Early in the pandemic, people living near oil and gas wells experienced higher rates of COVID-19 and related mortality compared with those with no exposure to well pollution.
Research Spotlights
Research spotlights are plain-language summaries of recent articles published in AGU’s suite of 24 journals.
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New Software Package Helps Scientists Find Flux
An easy-to-use R package offers a more efficient way to sort through and analyze data about greenhouse gas levels collected in static chamber experiments.
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Storms Are Knocking Down More and More Trees in the Amazon
Windthrows have increased nearly fourfold in the region, likely because of stronger storms.
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A New View of Deep Earth’s Carbon Emissions
Advances in plate tectonics research allow a deeper understanding of how greenhouse gases escape from within the planet.
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How an Ocean-Sized Lake May Have Formed on Ancient Mars
The catastrophic collapse of Mars’s atmosphere may have melted its polar ice cap, creating an ice-covered southern sea.
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Helping the Most Vulnerable Stay Cool in Extreme Heat
Choosing the ideal location for air-conditioned cooling centers in cities facing dangerously high temperatures takes good population data and community engagement.
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理解区域海平面上升的途径
更精细分辨率的模型，以及对大陆架-海洋过程的更好理解，是理解不同的海岸将如何受到海平面上升、极端风暴潮和海浪影响的关键。
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Bat Poop Records Fire History
Charcoal stored in preserved guano gives researchers a new way to reconstruct regional fire histories.