Workshop on Human/Societal Dimensions of a New Carbon Economy with Carbon180; Washington, D.C., 13 February 2019
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Monitoring the Environment in the Northwestern Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Ocean Observing System for the Environment (MOOSE) network integrates a range of platforms to detect and identify long-term environmental anomalies.
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Alexander R. “Mac” McBirney (1924–2019)
This former West Point graduate and coffee grower transformed igneous petrology and volcanology.
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Progress and Planning in Understanding Ocean Acidification
The 4th Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network (GOA-ON) International Workshop; Hangzhou, China, 14–17 April 2019
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Understanding the Terrestrial Effects of Arctic Sea Ice Decline
T-MOSAiC Workshop 2019; Arkhangelsk, Russia, 25–26 May 2019
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Louise H. Kellogg (1959–2019)
Louise Kellogg, an influential solid Earth geodynamicist and leader of the geoscience community, passed away in April.
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Designing the Global Observing System for Marine Life
Identifying the Backbone of a Global Observing System for Marine Life and Planning Its Implementation for the Next Decade; Santa Barbara, California, 5–7 March 2019
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Planning an International Magma Observatory
A planned project will drill into a magma reservoir in Iceland that has never erupted to the surface, giving scientists a fresh look at Earth’s underground “plumbing.”
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Monitoring Volcanic Craters with Infrasound “Music”
Volcanic craters act as giant horns that emit intense low-frequency sounds. Changes in this infrasound may be used to track rising lava lakes and identify signals of future eruptions.
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Eight Ways to Support Women in Science
Attracting and retaining women in the sciences require action on all fronts: stopping outright harassment, changing institutional cultures, and ensuring that women are included, recognized, and heard.