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Research Spotlights

Research spotlights are plain-language summaries of recent articles published in AGU’s suite of 24 journals.

Researchers outline how the world can transition to 100% clean, renewable energy by 2050.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

The Power of Water, Wind, and Solar (and Nothing Else)

by S. Witman 28 December 201728 February 2023

Road map for improving climate calls for 100% clean, renewable energy by 2050.

Researchers examine unusual ground motion associated with the deepest major earthquake in the seismological record.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

The Curious Case of the Ultradeep 2015 Ogasawara Earthquake

by Terri Cook 28 December 20172 March 2022

Unusual ground motion associated with the deepest major earthquake in the seismological record is due to both its great depth and its origin away from the subducting slab.

Researchers examine how mossy oaks filter carbon when it rains.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Mossy Oaks Are Dripping with Organic Matter

by E. Underwood 27 December 201726 March 2024

Epiphyte-bearing trees leach carbon when it rains.

Synthesized observations and analysis provide strong evidence that anthropogenic climate change is expanding dry areas in northern midlatitudes
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Humans to Blame for Higher Drought Risk in Some Regions

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 26 December 20179 May 2022

New observations and analysis dispel remaining doubts that anthropogenic climate change is expanding dry areas in northern midlatitudes.

Researchers spot the culprit behind methane emissions from mountainous upland forests
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Why Mountainous Upland Forests Emit So Much Methane

by E. Underwood 22 December 20172 November 2021

New research suggests that moist tree heartwood produces methane and emits the greenhouse gas to the atmosphere.

Urban sewer networks grow outward in a manner similar to natural river networks.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Urban Sewers Evolve Similarly to River Networks

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 19 December 201727 April 2022

Like river systems, engineered drainage networks become increasingly fractal as they grow.

Researchers use seismic data to trace the timeline of a recent earthquake off the coast of Chile
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Mapping a Valparaíso Earthquake from Foreshock to Aftershock

by S. Witman 14 December 2017

Using seismic data recorded along the Chilean coast, scientists retrace the development of a recent earthquake.

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.

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.

Secondary electron microscope images showing microstructures of stressed grains.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Probing the Grain-Scale Processes That Drive Plate Tectonics

by Terri Cook 8 December 201722 September 2022

New experimental data suggest that rock composition may play a critical role in forming and perpetuating shear zones.

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