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Deborah Byrd

Water issues worry Americans most, global warming least

Water issues worry Americans most - loss of open space and global warming worry Americans least - according to a new Gallup poll.

Deborah Byrd

March 28, 2011

Bill Nye explains possible breached core at Fukushima Reactor #3

The Fukushima Reactor #3 in Japan may have suffered a breach. Bill Nye the Science Guy describes the situation and explains the potential dangers to CNN.

Deborah Byrd

March 25, 2011

Jeremy Bentham on scenario planning for crucial choices in uncertain times

Corporations and the public and private sectors use scenario planning to help inform decision-making. It's a way of looking at alternate possible futures.

Deborah Byrd

March 23, 2011

Video of March 11, 2011 tsunami from ship at sea

The March 11, 2011 tsunami propagated outward from a 9.0-magnitude undersea earthquake, just 43 miles from its nearest point to Japan.

Deborah Byrd

March 19, 2011

Diluted radiation plume may reach California on Friday

The diluted radiation plume from Japan's damaged nuclear reactors might brush the Aleutian Islands today and sweep into southern California by late Friday.

Deborah Byrd

March 17, 2011

Did a supermoon cause the March 11, 2011 earthquake in Japan?

The moon was not a supermoon - not full, not closest to Earth - during the March 11 8.9-magnitude earthquake in Japan.

Deborah Byrd

March 15, 2011

Nuclear power plants crisis in Japan

Treehugger has provided some good basic articles about nuclear power plants and radiation exposure.

Deborah Byrd

March 15, 2011

Japan’s coastline before and after the tsunami

These NASA satellite photos from September 2010 and March 2011 show the contrast in the appearance of Japan's coastline, before and after the March 11 tsunami.

Deborah Byrd

March 14, 2011

Radioactive releases in Japan could go on for weeks or months, experts say

Japan faces continuing problems with its nuclear plants after the earthquake and tsunami on March 11.

Deborah Byrd

March 14, 2011

AP video on smoke from Japan nuclear reactor

Fears are growing about crises at Japanese nuclear reactors.

Deborah Byrd

March 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.