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El Oleoducto Keystone Derrama 9,120 Barriles de Petróleo en los Humedales de Dakota

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 8 December 202022 March 2023

La fuga tuvo lugar en una sección pre-existente del oleoducto Keystone. Este es el cuarto derrame del oleoducto en 9 años.

Five people hike through a green-forested area in central Puerto Rico on a sunny day.
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Manteniendo el Conocimiento de la Ciencia Indígena Fuera de un Molde Colonial

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 27 May 20208 October 2021

Un nuevo modelo de trabajo podría ayudar a los científicos a diseñar y facilitar la investigación que cumpla tanto los estándares de ética científica como los culturales, al trabajar con conocimiento indígena acerca del clima y el ambiente.

Earth at night from space
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The Shape of the World

Heather Goss, AGU Publisher by Heather Goss 31 December 201922 November 2021

From new techniques in geodesy to the scientific culture we want to create, let’s start our next century together by assessing how we measure what’s most important.

Brown smoke billows from the Willow Fire in Payson, Ariz., in 2004, fueling the formation of a towering pyrocumulonimbus system above
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What Do You Get When You Cross a Thunderstorm with a Wildfire?

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 27 December 201914 March 2023

Lightning, fire vortices, and black hail are some of the frightening features of fire-fueled storms, which may become more common in the future.

The Nesjavellir Geothermal Power Plant seen here is located in southwest Iceland.
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Bipartisan Focus on Energy Innovation Emerges

by Randy Showstack 23 December 201927 March 2023

A trio of bills making their way through Congress would boost research and development for technologies that could contribute substantially to future U.S. energy production and consumption.

Black-and-white photo of people assessing damage from the 1889 Johnstown Flood
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Podcast: The Johnstown Flood—A Most Avoidable Tragedy

by J. Speiser 16 December 201918 October 2022

How a dam failure near a small town in Pennsylvania continues to cast a shadow over the region more than 100 years later.

Former NOAA chief Jane Lubchenco speaks into a microphone while seated at a table.
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Former NOAA Head Calls for Renewed Social Contract for Science

by Randy Showstack 13 December 20197 January 2022

Jane Lubchenco says this is a “moment of truth” about climate change and that scientists need to think about their obligations and responsibilities to society.

Young beaver in pool of water
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Are Beavers Nature’s “Little Firefighters”?

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 13 December 201915 November 2022

It’s about dam time: Beavers are acknowledged for their firefighting skills in five recent blazes.

A mangrove forest next to a river in Puerto Rico
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Hurricanes Hit Puerto Rico’s Mangroves Harder Than Florida’s

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 12 December 201910 February 2022

The scale and pattern of damage to the Puerto Rican forests suggest a complex interplay between wind, land, and sea.

Grayscale image of asteroid Bennu with large bolder
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Location, Location, Location: The How-to’s of Asteroid Sampling

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 12 December 20197 December 2022

Finding the right spot to grab a sample of Bennu was more of a challenge than the OSIRIS-REx team had originally planned.

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