How well would your city weather a hurricane? Digitally “moving” past storms to new locations simulates the effects of extreme weather events on local infrastructure.Read More »Planetary Sciences
The idea of sending people to Mars has captured the public imagination, but have we fully considered how our presence will alter the planet?Read More »
Geoscientists want to engage communities and policy makers. Colleges and universities can help by embracing five core capacities.Read More »Science Policy & Funding
By auditing its travel-related conference emissions, adopting more virtual meeting technology, and opening a dialogue with its members, AGU could be an important mitigator of climate change.Read More »
A look back at the life of Greg Leptoukh, pioneer of informatics, and a look ahead to the field’s future through the annual lecture at AGU’s Fall Meeting 2018 dedicated to Leptoukh.Read More »Education
Teaching positions at the K–12 level are easier to land than university professorships, and they offer many of the same benefits, if you know how to claim them.Read More »
A different modeling approach fills large gaps in the U.S. government's flood risk estimates, revealing previously overlooked at-risk areas often surrounding small flood-prone streams.Read More »
Ten factors that help liberal arts undergraduate students succeed could also increase the odds for student success in geoscience graduate programs.Read More »Biogeosciences
Canals, dammed reservoirs, irrigation ditches, and pollution are changing species diversity, microbial communities, and nutrient levels in aquatic zones across the planet.Read More »
