Lorraine Carey

Lorraine Carey

  • Central College
  • Earth Science, Geology, Oceanography, Environmental Science
  • LHSB Rm 401
  • 713-718-7311
  • [email protected]

 

Geoscience Instructor - Earth Science, Geology, Oceanography, Meteorology, and Environmental Science

 

Please try to purchase your Textbooks at the beginning of the semester. See Textbook Instructions in Syllabus or in EagleOnline Canvas Course. Some courses will be participating in "First Day / Inclusive Access" in which the textbook costs are included in the Course Tuition and Fees.  Please check in PeopleSoft and with the HCC Bookstore  (https://hccs.bncollege.com/shop/hccs-central/home)   for textbook information. 

 

Earth Science, or Geoscience, is a broad term used to encompass all the sciences that study the Planet Earth. The Earth Sciences  include  Geology (Study of the Earth), Oceanography (study of Earth's Ocean), Environmental Science (study of the Interrelationships between the physical environment and the organisms that inhabit it, and man's impact on these), Meteorology (study of Earth's Atmosphere and Weather), and Earth Science (a general survey course of all the Earth Sciences - Geology, Oceanography, Meteorology, and a bit of Astronomy as well). 

To find out more about the Geology Program and how you can earn an A.S. Degree in Geology, visit our progran LearningWeb page:   https://learning.hccs.edu/programs/geology


 

 

 

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Kilauea Volcano, Big Island of Hawaii - January 8 2021

Kilauea had extensive eruption activity April to October 2018, then went quiet. It began erupting again in December of 2020 and is currently still erupting (as of Jan. 12, 2021). Seen above is a lava lake in the Halema'uma'u crater at the summit of Kilauea. In the background you can see Mauna Loa volcano, an also-active volcano on Hawaii. Volcanologists with the US Geological Survey (USGS) continually monitor Kilauea, Mauna Loa, and many other volcanoes in the Western U.S. (Alaska, Washington, Oregon, California, and at Yellowstone in Wyoming).

Question: Why do you think there are no volcanoes in other states? Curious?  Take a Geology class to find out!

 

KILAUEA -  LATEST UPDATES FROM HAWAII VOLCANOES OBSERVATORY:  

    https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea/multimedia_chronology.html

LATEST VIDEOS:   https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea/multimedia_videos.html

Kilauea eruption 2018 - Fissure 8 fountain reaching 230 ft; lava fragments building a mound (left of fountain) was 125 ft high (Courtesy USGS volcanoes)