The rapid development of dams in the Mekong River Basin could pose a threat to future environmental stability.
Research Spotlights
Research spotlights are plain-language summaries of recent articles published in AGU’s suite of 24 journals.
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Archean Rocks in the Acasta Gneiss Complex
Studying Archean-age gneissic and schistic rocks in northwestern Canada, researchers determined that the source of these rocks formed 4.3 billion years ago.
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Flood Risk from Storm Surge is Increasing in New York
Rediscovered historical records of sea level in New York Harbor show the increasing threat of storm surges.
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Comparing Models for Soil Erosion Due to Wind
Researchers investigate the impact of vegetation on erosion.
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Circulation a Key Factor in Mediterranean Algal Growth
Scientists use satellite and robotic field data to study the environmental conditions driving phytoplankton blooms in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea.
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Human Actions Affect Greenland Ice Sheet Surface Mass Balance
Scientists address human-driven trends in the Greenland Ice Sheet surface mass balance.
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Using Rivers to Investigate Rock Uplift in Taiwan
Researchers use change of slope in a dense river network to investigate rock uplift rates of Taiwan.
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Seafloor Changes Above the Tohoku-Oki Earthquake Rupture Zone
Three years after the devastating earthquake, transponders record afterslip deformation on the seabed above the Tohoku-Oki rupture zone.
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Mantle Below North American Plate Newly Modeled
Data from seismometers spread out across the United States give new clues to the location of structures in the underlying mantle.
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Silk Insect Nets Can Reshape Creek Beds
Colonies of tiny caddisflies slow stream sediment transport with their silk nets.