Kimberly M. S. Cartier, Author at Eos

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U.S. Businesses May Be Required to Report Emissions, Climate Risk

by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 22 March 202218 April 2022

The proposed rules seek to give investors more complete and standardized climate risk information. The move would bring U.S. policy closer to international standards.

A river of molten lava flows across a steaming black basalt landscape. The river flows from a volcanic rift near the top right of the image toward the bottom left. The fissure is filled with brighter and hotter lava and steam and gas billows up from it. The sky on the horizon is a hazy blue-gray.

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The Surprising Greenhouse Gas That Caused Volcanic Summer

by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 21 March 202212 April 2022

Extended periods of volcanism known as flood basalt eruptions lead to volcanic winters, which are often followed by an extended period of warming. But it was more than just carbon dioxide that warmed the globe.

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Hazards Scientist David Applegate Nominated for USGS Director

by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 14 March 202215 March 2022

If confirmed, Applegate would fill a yearlong vacancy at the head of the agency.

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Lipids from Europa’s Ocean Could Be Detectable on the Surface

by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 10 March 202210 March 2022

A super salty spring in the Canadian Arctic provides insights key to detecting life on a distant ocean world.

Four Black people sit in a small motorized boat as it moves up a flooded street toward prefabricated and mobile homes. The boat is near the bottom right of the image and is pointed toward center-left. All four people face away from the viewer. The sky is blue but mostly clouded over.

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Black Neighborhoods Will Bear Future Flood Burden

by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 4 March 20224 March 2022

Climate change, shifting populations, and infrastructure development in risky areas compound future flood loss risk.

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The Young Earth Under the Cool Sun

by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 22 February 202223 February 2022

How did our planet avoid being frozen solid during the early days of our solar system?

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Pollination Plummeted 31% in Polluted Fields

by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 18 February 202212 April 2022

Air pollution levels below “safe” limits (and lower than those commonly found in cities) led to a significant decrease in pollination by 10 common insects.