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L. G. Shields

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Playing Their Way into the Geosciences

by L. G. Shields 16 April 20188 October 2021

Childhood recreational experiences help explain gender disparity and other differences in undergraduate students’ spatial abilities, researchers found.

A Basler BT-67 fixed wing aircraft releases oil dispersant over oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill on 5 May 2010.
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Oil Spill Response Knowledge Grows, but New Risks Emerge

by L. G. Shields 3 April 201818 May 2022

Oil spill expert Nancy Kinner discusses lessons learned from Deepwater Horizon, dangers of aging infrastructure and atomized dispersants, and a Russian plan that imperils Arctic waters.

Kevin Webster takes cave air measurements
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Some Caves Remove Methane from the Atmosphere, New Tests Reveal

by L. G. Shields 5 March 20182 November 2021

Isotopic signatures pinpoint the sinks and surprising sources of methane in widespread karst caves. Researchers suggest that this type of cave globally removes more methane than it produces.

Earthquakes, like two that struck Kumamoto, Japan, within 28 hours in April 2016, cause varying levels of damage to buildings
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Damage Assessment by Laser Could Focus Postearthquake Response

by L. G. Shields 6 February 20189 December 2022

Airborne lidar surveys taken before and after a powerful 2016 earthquake in Japan revealed the potential for such surveys to identify hard-hit buildings quickly. 

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