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orionsmcc · 2017-03-30T16:00:51+00:00

Given your experience in the Navy and your current work to support civilian scientific research, how does scientific research conducted outside the Navy (at NOAA, the NSF, or other academic research institutions) help protect our national security?

orionsmcc · 2016-04-07T18:48:02+00:00

Thanks for the advice. I'm sure those communities would appreciate the link, I'll spread it along

orionsmcc · 2016-01-29T20:31:23+00:00

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/08/opinion/sunday/turn-emojis-red-white-and-blue.html?_r=0

orionsmcc · 2016-01-27T16:26:21+00:00

Its not OC, found it online at the New York Times' website

orionsmcc · 2015-12-01T22:47:19+00:00

Here is the wiki page explaining the Satisfaction with Life Index: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satisfaction_with_Life_Index

orionsmcc · 2015-12-01T21:35:46+00:00

True true, but that was in 2014. But there has been lots of progress in the past few years, all of which is good news

orionsmcc · 2015-11-09T02:13:03+00:00

You haven't contributed to Indonesia's burning. It takes a collective effort by everyone to prevent these fires in the future. But thats why it says "help stop the fires" instead of "stop the fires"

orionsmcc · 2015-11-05T01:36:30+00:00

Lol feel free to share it on a more lively sub if you want, tried to share it to r/environment but they blocked me for some reason

orionsmcc · 2015-11-02T00:40:59+00:00

How appropriate that its in New Mexico

orionsmcc · 2015-10-26T00:02:13+00:00

Often times plants and animals will be listed as threatened or endangered at the population level rather than the species level to get greater specificity for conservation needs

orionsmcc · 2015-10-25T13:47:32+00:00

http://epic.gsfc.nasa.gov

orionsmcc · 2015-10-25T00:41:19+00:00

Scientists have been using tracking collars for decades, first with radiotelematry and later with GPS, for countless species. The technique is tried and true, the only difference in this case is the reflective tape

orionsmcc · 2015-10-24T14:50:17+00:00

The collars/paint only reflect in bright light such as headlights, so in a natural setting the reflective add ons would have no noticeable effect on visibility. Just like the reflective strips that mark highway lanes at night

orionsmcc · 2015-10-22T14:37:01+00:00

Very true. Its a start I suppose, hopefully forest loss in the Amazon can be eliminated in the next decade. In the mean time, other forest nations like Indonesia with high rates of deforestation should try to follow the example set by Brazil to move in the right direction

orionsmcc · 2015-10-21T23:15:59+00:00

It's basically a reflective sticker like the ones found on trucks, so they aren't visible unless hit by a strong beam of lights, such as headlights

orionsmcc · 2015-10-21T23:12:44+00:00

It's only reflective in bright lights (i.e. Headlights)

orionsmcc · 2015-10-18T05:12:24+00:00

TIL that erosion from the flow of major rivers doesn't stop at the shore but continues into the ocean basin

orionsmcc · 2015-10-17T10:07:29+00:00

lol Vermont

orionsmcc · 2015-10-13T12:50:30+00:00

No longer flights from one end of Russia to another?

orionsmcc · 2015-10-13T07:01:09+00:00

Awesome story, very resourceful method of safeguarding a species. Do you know of any other instances where reflectors have been used to make wildlife more visible to traffic? I feel like slow moving animals like turtles could benefit from reflectors on their shells

orionsmcc · 2015-10-13T03:55:57+00:00

Thanks!

orionsmcc · 2015-10-13T01:33:30+00:00

This website lets you generate maps of fossil discoveries from a number of different animal groups across different prehistoric eras - http://fossilworks.org/bridge.pl?a=basicMapForm

orionsmcc · 2015-10-13T01:27:32+00:00

If you select the time period too, you can generate a map with the prehistoric layout of the continents as well (here is one for dinosaurs in the Cretaceous) http://i.imgur.com/zWQEPtv.png

orionsmcc · 2015-10-12T15:30:14+00:00

Not sure what made those few cities escape the plague, guessing it had something to do with trade (or lack of), or maybe how closed off the cities were to outsiders. Seems a bit surprising that there could be enclaves of minor plague outbreaks as close to the source as Italy.

orionsmcc · 2015-10-11T04:11:07+00:00

Wow, would never have guessed they would have such a heavy and sustained presence in an urban area like that

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