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Deborah Byrd

Human world: humans and Earth are linked

What is a human world? When the first images of Earth were returned from space, we all realized that we live on a water planet. We and the Earth are linked.

Deborah Byrd

May 22, 2011

Martin Haigh on technologies for the world’s energy future

When it comes to technology and innovation, no one can predict what the future will bring. Martin Haigh with Shell is looking to possible alternate futures for global energy as the 21st century progresses.

Deborah Byrd

May 20, 2011

Tornado outbreak in southern U.S. was deadliest day ever

With more than 300 dead and the death toll still rising, April 27, 2011 ranks as one of the nation's deadliest tornado days.

Deborah Byrd

Jorge Salazar

April 29, 2011

Oil exploration and development in the Arctic

Robert Blaauw of Shell International participated in the Commission on Arctic Climate Change, which issued a report on oil exploration in spring 2011.

Deborah Byrd

April 28, 2011

Dramatic video of when tornado struck St. Louis airport

A video shows St. Louis International Airport on Friday, April 20 as a tornado struck. Record numbers of tornadoes expected in the U.S. midwest and southeast.

Deborah Byrd

April 25, 2011

Wim Thomas on energy supply and demand

From Wim Thomas: Energy demand is growing, as emerging economies demand their share. How might global energy supply and demand come to balance in the future?

Deborah Byrd

April 22, 2011

Sven Lindblad: Global community needs Arctic environment to thrive

Sven Lindblad has forged a legacy of respectful tourism. In 2011, he was part of the Aspen Institute Commission on Arctic Climate Change.

Jorge Salazar

Deborah Byrd

April 20, 2011

Fireball Network deployed by NASA

NASA cameras are tracking the paths of fiery meteors with a fireball network and using that data to compute the objects' original orbits in space.

Deborah Byrd

April 19, 2011

To celebrate Yuri, first space-Earth duet

NASA Astronaut Cady Coleman and Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson perform the first space-Earth duet celebrating Yuri.

Deborah Byrd

April 12, 2011

Fukushima severity rating same level as Chernobyl

The Fukushima situation has not changed, but the rating on the severity scale has been raised from 5 to 7, highest level on an international scale.

Deborah Byrd

April 12, 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.