We are authors (together, individually and with others) of numerous books for teachers and kids, published in Australia and overseas. google_ad_width = 728; Buildings in Iceland are heated in this way from the country's many geothermal sites. Getty Images. Raised in Maryland and Alabama, Robin now lives with her husband in the Coast Range of western Oregon where she especially enjoys observing the wildlife on her property. Geothermal energy escapes as hot water at many hot springs or as steam at geysers. This energy is being used in UK since Roman times. Radishes Growing in Space: 27 days in 10 seconds, Microgravity on ISS, a NASA Explorers web series, Clangers Get a Visitor: Dr. Maggie Aderin-Pocock, In The Gale, a Birdsong Project collaboration by Yo-Yo Ma and Anna.