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Tag: Department of Geology and Geography

‘Black History Trail’ launches for Tybee Island visitors

For the past few years, a team of researchers at ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ has been collecting the stories and historic layout of the island. Specifically, landmarks from slavery and up to the Civil Rights Movement.

As a final product, the team launched a digital trail for visitors to follow; from the Lazaretto Creek quarantine station for enslaved people, to the Brown Cement Factory and other important sites on the island.

ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ explains recent Georgia earthquake

A total of three quakes were reported in the state in less than a week, raising questions about the nature of earthquakes in Georgia. James Reichard, Ph.D., ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ geology professor, has been speaking with news outlets about why it happened and what it can tell us about the state we live in.

ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ professor publishes article on how lichens and mosses affect the global water cycle

ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ ecohydrology professor John Van Stan, Ph.D., recently published an article in Nature Geoscience titled “Significant Contribution of Non-vascular Vegetation to Global Rainfall Interception.â€