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Sarah Derouin, Science Writer

Sarah Derouin

Sarah Derouin is a freelance science journalist and editor who has been writing for Eos since 2017. She has a doctorate in geology from the University of Cincinnati and is a graduate of the Science Communication Program at University of California, Santa Cruz. Sarah has written for New Scientist, Scientific American, Popular Mechanics, Science, EARTH Magazine, and Mongabay. She was the 2018–19 Science Communication Fellow for the Geological Society of America and attended Congressional Climate Science Days. Beyond writing, Sarah was an acting associate editor for EARTH Magazine. She also worked behind the scenes as an assistant producer on Big Picture Science radio show, broadcast on more than 140 public radio stations. You can find more of her work at www.sarahderouin.com or connect with her on Twitter @Sarah_Derouin.

1991年菲律宾皮纳图博火山爆发
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模拟火山碎屑云

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 22 July 202118 November 2022

巨大的火山云是如何进入平流层的?科学家们模拟了注入平流层低层的火山碎片是如何被抬升进入平流层中层的。

The 1991 eruption of Pinatubo volcano in the Philippines
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Modeling Volcanic Debris Clouds

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 2 July 202113 October 2021

How does a large volcanic cloud get into the stratosphere? Scientists model how volcanic debris injected into the lower stratosphere can be lofted high into the middle stratosphere.

2015年6月20日至7月5日热浪期间,欧洲全天平均气温
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利用一般天气数据评估人类健康风险

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 1 July 202122 February 2023

研究人员指出,在评估与冷热相关的人类死亡风险方面,网格化的气候数据集与气象站数据一样有效。

Artwork of high-energy lightning events in the sky
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Observations from Space and Ground Reveal Clues About Lightning

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 11 June 202110 March 2023

In a coordinated monitoring effort, scientists have uncovered the timing and triggering of high-energy lightning events in the sky.

Average temperature throughout the day in Europe during the heatwave from 30 June, 2015 to 5 July, 2015
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Calculating Human Health Risks with General Weather Data

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 3 June 202122 February 2023

Gridded climate data sets are just as effective as weather station data at assessing human mortality risk related to heat and cold, researchers suggest.

A group of researchers attend to seismic instruments at Sierra Negra in the Galápagos.
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Observing a Galápagos Volcano from Buildup to Eruption

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 26 March 202127 October 2021

Insights from a 13-year monitoring program of Sierra Negra—one of the many volcanoes that dot the Galápagos Islands—shed light on the volcanic evolution of basaltic eruption.

The Trans-Alaska Pipeline stretches through a green, rural landscape.
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The Surprising Source of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 1 March 202129 September 2021

Changing the way emissions are tallied may help litigators focus on the worst climate offenders and shape mitigation.

Close-up of cracked earth and sparse grasses
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Simultaneous Drought and Heat Wave Events Are Becoming More Common

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 2 February 20212 September 2022

As the world heats up, the number and duration of combined stress events are increasing, causing harmful environmental and human impacts.

A rainy day outside the Mall of the Emirates in Dubai
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Can Newspaper Reporting Uncover Flood Risk?

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 2 November 202027 March 2023

In areas of low or no flood monitoring, archival coverage of historical flooding can help scientists make better risk predictions.

A man backpacks up a rocky trail to an air-sampling station
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Radioactive Bookkeeping of Carbon Emissions

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 22 June 20207 March 2022

A new sampling method uses carbon-14 to single out which carbon dioxide molecules in the atmosphere derive from fossil fuels. The method could help track emissions goals for climate mitigation.

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