S. Majid Hassanizadeh was awarded the 2019 Robert E. Horton Medal at AGU’s Fall Meeting 2019 Honors Ceremony, held on 11 December 2019 in San Francisco, Calif. The medal is for “outstanding contributions to hydrology.”
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Even Tardigrades Will Feel the Heat of Climate Change
Hardy tardigrades are much more vulnerable to heat than cold, but they show some signs that they could adapt over time.
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Wildfires, Coal Fires, and Other Things to Get Fired Up About
What Earth and space science stories are we recommending this week?
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Anaerobic Activity Is a Big Contributor in Marine “Dead Zones”
Climate models that do not account for anaerobic microbial activity may underestimate future expansion of oxygen-depleted waters.
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Maureen E. Raymo Receives 2019 Maurice Ewing Medal
Maureen E. Raymo was awarded the 2019 Maurice Ewing Medal at AGU’s Fall Meeting 2019 Honors Ceremony, held on 11 December 2019 in San Francisco, Calif. The medal is for “significant original contributions to the ocean sciences.”
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Another Scorcher: 2019 Was the Second-Hottest Year on Record
Heat waves, massive melts, and droughts, oh my. The past decade was our hottest yet.
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Scientists Say Land and Ocean Are Key to Tackling Climate Crisis
A House committee listened to experts on why ocean science is critical to understanding the changing climate and why better land use could be a major part of mitigating climate change.
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Investigating Rates of Microbial Methane Munching in the Ocean
Analyses of microbial activity in seawater samples help clarify the fate of methane released from the seafloor.
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Leigh Royden Receives 2019 Walter H. Bucher Medal
Leigh Royden was awarded the 2019 Walter H. Bucher Medal at AGU’s Fall Meeting 2019 Honors Ceremony, held on 11 December 2019 in San Francisco, Calif. The medal is for “original contributions to the basic knowledge of the crust and lithosphere.”
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Michelle F. Thomsen Receives 2019 John Adam Fleming Medal
Michelle F. Thomsen was awarded the 2019 John Adam Fleming Medal at AGU’s Fall Meeting 2019 Honors Ceremony, held on 11 December 2019 in San Francisco, Calif. The medal is for “original research and technical leadership in geomagnetism, atmospheric electricity, aeronomy, space physics, and/or related sciences.”