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Mr. Tornado: Tetsuya “Ted” Fujita

July 1, 2014 BJ Deming

Tetsuya Fujita is best known for his tornado scale and research into thunderstorms and downbursts. He also did a lot of public outreach and has

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Here’s My New Book!

It’s on Amazon. The paperback costs a little more, but there are more images and they are aligned in-text like my blog posts!

What are the big cats? Where do they live? What do they do? How dangerous are they? Are big cats really endangered?

All this and more is covered in “Meet the Big Cats!”.

In addition to solid information about each member of Panthera (the big cat lineage), I’ve included plenty of images of big cats, especially in the paperback, as well as links to online videos, conservation websites, and other resources — in the eBook these links are live!

Buy “Meet the Big Cats!” and spend some time getting acquainted with your favorite big cat(s) today!

A good resource list when a volcano eruption makes headlines.

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BJ Deming

After getting an associate's degree in forestry, I studied geology in the 1980s but went into another field instead. The Internet renewed my interest in geoscience as a hobby. So, when some free time opened up after I retired, I decided to write a book about cat evolution. That has turned into a series and started a new career! Currently, I'm working on the next book in the series: a quick overview of the whole cat family. That is, the cats we know today. After that, come the sabertooths!

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