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Aurora over Mason City, Iowa, spawned by a geomagnetic storm that started 18 September 1941.
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The Geomagnetic Blitz of September 1941

by J. J. Love and P. Coïsson 15 September 201610 November 2022

Seventy-five years ago next week, a massive geomagnetic storm disrupted electrical power, interrupted radio broadcasts, and illuminated the night sky in a World War II battle theater.

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Adam M. Dziewonski (1936–2016)

by B. Romanowicz 14 September 201610 March 2022

Adam Dziewonski, a towering figure in solid Earth geophysics and a pioneer of global seismic tomography, passed away on 1 March 2016. He was 79.

Remote sensing experts testify at a 7 September hearing of a subcommittee of the House Committee on Science, Space, an Technology.
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Remote Sensing Regulations Come Under Congressional Scrutiny

by Randy Showstack 14 September 201624 April 2023

Republicans accused the administration of dragging its feet on recommending policy revisions. A federal advisory committee has a November deadline to provide recommendations.

Artist’s conception of a lush, early Mars (left) compared to arid, present-day Mars.
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A Flip-Flopping Climate Could Explain Mars's Watery Past

Shannon Hall by S. Hall 13 September 201624 April 2023

A new hypothesis might reconcile two opposing theories that have tried to explain Mars's mysterious history for more than 40 years.

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Air-Sea Interactions Influence Major Southern Wind Belt

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 13 September 201612 January 2022

Ocean and atmospheric data provide evidence for how sea surface temperatures affect the Southern Annular Mode.

Flooding in Vienna after an ice dam failed on the Danube River in March 1830, captured here in a watercolor painting by Eduard Gurk
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How Vague Historical Writings Help Scientists Predict Floods

Leah Crane by L. Crane 13 September 20169 March 2023

By including imprecise historical written records in their calculations, researchers were able to decrease uncertainty in estimations of future flood frequency.

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Volcanic Java and Climate Change

by Michael Wysession 12 September 201610 July 2022

An account of a geophysicist's recent trip to Indonesia wouldn't be complete without intrigue and elucidations about what Java, climate change, and Butch Cassidy all have in common.

Photo of a polluted city in China. Air pollution causes one out of eight deaths globally, according to the World Health Organization.
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Atmospheric Chemists Should Tackle Risks to Society, Report Says

by Randy Showstack 9 September 201624 February 2023

Protecting public health and the health of the climate and ecosystems warrants more focus from this scientific field, according to the report.

Up-close view of the Sun.
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Scientists Get First Glimpse of Solar Wind as It Forms

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 9 September 201613 October 2022

Using computer-processed images from Sun-watching satellites, scientists observed solar wind emerging from the Sun's corona.

Carrara marble, pictured here in a deserted quarry.
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New Technique Tracks Rock Deformation at a Micrometric Scale

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 8 September 201621 October 2021

Scientists explore microscopic marble deformation at high pressures and temperatures using a novel experimental technique that could improve our understanding of rock deformation in nature.

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