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Smog covers downtown Los Angeles on 17 January 2007

16 January 2018

Will Clean Air Fade Away?

Government-sponsored research and regulations enabled western U.S. states to clean up their air, despite industrial and population growth. Proposed funding cuts could undo this progress.
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Climate Change
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21 December 2017

Should AGU Have Fly-in Meetings Anymore?

Should members of the American Geophysical Union “walk their talk” by cutting carbon emissions related to meeting travel?
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Science Policy & Funding

7 December 2017

Partnerships Drive Science to Action Across the AGU Community

Scientists and decision-makers are working together to design, conduct, apply, and share research in ways that maximize value to society. How can AGU foster such partnerships?
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Science Policy & Funding
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6 December 2017

Beginner’s Guide to the AGU Fall Meeting

An early-career scientist’s compilation of solicited advice and notes to self on how to effectively use the “conference experience.”
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Climate Change
Map of sea surface temperatures.

15 November 2017

Maintaining Momentum in Climate Model Development

As the current funding for climate process teams comes to an end, scientists emphasize the continuing need for teams that translate basic research into improved climate models.
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Ocean Sciences
Sentinel-2A natural-color satellite image of the Sundarbans area in the Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta, captured on 18 March 2016.

2 November 2017

Monitoring Coastal Zone Changes from Space

The resilience of coastal communities depends on an integrated, worldwide coastal monitoring effort. Satellite observations provide valuable data on global to local scales.
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Geology & Geophysics

3 October 2017

Keeping Our Focus on the Subseafloor

Hard-pressed funding agencies wonder whether marine seismic facilities are worth the investment. A recent survey gives a resounding yes.
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Space Science & Space Physics

29 September 2017

To Understand Future Solar Activity, One Has to Know the Past

Short-term funding strategies present serious problems for programs like solar activity studies, where observations and analysis span decades or longer.
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Climate Change

25 September 2017

When Less Is More: Opening the Door to Simpler Climate Models

Earth system models are resource intensive and complex. To cut through this complexity, the Community Earth System Model project will now be embracing a hierarchy of simpler climate models.
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Fishermen in the Gulf of Mannar in the Indian Ocean.

13 September 2017

Taking the Pulse of the Planet

How fast is Earth warming? Ocean heat content and sea level rise measurements may provide a more reliable answer than atmospheric measurements.
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