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Deborah Byrd

Biblical snake infestation down in Texas

Here's what it's like to live in Texas in summer 2011 - a U.S. state stricken with surreal heat and extreme drought and biblical snake infestation.

Deborah Byrd

September 2, 2011

Has Comet Elenin split in two or disintegrated?

Infamous Comet Elenin might be self-destructing. Its core appears elongated, and its brightness has decreased - telltale signs of a cometary break-up.

Deborah Byrd

August 30, 2011

Tropical Storm Katia seen as day breaks over Atlantic

A NOAA satellite captured this wondrous image of what might be a newly forming hurricane, Katia, building today in the eastern Atlantic.

Deborah Byrd

August 30, 2011

How to see Mars in August 2011

Mars will not look as big as the moon on August 27, 2011. But, in August 2011, you can see Mars as respectably bright ruddy star, in the eastern predawn sky

Deborah Byrd

August 27, 2011

Irene could bring storm surge flooding to NYC

Hurricane Irene is now Category 2, but it could still cause billions in damages. New York City has ordered the first mandatory evacuations in its history.

Eleanor Imster

Deborah Byrd

August 26, 2011

4.5-magnitude aftershock rattles DC region

Some Virginia and Washington, D.C. residents woke up in the middle of the night last night to an aftershock from Tuesday's earthquake.

Deborah Byrd

August 25, 2011

Colorado and East Coast earthquakes not related, says Rafael Abreu

EarthSky interviews a geophysicist about the August 22 and 23, 2011 earthquakes in Colorado and the U.S. eastern seaboard.

Beth Lebwohl

Deborah Byrd

August 23, 2011

5.8 magnitude earthquake rattles Washington D.C. and U.S. East Coast

USGS says a 5.8-magnitude earthquake has rattled the U.S. East Coast. Parts of the Pentagon, White House and Capitol were evacuated.

Deborah Byrd

August 23, 2011

5.3-magnitude earthquake in Colorado late night August 22

Eight earthquakes shook southern Colorado yesterday and last night (August 22 and 23, 2011) according to the USGS. The largest earthquake was magnitude 5.3.

Deborah Byrd

August 23, 2011

A more holistic farming approach with water

Because food production requires 70 to 90% of available water resources in some areas, a new approach to holistic farming may be needed.

Deborah Byrd

August 23, 2011

Deborah Byrd

Deborah Byrd (asteroid 3505 Byrd) helps edit EarthSky.org and is a frequent host of EarthSky videos. Deborah created the EarthSky radio series in 1991 and founded EarthSky.org in 1994. Prior to that, she had worked for the University of Texas McDonald Observatory since 1976, and created and produced their Star Date radio series. She has won a galaxy of awards from the broadcasting and science communities, including having an asteroid named in her honor in 1990, a Public Service Award from the National Science Board in 2003, and the Education Prize from the American Astronomical Society in 2020. A science communicator and educator since 1976, Byrd believes in science as a force for good in the world and a vital tool for the 21st century. "Being an EarthSky editor is like hosting a big global party for cool nature-lovers," she says.