Twenty years after one of the country’s deadliest storms, scientists reflect on improvements in the ability to understand and predict disasters.
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When Disaster Science Strikes Close to Home
How have scientists across Los Angeles used their skills to help their communities recover from the 2025 fires?
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Where There’s Fire, There’s Smoke
Using both existing and newly launched monitoring instruments, researchers work to better understand air quality during and after the Los Angeles wildfires.
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Burning Urban and Wild Land Alike
When more densely populated Altadena and Pacific Palisades burned along with surrounding wildlands, hazards for residents didn’t stop when the fires were contained.
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Scrambling to Study Smoke on the Water
Timely action shows the impact of urban fires on freshwater and marine ecosystems.
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The Career Issue: Winds of Change
Read about how 12 Earth and space scientists found paths in academia, business, government, and nonprofits.
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Lucia Perez Diaz: Expressing Earth with Art
A geoscientist and illustrator finds artistic inspiration in plate tectonics and geodynamics.
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Phoebe Lam: Embracing the Ocean’s Complexities
A generalist at heart, this geochemist is unraveling the mysteries of the ocean’s chemical cycling.
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Stacey Hitchcock: From Fearing Storms to Seeking Them
This atmospheric scientist digs into the details of storms to help keep people safe.
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Wendy Bohon: Quelling Fears and Sparking Geoscience Joy
This earthquake enthusiast and science communicator wants you to know that a “whole ecosystem” of scientific careers exists outside of academia.