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Jon Kelvey

Jon Kelvey is a freelance science writer who began writing for Eos in 2019. His work has also appeared in publications such as Air & Space, Cancer Today, Slate, and Smithsonian. He's been a daily newspaper reporter with the Baltimore Sun Group since 2014 covering health and features, coming to journalism after a decade in the California wine industry. He has a bachelor of arts in cognitive science from the University of California, Berkeley.

A photo of Agung volcano
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Lava from Bali Volcanoes Offers Window into Earth’s Mantle

by Jon Kelvey 13 August 20212 May 2022

Lava from the Agung and Batur volcanoes provides a near-pristine picture of Earth’s mantle and raises questions about all volcanoes along the Indonesian Sunda Arc and beyond.

Dos radiantes estudiantes sentadas en un escritorio en Nairobi, Kenia.
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La educación puede aumentar las emisiones pero mitigar el costo humano del cambio climático

by Jon Kelvey 28 May 202128 April 2022

El incremento en la educación en los países en vías de desarrollo podría traer un aumento modesto en las emisiones de carbono debido al crecimiento económico, pero la educación podría también reducir el impacto negativo del cambio climático en poblaciones vulnerables.

Two beaming schoolgirls sit at a desk in Nairobi, Kenya.
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Education May Increase Emissions but Mitigate Human Cost of Climate Change

by Jon Kelvey 9 June 202028 April 2022

Increasing education in the developing world could lead to a modest increase in carbon emissions due to economic growth, but education could also reduce the negative impact of climate change on vulnerable populations.

Satellite image of Lake Erie with a bright green algal bloom
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AquaSat Gives Water Quality Researchers New Eyes in the Sky

by Jon Kelvey 20 May 202022 November 2021

A new data set combining sample data and remote sensing could give scientists the power to make accurate predictions at a global scale.

Dark water and lighter-colored wave bubbles
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Shedding New Light on the Nitrogen Cycle in the Dark Ocean

by Jon Kelvey 6 May 202028 September 2021

Researchers find that the key players in nitrification may already be known.

Bolts of lightning strike a Swiss valley at night
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New Study Hints at Bespoke Future of Lightning Forecasting

by Jon Kelvey 13 February 202012 May 2020

Researchers used machine learning to develop a model that can predict lightning strikes to within 30 minutes of their occurrence and within 30 kilometers of a weather station by using just four simple atmospheric measurements.

A landscape of dark volcanic rocks forefronts a beautiful blue ocean.
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Leaky at the Core

by Jon Kelvey 23 September 201920 April 2022

New evidence from deep mantle plumes suggests that Earth’s liquid outer core might be leaking tungsten isotopes into the lower mantle.

Satellite image of a glacier
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Seismic Clues to Surging Glaciers

by Jon Kelvey 24 May 201920 October 2021

Measuring seismic waves passing through a glacier suggests that not only is liquid water playing a role in periodic surging but the water is channeled into cracks from across the ice.

Satellite image of a fire in Northern California
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New Eyes on Wildfires

by Jon Kelvey 30 April 2019

Onboard machine learning and compact thermal imaging could turn satellites into real-time fire management tools to help officials on the ground.

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