Alaska's Redoubt volcano, near Anchorage, Alaska, began erupting March 22, 2009 and has done so six times in the past two days. Mount Redoubt has erupted three other times in the 20th century: 1902, 1966, and 1989.  There are many sources of information… more »

The Earth Sciences and Map Library will be closed Saturday, Februay 14 through Monday, February 16 in observance of the Presidents' Day holiday. Regular open hours will resume on Tuesday, February 17. more »

  Wednesday, November 19 is GIS Day. The UC Berkeley Geospatial Innovation Facility (GIF), Northern California Region of the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) the Bay Area Automated Mapping Association (BAAMA) are co-hostin… more »

The Geo-Information Systems Laboratory has made a map of Russian military activities and movements as of August 22. 2008 available online. The map includes locations of military checkpoints, land and naval forces, and the major movements of military inva… more »

The University of California, Berkeley Department of Geography Colloquium series continues Wednesday, April 23, 2008, with Dr. Gabrielle Bouleau who will discuss "Welfare rivers: French river restoration and political agendas 1900-2000."Dr. Bo… more »