake is similar to the 2001 Nisqually earthquake but lasts longer, is closer to Seattle, or has a slightly greater magnitude.
VIDEO: Flooding Hits Bangladesh
As monsoons and cyclones worsen due to climate change in the South Asian country, many coastal peoples are migrating to drier cities.
Global warming may halve Bangladesh rice yields - SciDev.Net
Models to predict rice production
Before the flood: forecasts aid Bangladesh | Articles |
Use of models to predict floods
HowStuffWorks "Military Flight Simulators"
Simulators use sophisticated computer models to replicate a vehicle's capabilities and limitations within a stationary -- and safe -- computer station.
HowStuffWorks "When the Earth Moves"
in 2000, researchers using computer models (simulations) of earthquakes expressed renewed hope that prediction might become a reality.
HowStuffWorks "The Artificial Intelligence of Halo 2"
The Artificial Intelligence of Halo 2
by Robert Valdes
HowStuffWorks "Dinosaur Fossils"
Computer simulations help determine how fast a dinosaur could move and how it used its limbs. Researchers can also use computer models to reconstruct the dinosaur digitally,
HowStuffWorks "The Forecast: Better Weather Prediction Ahead"
Much of the improvement in weather forecasting has come about because of the development of forecasting software, computer programs that enable supercomputers to peer into the future more and more accurately. This advanced software includes computer models (simulations) that show how a particular weather system is likely to act.
HowStuffWorks "Virtual Crime Scene Graphics"
The first virtual crime scenes were created in computer models.
Software training courses and tutorials - The Online Training Library®
Slightly less expensive than Atomic learning. Offers monthly access for $25, good for a short term project.
scribus.net | Scribus Open Source Desktop Publishing
Scribus is an Open Source program that brings award-winning professional page layout to Linux/UNIX, Mac OS X, OS/2 Warp 4/eComStation and Windows desktops with a combination of "press-ready" output and new approaches to page layout. Underneath the modern and user friendly interface, Scribus supports professional publishing features, such as CMYK color, separations, Spot Colors, ICC color management and versatile PDF creation.
Explanation of computer models used to track hurricanes : Weather Underground
A bit technical but interesting
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