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Citizen scientists can use smartphone apps to collect hydrological information from the streams they encounter.

Testing the Waters: Mobile Apps for Crowdsourced Streamflow Data

by S. Kampf, B. Strobl, J. Hammond, A. Anenberg, S. Etter, C. Martin, K. Puntenney-Desmond, J. Seibert and Ilja van Meerveld 12 April 20189 February 2023

Citizen scientists keep a watchful eye on the world’s streams, catching intermittent streams in action and filling data gaps to construct a more complete hydrologic picture.

A coral reef in the northern Red Sea has massive Porites colonies that are often used in paleoclimate research.

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Reconstructing Climate and Environment from Coral Archives

by J. Zinke, M. Pfeiffer and T. Felis 9 April 20188 March 2022

Tropical Coral Archives—Reconstructions of Climate and Environment Beyond the Instrumental Record at Society-Relevant Timescales; Bremen, Germany, 28 September 2017

A new project is compiling and synthesizing a database of natural archive isotope records to study the hydroclimate.

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Piecing Together the Big Picture on Water and Climate

by B. Konecky, L. Comas-Bru, E. Dassié, Kristine DeLong and J. W. Partin 6 April 20187 October 2021

A new database brings together water isotope data from many sources, providing an integrated resource for studying changes in Earth’s hydroclimate over the past 2,000 years.

PROGRESS program early-career geoscientists and their mentors have fun and learn about snow science.

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Welcoming Women into the Geosciences

by Emily V. Fischer, A. Adams, R. Barnes, B. Bloodhart, Melissa Burt, Sandra Clinton, E. Godfrey, I. Pollack and P. R. Hernandez 3 April 20188 October 2021

Early results of a program to foster the careers of women entering the geosciences demonstrate the effectiveness of several specific factors.

A new initiative uses satellite data, observations, and communication networks to warn Bangladeshis of cholera hazards.

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Satellites and Cell Phones Form a Cholera Early-Warning System

by A. S. Akanda, S. Aziz, Antarpreet Jutla, A. Huq, M. Alam, G. U. Ahsan and Rita R. Colwell 27 March 201824 February 2023

A new initiative combines satellite data with ground observations to assess and predict the risk of cholera outbreaks in Bangladesh’s vulnerable populations.

Scientists of the LimnoAlp consortium take physicochemical measurements of the water column of Lago Nero, an alpine lake in southern Switzerland, during winter

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Winter Conditions Are Changing Rapidly in Alpine Lake Ecosystems

by A. Bruder, M. Kainz and M. Tonolla 27 March 20189 December 2021

LimnoAlp Workshop; Lake Cadagno, Switzerland, 10–15 September 2017

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Nordic Workshop Takes on Major Puzzles of Paleomagnetism

by M. C. Brown, T. H. Torsvik and L. J. Pesonen 23 March 201829 September 2021

8th Nordic Paleomagnetism Workshop; Leirubakki, Iceland, 30 September to 7 October 2017

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Radon Tells Unexpected Tales of Mount Etna’s Unrest

by S. Falsaperla, M. Neri, G. Di Grazia, H. Langer and S. Spampinato 22 March 201819 July 2022

Readings from a sensor for the radioactive gas near summit craters of the Italian volcano reveal signatures of such processes as seismic rock fracturing and sloshing of groundwater and other fluids.