With the United Nations climate change conference imminent, the U.S. special envoy for climate change optimistically outlined what sort of agreement could drive the transition to a low-carbon world.Read More »Biogeosciences
Researchers test the High-Resolution Rapid Refresh model with real-life observational data to evaluate forecast accuracy.Read More »Geology & Geophysics
Seventy-three years after they died in a German U-boat attack, a ceremony posthumously honors the U.S. Weather Service workers and highlights the importance of weather forecasting during the war.Read More »Geology & Geophysics
Geodetic data show that earthquakes in 1450 and 1811–1812 may be responsible for present-day seismic activity in the region.Read More »Planetary Sciences
A new analysis of lava from the deep mantle indicates that water-soaked dust particles, rather than a barrage of icy comets, asteroids, or other bodies, delivered water to the newly forming Earth.Read More »Geology & Geophysics
A new incentive program will award up to $5000 in unrestricted funds to each American Geophysical Union section or focus group with enough donors making contributions this year of $50 or more to any AGU funds.Read More »Climate Change
Researchers have calculated for the first time the volumes of recently accumulated groundwater reserves worldwide—the "young" groundwater that most of humanity depends on.Read More »Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface
