Bill Burgel is a geologist and oceanographer as well as a member of the Geological Society of America. He has studied in the Midwest, Intermountain-West, Pacific Northwest and Italy. He also has a background in the railroad industry. His grasp of geological principles is always updating as the science of geology is constantly changing and adapting as we learn new things about the earth.

An accomplished speaker, Bill gives presentations to audiences large and small throughout the US on topics such as travelogues, geology and railroads

He is knowledgeable about geologic trends around the world and can quickly prepare a lecture for the geology of the various destinations visited on the ship’s itinerary.

1. Volcanoes of Italy
2. Volcanoes and Central America
3. Volcanoes of Japan
4. Volcanoes of Hawaii
5. Volcanoes of The Philippines
6. The Synergy between the Development of the Railroad Industry and the Growth of the Science of Geology
7. Geology and Travelogue along 500-miles of the Columba River
8. The 2004 Boxing Day Earthquake & Tsunami in Indonesia
9. The March 11, 2011 Tohoku Earthquake & Tsunami in Japan
10. The 2022 Hunga-Tonga Eruption - Greatest Eruption Noise in Recent Years
11. The Asteroid Impact and the Extinction of Dinosaurs
12. Mega-Floods throughout the World
13. Missoula Mega-Flood
14. Glacial Erratics produced by the Missoula Flood.
15. Earthquake Preparedness
16. The Columbia River Gorge - Geology & Travelogue.
17. When Yellowstone was in Oregon
18. Railroads in Alaska
19. Building of our Nation's Railroad System
20. Alaskan Fauna
21. The History of Plate Tectonics
22. Geology of Alaska
23. Early Earthquake Warning Systems
24. How Civilization is Learning to Live with Earthquake Risk
25. Why Implementing High Speed Rail in the USA is so Difficult
26. Science and the Hubris of Man

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