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Elizabeth BornemanElizabeth Borneman

My name is Elizabeth Borneman and I am a freelance writer, reader, and coffee drinker. I live on a small island in Alaska, which gives me plenty of time to fish, hike, kayak, and be inspired by nature. I enjoy writing about the natural world and find lots of ways to flex my creative muscles on the beach, in the forest, or down at the local coffee shop.
This astronaut photograph of the Eastern Branch of the Rift (near Kenya’s southern border) highlights the classical geologic structures associated with a tectonic rift valley. Astronaut photograph ISS030-E-35487 was acquired on January 14, 2012.

The Continent of Africa Might Eventually Split

February 16, 2021February 15, 2021 by Elizabeth Borneman

Rifts could split Africa into pieces and create a new ocean that would form in the rift valleys.

Categories Geomorphology Tags Africa, plate tectonics
White heron wading in the wetlands in Ironia, New Jersey. Photo: USGS, public domain

Flooding Can Help Protect Wetlands From Climate Change

January 7, 2021 by Elizabeth Borneman

Targeted flooding may be one tool that conservationists and wetland restoration specialists have to make wetland areas more resilient in the face of climate change.

Categories Biogeography Tags climate change, flooding, wetland restoration, wetlands
Denali seen from backcountry Unit 13 on June 14, 2019. Photo: NPS / Emily Mesner

The Highest 11 Mountains in the United States

February 16, 2021December 3, 2020 by Elizabeth Borneman

Learn about the highest 11 mountains in the United States.

Categories Geomorphology Tags mountains, United States
A view of a suburban subdivision being developed in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Image: USGS, public domain.

What are 15-Minute Cities?

November 10, 2020 by Elizabeth Borneman

What if you could get from home to your job to the grocery store to the park, all in 15 minutes?

Categories Urban Geography Tags urban planning, walkable cities
Researchers hypothesize that languages with higher numbers of aspirated consonants, like the letters P, T, and K in English, allow for the spread of more particles from the speakers’ mouths. Image: RUDN

The Speaking Style of Some Languages May Help Spread COVID-19

October 14, 2020 by Elizabeth Borneman

Researchers hypothesize that languages with higher numbers of aspirated consonants, like the letters P, T, and K in English, allow for the spread of more particles from the speakers’ mouths.

Categories Health Geography Tags COVID-19, linguistics, pandemic
Crowded street in Tokyo, Japan by Alex Block

Study Forecasts World Population to Peak in 2064

September 26, 2020September 20, 2020 by Elizabeth Borneman

A report recently published by the University of Washington has estimated that the global population would peak in 2064 at 9.7 billion before declining to 8.8 billion in 2100.

Categories Population Geography Tags world population
Taken at about 30,000 feet (9 kilometers) over eastern Washington, the smoke plume (gray) feeds the pyrocumulonimbus cloud (white). Photo: David Peterson (U.S. Naval Research Laboratory), public domain, August 8, 2019.

Smoke from Australian Wildfires Reaches Atmospheric Highs

August 19, 2020 by Elizabeth Borneman

Smoke from the 2019 wildfires not only impacted Australian population centers but drifted far into the atmosphere as well.

Categories Climatology Tags Atmosphere, Australia, pyroCb, wildfires
A school of sicklefin devil rays. Source: NOAA, public domain.

Marine Species are Shifting Towards the Poles

July 21, 2020 by Elizabeth Borneman

A review of research found that marine species were shifting their habitats toward Earth’s poles on an average of six kilometers (3.7 miles) per year.

Categories Biogeography Tags bioshifts, climate change
Total burned area in 2019 compared to the 2001-2018 average in South America. From: Lizundia-Loiola, J., Pettinari, M.L., & Chuvieco, E. (2020). Temporal Anomalies in Burned Area via ESA.

2019 Was a Tumultuous Fire Season in the Amazon

July 9, 2020 by Elizabeth Borneman

Scientists and researchers have pieced together the many impacts the 2019 Amazon fire season had on that region and the world as a whole.

Categories Environmental Geography Tags Amazon, climate change, wildfire mapping
A sewage treatment plant. Photo: Montgomery County, CC BY 2.0

Testing Sewage Can Predict COVID-19 Spikes

September 26, 2020July 2, 2020 by Elizabeth Borneman

The concentration of coronavirus RNA in sewage could point researchers toward a clearer picture of how many residents have been infected by the virus in a specific area.

Categories Health Geography Tags COVID-19, epidemiology
Maps showing NO2 levels in central and eastern portions of the country from February 10–25 (during the quarantine) and April 20 to May 12 (after restrictions were lifted). Source: NASA.

Rebounding Pollution Levels Mark End of Coronavirus Lockdowns

July 8, 2020June 18, 2020 by Elizabeth Borneman

As countries reopen during the COVID-19 pandemic, an increase in pollution has been detected by NASA and European satellites.

Categories Remote Sensing Tags air pollution, coronavirus, COVID-19
Geoscientists with the Royal Observatory of Belgium reported that anthropogenic noise had dropped by a third after the lockdown was initiated on March 18, 2020.

Spread of Coronavirus May Have Seismic Implications

June 17, 2020 by Elizabeth Borneman

Scientists who record and observe seismic activity around the globe are detecting major decreases in activity as the effects of the Coronavirus continue.

Categories Environmental Geography Tags coronavirus, noise pollution, seismic activity
Screenshot from the Biodiversity Atlas of LA County

UCLA Researchers Map the Biodiversity of Los Angeles County

June 6, 2020 by Elizabeth Borneman

UCLA researchers have mapped the biodiversity of Los Angeles County.

Categories Biogeography Tags biodiversity
Map showing the location of Niue. Map: Equal Earth Wall Map, public domain.

Niue Designated the First Dark Sky Nation

October 18, 2020June 4, 2020 by Elizabeth Borneman

The Pacific island nation of Niue has made history as the first designated dark sky nation on Earth.

Categories Environmental Geography Tags dark sky nation, light pollution, niue
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