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Elizabeth Thompson, née Jacobsen, is a freelance writer living in northern Virginia. She is a former production assistant and staff writer for Eos. Elizabeth graduated from Williams College with a degree in biology and English, and she is working toward a master’s degree in science writing at Johns Hopkins University. She enjoys spending time outdoors and exploring the workings of the world as fully as she can.

A view of the San Andreas Fault
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How Fault Surface Features Can Tell Us About Future Earthquakes

Elizabeth Thompson by Elizabeth Thompson 21 December 202121 December 2021

A new study suggests ways to quantify fault maturity, a property that affects earthquake characteristics.

Posted inResearch Spotlights

众包科学帮助追踪有害蚊子

Elizabeth Thompson by Elizabeth Thompson 21 December 202127 March 2023

志愿者们通过一款应用程序收集数据,为研究提供支持,并对抗当地的蚊子种群。

The meeting point of the Pacific Ocean and the Tasman Sea
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Current History: Exploring the Past of the Tasman Leakage

Elizabeth Thompson by Elizabeth Thompson 17 November 20211 February 2022

A new study sheds light on an important Pacific-to-Atlantic connecting current, including the global changes that led to its flowing that ushered in near-modern ocean circulation.

The Aedes aegypti mosquito is capable of transmitting several diseases.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

App Tracks Harmful Mosquitos with Help from Crowdsourced Science

Elizabeth Thompson by Elizabeth Thompson 29 October 202128 March 2023

While collecting data using an app, volunteers have the chance to support research and fight mosquito populations on the ground.

Snow on Cloudripper in California
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Shifts in Weather Patterns Vary by Region

Elizabeth Thompson by Elizabeth Thompson 6 October 202126 October 2021

Decisions about water use will have to reflect changing trends in the local hydroclimate.

A smoking clearing after a forest fire in Brazil.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Amazon Deforestation and Fires are a Hazard to Public Health

Elizabeth Thompson by Elizabeth Thompson 27 August 202130 March 2023

Deforestation in the Amazon has dropped since the early 2000s, but it is slowly climbing again. A new study shows the impact of that climb on public health—and how much worse conditions could be.

西弗吉尼亚州的天然气管道地役权。
Posted inResearch Spotlights

美国天然气管道路线与环境公正

Elizabeth Thompson by Elizabeth Thompson 4 August 202112 November 2021

管道基础设施给美国最脆弱的社区带来了不成比例的负担。

A natural gas pipeline easement in West Virginia
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America’s Natural Gas Pipeline Routes and Environmental Justice

Elizabeth Thompson by Elizabeth Thompson 13 July 202111 October 2021

Pipeline infrastructure disproportionately burdens America’s most vulnerable communities.

A map of the western United States showing smoke transported after fires in August 2013
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Improved Algorithms Help Scientists Monitor Wildfires from Space

Elizabeth Thompson by Elizabeth Thompson 2 July 202126 April 2022

Wildfires release pollutants that harm human health. Quality satellite monitoring can help track these pollutants and predict where they may become health hazards.

一次严重的烟雾事件
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医院如何应对野火

Elizabeth Thompson by Elizabeth Thompson 23 June 202122 March 2023

一项新研究跟踪调查了野火烟雾污染之后重症监护病房的入院情况。长期或严重的烟雾事件有可能使医院资源紧张。

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