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Andrew J. Wight

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A New Tornado Database Helps Researchers Worldwide

by Andrew J. Wight 3 January 20257 January 2025

Thanks to unique geography and atmospheric conditions, the United States is a tornado hot spot, but these deadly whirlwinds also hit Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

A scientist collects soil samples in Ukraine.
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Ukrainian Scientists Race to Document Soil Fungi

by Andrew J. Wight 15 August 202415 August 2024

Genetic sequencing of samples collected from across the country contribute to a global database and may help researchers assess the damage caused by war.

Una persona agachada en un campo cultivado.
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Cómo el volcán Tungurahua arrojó metales pesados en el suministro alimentario de Ecuador

by Andrew J. Wight 6 June 202410 June 2024

Cuando el volcán Tungurahua de Ecuador entró en erupción múltiples veces entre 1999 y 2016, las comunidades agrícolas cercanas fueron cubiertas por ceniza, la cual dejó metales pesados en sus cultivos.

Brown-gray ash covers a building and surrounding fields.
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How Tungurahua Volcano Dropped Heavy Metals into Ecuador’s Food Supply

by Andrew J. Wight 13 May 20246 June 2024

When Ecuador’s Tungurahua volcano erupted multiple times between 1999 and 2016, nearby farming communities were covered in ash, which left heavy metals in their crops.

Lava in the Halemaʻumaʻu crater in the Kīlauea volcano.
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Volcanic Lava Lake Belts Out Its Secrets in Seismic “Songs”

by Andrew J. Wight 15 July 20229 March 2023

A cacophony of magma displacements and volcanic gases recorded underneath Kīlauea’s roiling lake of lava could one day provide information to help predict future eruptions.

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Newly Discovered Lake May Offer a Glimpse into Antarctica’s Past

by Andrew J. Wight 9 June 20229 June 2022

Scientists dive in—metaphorically—to Lake Snow Eagle, only recently revealed through ice-penetrating radar.

Kichwa forest monitors in a deforested site at Copal Urco in the Peruvian Amazon.
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Indigenous Peoples Harness Space Technology to Stop Deforestation

by Andrew J. Wight 26 August 202130 March 2023

Satellite observations have long been used to detect deforestation, and a new study shows that giving Indigenous groups greater access to these data can improve response times and reduce tree cover loss.

Pacific Ocean off the coast of Nuquí, Chocó, Colombia
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Climate Clues from One of the Rainiest Places on Earth

by Andrew J. Wight 7 June 20218 March 2022

One of the world’s rainiest places lies off Colombia’s Pacific coast. New field research sheds light on the Chocó low-level jet, a phenomenon responsible for the region’s precipitation.

Ripe coffee cherries (red) are ready to harvest in the shade of the forest in Serranía de San Lucas, in northern Colombia
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A Warming World Threatens Colombia’s Coffee Future

by Andrew J. Wight 28 April 202120 October 2021

Colombia is the second-largest producer of Arabica coffee, but changing climate, soil, and precipitation patterns are already altering the harvest volume, production techniques, and even the taste of coffee.

Paleolimnologist Tumaini Kamulali takes core samples on Sweeney Lake in Minnesota.
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Why Aren’t There More Journal Papers by African Geoscientists?

by Andrew J. Wight 17 February 202130 May 2024

Africa is a geoscientist’s dream. But new research shows that less than 4% of the world’s high-impact geoscience papers focus on Africa, and few of those have even one African author.

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