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Kate Wheeling

Kate Wheeling is a freelance journalist based in Santa Barbara, Calif. She writes about the environment, climate change, energy, and our relationship with the natural world. She was previously a staff writer at Pacific Standard, covering both environmental and criminal justice. Her work has also appeared in Outside, The New Republic, Medium, and elsewhere. She has a master’s degree in science journalism and a bachelor’s in behavioral neuroscience.

A magnified view of white minerals embedded in a gray crustal rock
Posted inNews

The Goldilocks Zone May Be Just Right for Migrating Metals

by Kate Wheeling 9 March 20225 May 2022

Researchers identified a gateway that allows metals critical for renewable energy technologies, like copper and gold, to make their way to the surface.

A gravel pit near Antofagasta, Chile, with an overlay of waveforms from the Iquique aftershock sequence
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Comparing Machine Learning Models for Earthquake Detection

by Kate Wheeling 24 February 202224 February 2022

A new study evaluated the performance of emerging deep learning models for earthquake detection, phase identification, and phase picking.

Posted inResearch Spotlights

地震资料中的断层和褶皱信号

by Kate Wheeling 20 January 202220 January 2022

种新的数值模型模拟了整个地震周期内的地壳褶皱。

Cataracts of the Nile River located between Khartoum, Sudan, and Aswan, Egypt
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Recovering Mantle Memories from River Profiles

by Kate Wheeling 14 January 202214 January 2022

Researchers use a closed-loop modeling strategy to validate regional uplift patterns recorded in river profiles across the African continent.

High school running track in Taiwan crossed by the Chelungpu fault
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Faulting and Folding Signals in Seismic Data

by Kate Wheeling 6 December 202126 January 2022

A novel numerical model simulates folding in Earth’s crust throughout the earthquake cycle.

The sun rises in a pink sky beyond the skyline of lower Manhattan.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

The Far-Reaching Consequences of Wildfire Smoke Plumes

by Kate Wheeling 1 December 20211 December 2021

Smoke from wildfires burning in the western United States carries harmful pollutants across the country.

An image of lava reaching the surface at night during the eruption on La Palma, Canary Islands
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Identifying an Eruption “Tipping Point” in Hot Spot Volcanoes

by Kate Wheeling 15 November 202115 November 2021

By analyzing lava samples, researchers show how chemical processes that occur during magma’s ascent to the surface may contribute to a volcano’s eruptible state.

Cross section of Chilean radiata pine
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Understanding Tremors Through Tree Rings

by Kate Wheeling 21 October 202110 November 2021

Researchers look to carbon isotopes and cell-level wood anatomy to understand how seismic-induced changes in water availability affect tree growth.

A packer installation near Ibra, Oman, in January 2019
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Shedding Light on Microbial Communities in Deep Aquifers

by Kate Wheeling 20 October 202116 May 2022

Researchers use a packer system to study the microbial communities living in waters sampled from deep, uncontaminated peridotite aquifers.

冰层覆盖的鄂陵湖。鄂陵湖是青藏高原上最大的淡水湖,面积达610平方公里。
Posted inResearch Spotlights

青藏高原湖泊成为热通量热点

by Kate Wheeling 15 October 202115 October 2021

作为世界上海拔最高的高原,青藏高原上的淡水湖就像透镜一样,吸收来自强烈太阳辐射的热量,加速冰盖融化,影响陆地-大气通量。

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