Upon first glance, our (human) relationship with water is simple: we need water to live. What is less simple is exactly how we satisfy this fundamental need. How many of us Read More …
Author: Christyanne Melendez
Do You Know The Flow?
Do you know the flow? Do you know where our water has been and where it will go? In a coastal city like Read More …
Why Can’t Every Class Be Like This?!
“Why can’t every class be like this!…It’s all making sense!…I never knew there was so much beauty so close to home!” These are just a few of the comments that students expressed on a hybrid Geology/Geography field trip to Read More …
Natural History of Santa Monica Bay: Bike & Hike
Pictured (from left to right): Jing Liu (SMC Geography Professor), Christyanne Melendez (SMC Geology Professor), Ciaran Brewster (SMC Anthropology Professor), William Selby (retired SMC Geography Professor), and Joan Hackeling (SMC Geography Professor). What do sustainability, our connection to nature, Read More …
Physical Geology Heads to Devil’s Punchbowl Natural Area
It’s often said and widely understood that geology is a science that is best understood in context. Southern California offers no shortage of geologically interesting and complex locations to visit, one of which is the Devil’s Punchbowl Natural Area. On Read More …
Geography Tour of the National Weather Service Forecasting Office for Los Angeles and Oxnard
Interested geography students, Geography Professors Jing Liu and Joan Hackeling, and a weather-loving geologist, Professor Christyanne Melendez, toured the National Weather Service Forecasting office for Los Angeles and Oxnard on Friday, October 14, 2016. Aside from a gorgeous drive up Read More …