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Research Spotlights

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

The toppled remains of a building on the shore of Palu Bay in Indonesia following a 2018 earthquake and tsunami
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Redes Sociales Ayudan a Revelar la Causa del Tsunami en Indonesia en el 2018

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 21 October 20206 October 2021

Videos de Twitter y YouTube ayudaron a los científicos a descubrir los mecanismos físicos que generaron el gran tsunami en Palu Bay después de un terremoto de magnitud 7.5.

A stretch of Miscanthus grass stands in front of open green space.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Finding Value in the Margins to Build a Bioeconomy

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 20 October 202022 January 2024

Monetizing environmental services of biofuel feedstocks could incentivize farmers to take advantage of marginal agricultural lands while also benefiting the landscape.

Aerial view of Oakland, Calif.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Modeling the Cascading Infrastructure Impacts of Climate Change

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 19 October 20201 March 2023

New research highlights how interdependences among infrastructure systems like roads can complicate climate adaptation.

Old Faithful geyser erupts in Yellowstone National Park
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Megadrought Caused Yellowstone’s Old Faithful to Run Dry

by J. Pinson 16 October 202014 February 2023

Scientists studying wood samples preserved by Old Faithful have determined that the famous geyser was dormant for several decades during the 13th century due to a megadrought.

The Alaknanda River, seen from stream level, flows among mountains in northern India.
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Tracking Trace Elements in the Ganga River

by David Shultz 16 October 202016 February 2022

Levels of dissolved trace and heavy metals, which can be toxic, are highly variable across the river basin, concentrating in urban areas with high pollution but diluted by inflow from tributaries.

Cumuliform clouds hover over the Atlantic Ocean
Posted inResearch Spotlights

A New Way to Fingerprint Drivers of Water Cycle Change

by Terri Cook 15 October 202020 July 2022

Simulations of tropical ocean convection help distinguish climate effects resulting from large-scale changes in atmospheric circulation from those resulting from higher temperatures.

A bunch of jellyfish
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Jellies Transfer a Significant Amount of Carbon to the Deep Ocean

Rachel Fritts, Science Writer by Rachel Fritts 14 October 202016 March 2023

Jellyfish and sea salps aren’t getting the credit they deserve for their role in ocean carbon cycling, according to a new study.

Image of part of Mars showing the planet’s atmosphere on the horizon
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Capturing Heat-Driven Atmospheric Tides on Mars

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 13 October 202023 September 2022

Spacecraft observations and model simulations provide new insights into tidal patterns that transport momentum and energy into the planet’s upper atmosphere.

Radio towers at the VLF Transmitter Cutler in Maine
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Terrestrial Radio Signals May Suppress High-Energy Electrons

by Morgan Rehnberg 12 October 202018 January 2023

Naval radio signals may cause the formation of a barrier observed during geomagnetic storms that is seemingly impenetrable by relativistic electrons.

Santa Barbara Channel is seen in the foreground off the coast of Ventura, Calif.
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Southern California’s Crustal Motion Tells of Earthquake Hazards

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 9 October 20206 October 2021

Precise measurements of the Earth’s vertical surface motion help to elucidate the hazards of faults in an earthquake-prone region.

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