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M. Kumar

Mohi Kumar is a past editor of Eos. She has also served as an editor for Smithsonian.com. Her deep-time chronology includes degrees from Columbia University and the California Institute of Technology, a stint as a high school math teacher, and service as an AmeriCorps volunteer.

High resolution map of Gulf of Mexico.
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Ten Mesmerizing Geophysical Maps That Double as Works of Art

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustratorMohi Kumar headshot by JoAnna Wendel and M. Kumar 13 October 20173 December 2021

From tiny seafloor features in the Gulf of Mexico to craters pocking the surface of Mars, the details on these maps captivate and fascinate.

A person wades through a Houston street flooded by rains from Hurricane Harvey on 28 August.
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A Diary of a Storm

Mohi Kumar headshot by M. Kumar 7 September 20173 November 2022

When Hurricane Harvey struck Texas more than a week ago, an Eos staff editor based in Houston hunkered down. Here’s her day-by-day account of the storm and its aftermath.

A crowd waits for totality at a 21 August 2017 eclipse viewing party in South Carolina.
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Howling at the Moon with Eclipse Enthusiasts

Mohi Kumar headshot by M. Kumar 22 August 20174 November 2022

From the reporters who stared at goats to poets who tweeted haiku, eclipse watchers across the nation flaunted their weird.

A view of 21 August’s total solar eclipse from Oregon.
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Sixteen Eclipse Studies That Illuminate Science from the Shadow

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustratorMohi Kumar headshot by JoAnna Wendel and M. Kumar 17 August 20174 May 2022

From jets that will chase the Moon’s shadow to a telescope designed to mimic the eyes of a mantis shrimp, projects across the United States will pack science into mere minutes when day turns to dark.

A closeup of a rift in the Larsen C ice sheet in 2016.
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Six Points of Perspective on Larsen C’s Huge New Iceberg

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustratorMohi Kumar headshot by JoAnna Wendel and M. Kumar 12 July 201717 March 2023

A Delaware-sized slab of ice just broke off Antarctica. Now what?

Astronaut gathering samples.
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Biogenic Oxygen on the Moon Could Hold Secrets to Earth's Past

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustratorMohi Kumar headshot by JoAnna Wendel and M. Kumar 30 January 201712 October 2022

Lunar orbiting data show that terrestrial oxygen rains down periodically on the Moon, enticing researchers with an opportunity to study Earth's ancient atmosphere.

Cracks in a lava lake in the eastern rift zone of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano form an eerie smile.
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Thirteen Ghoulish Place-Names Across the Globe

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustratorMohi Kumar headshot by JoAnna Wendel and M. Kumar 28 October 201628 September 2021

Feeling devilish this Halloween? Open a map.

The 15 June 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo.
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Pinatubo 25 Years Later: Eight Ways the Eruption Broke Ground

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustratorMohi Kumar headshot by JoAnna Wendel and M. Kumar 9 June 20165 June 2023

From the first rapid assessment of a volcano's history to insights on geoengineering, the 15 June 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo changed the way we approach and learn from volcanic hazards.

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Countries Worldwide Commit to Curbing Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Mohi Kumar headshot by M. Kumar 14 December 201430 May 2023

Although the agreement is a political breakthrough, it falls short of keeping future temperatures from rising more than 2°C above those of pre-industrial times.

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