At the edge of Earth's magnetic field, satellites have found X-shaped fields and fast-moving "islands" of magnetism that could shed light on the physics of solar storms.
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Working Toward Gender Parity in the Geosciences
How are women represented in the geosciences? The author of a new AGU book, Women in the Geosciences: Practical, Positive Practices Toward Parity, answers some questions.
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Philae Scientists Make Plans for Revived Mission
With their robotic explorer awake again, Philae's handlers get ready to give Comet 67P-Churyumov-Gerasimenko renewed scrutiny and to get a better bead on where the lander clings to the spinning orb of rock and ice.
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Dispelling Clouds of Uncertainty
How do you build a climate model that accounts for cloud physics and the transitions between cloud regimes? Use MAGIC.
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Earth’s Future: Now Indexed in Web of Science
One of AGU's newest journals is highly rated.
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Initiative to Assist Developing Nations with Climate Resilience
The Climate Services for Resilient Development partnership plans to provide expertise and data to help developing nations be less vulnerable.
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Take the Student Travel Grant Challenge
The founder of AGU's Student Travel Grant program challenges AGU donors to make a record-breaking impact in 2015. Learn how you can help.
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Rainfall Fluctuations Hinder Projections of Future Extremes
Long-period oscillations in rainfall make even long records less useful for predicting future extremes.
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Satellite Measurements May Help Real-Time Water Management
Upper Niger River study shows that satellite altimetry could help resource managers optimize reservoir releases even on ungauged rivers.
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Addressing Challenges of Mitigating Flood Risk in Mountain Areas
Workshop on Modeling and Managing Flood Risk in Mountainous Areas; Folsom, California, 17–19 February 2015