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White House Issues Ambitious Arctic Research Plan

by Randy Showstack 23 December 201621 April 2023

The plan focuses on improving the well-being of Arctic residents and better understanding the components of the Arctic system.

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The Curious Case of Titan’s Missing Clouds

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 23 December 201621 April 2023

Two instruments, one region on Titan: One instrument saw clouds, the other didn't—what's going on?

Processes like mining and drilling tunnels, which displace material from the subsurface, can induce earthquakes.
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It’s Not Just Fracking: New Database of Human-Induced Quakes

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 22 December 201616 February 2022

In the largest compilation of anthropogenically induced earthquakes, causes range from building water reservoirs to mining.

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Scientists Ponder the Way Forward Under Incoming Administration

by Randy Showstack 20 December 201627 March 2023

Eos asked several attendees of the American Geophysical Union's Fall Meeting for reactions to the U.S. national election. Here are their thoughts.

A partial frame from a movie showing land cover change across the United States, created by Descartes Labs.
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Tracking Global Change with a Cloud-Based Living Atlas

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 19 December 20165 September 2023

With their feet in the cloud, Descartes Labs is pushing the limit of how we study the Earth with satellite images.

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Freezing Mars's Core—in the Lab

by Y. Saplakoglu 16 December 201615 March 2022

Mars's core, widely thought to be at least partially molten, may eventually solidify completely, and researchers have turned to lab experiments to find out how.

Japan’s Self-Defense Forces personnel examine a still-inundated area following the Kinu River’s 10 September flood.
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Can Data Extracted from Twitter Help Map Flood Hazards?

by T. L. Carey 16 December 201630 August 2022

Tweets, if scrutinized closely, may allow scientists to map hazards in real time, helping to guide emergency response.

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A Quest to Put Sea Level Rise Data in Your Pocket

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 15 December 201611 January 2023

A new climate change app uses interactive data maps to engage users and prompt the exploration of questions related to changing sea levels and climate vulnerability.

NOAA Climate.gov graph adapted from Figure 3.4 in the 2016 Arctic Report Card.
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2016 Arctic Report Card Highlights Dramatic Changes in Region

by Randy Showstack 15 December 201627 March 2023

The report says that the Arctic is warming twice as fast as the global average.

California governor Jerry Brown addresses a roomful of scientists at AGU’s 2016 Fall Meeting.
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California’s Governor Promises to Fight for Science

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 14 December 20166 October 2021

Scientific efforts must ratchet up in the face of rising climate change denial, Governor Brown said to a roomful of scientists.

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