Science lecture reveals ‘The World from Above’

The 2009 eruption of Mount Redoubt provided the perfect opportunity for volcanologist Peter Webley of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute to use photographs and technology to track ash clouds in real time.

Webley will discuss his research, and his tracking equipment and use of Google Earth for visualizing real-time satellite data, in his free lecture and learning session, “The World From Above: Natural Hazards in Alaska,” at 7 p.m. Monday, July 26. The event is part of the Monday Marvels series, a free hands-on session and lecture series presented by UAF Summer Sessions & Lifelong Learning and the Alaska Summer Research Academy.

All events are held in 201 Reichardt on UAF campus. Sessions are taught by ASRA faculty, cover a wide range of scientific topics, and are free. For information call 474-7077 or visit www.uaf.edu/summer.