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Trees poke through snow at the edge of a boreal forest
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Eyes in the Sky Look Closer at Under-Surveyed Northern Forests

by N. Lanese 14 December 20176 March 2023

Spaceborne images give scientists a detailed picture of the boreal forests’ tree heights, which help scientists estimate their contribution to carbon budgets. 

Flooding from Hurricane Harvey in Port Arthur, Texas.
Posted inNews

Weight of Water Dropped by Hurricane Harvey Flexed Earth’s Crust

by S. Montanari 14 December 201718 February 2022

The precipitation that fell during the storm depressed the ground in parts of Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Mississippi by as much as 1.8 centimeters in some places.

A bucket lies on dry a well in the middle of a farmland in Italy’s Delta Po region
Posted inNews

Southern Europe’s Groundwater Use Will Become Unsustainable

by R. Skibba 13 December 20179 May 2022

Even places without groundwater problems now will face water shortages by the 2040s if climate change continues on its current trajectory.

A collapsed block of ice-rich permafrost sits in shoreline waters in Drew Point, Alaska.
Posted inNews

Arctic Is Experiencing a Warmer “New Normal,” NOAA Reports

by Randy Showstack 13 December 201711 April 2023

The acting head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Timothy Gallaudet, says the Trump administration is addressing the findings of the agency’s latest annual update on the Arctic.

A new model of solar winds could improve predictions of space storms
Posted inResearch Spotlights

A Better Way to Predict Space Storms

by E. Underwood 13 December 201713 April 2022

A new model of solar winds could reduce false alarms.

Deer Island Wastewater Treatment Plant in Boston Harbor, in Massachusetts.
Posted inNews

Sea Level Rise May Swamp Many Coastal U.S. Sewage Plants

by A. Fox 13 December 201710 March 2023

Cities typically build wastewater treatment facilities in low-lying areas. A new national study identifies which plants are most vulnerable to coastal flooding.

Destroyed antenna and tide gauge
Posted inNews

Hurricanes Expose Vulnerabilities in Puerto Rico Seismic Network

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 12 December 20176 June 2022

Could overreliance on cell networks to transmit data leave instruments in the dark after the next storm hits?

Fossil skeleton of a woolly rhinoceros
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Fossils Provide New Clues to Tibetan Plateau’s Evolution

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 12 December 201726 January 2023

The bones of ancient rhinos, elephants, and fish constrain when the Tibetan Plateau rose high enough to prevent migration, a move that forced animals to adapt to high-altitude conditions.

Veteran journalist Dan Rather speaks to a packed auditorium of AGU meeting attendees.
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Dan Rather’s Vision for Scientists in an Era of “Fake News”

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustratorMohi Kumar headshot by JoAnna Wendel, Randy Showstack and M. Kumar 12 December 201711 April 2023

Scientists must embrace communication, and communicators must work harder to tell more nuanced and compelling science stories, the newsman said to an auditorium full of scientists.

Researchers use a laboratory experiment to assess how nonflood river flow influences delta growth.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Nonflood Flow May Be Major Driver of Delta Growth

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 12 December 201719 September 2023

Plants and fluctuating river flow work together to balance vertical sediment buildup with sediment delivery to the delta’s edge.

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