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High population density, a potential for large earthquakes, and basins that amplify seismic waves put downtown Los Angeles at risk

Exposing Los Angeles’s Shaky Geologic Underbelly

by R. W. Clayton, P. Persaud, M. Denolle and J. Polet 10 October 201928 October 2022

Current calculations might underestimate the susceptibility of Los Angeles to earthquake shaking, so researchers and volunteers are deploying seismic networks near the city to remedy a data shortage.

A synthetic seep generator for calibrating gas bubble echo sounding data is deployed into New Zealand’s Bay of Plenty.

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Gas Bubble Forensics Team Surveils the New Zealand Ocean

by G. Lamarche, Y. Le Gonidec, V. Lucieer, Y. Ladroit, T. Weber, A. Gaillot, E. Heffron, S. Watson and A. Pallentin 26 September 201929 March 2023

An international research group recorded the acoustic signatures of gas bubbles rising from a hydrothermal vent field to gather clues about greenhouse gases escaping into the atmosphere.

Three glaciers empty into a fjord in Greenland in this September 2016 photo.

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New Earth Orbiter Provides a Sharper Look at a Changing Planet

by L. Magruder, T. Neumann, H. A. Fricker, S. L. Farrell, K. M. Brunt, A., D. Hancock, K. Harbeck, M. Jasinski, R. Kwok, N. Kurtz, J. Lee, T. Markus, J. Morison, A. Neuenschwander, S. Palm, S. Popescu, B. Smith and Y. Yang 20 September 201929 September 2021

A first look at data from NASA’s laser altimeter mission ICESat-2 reveals very high resolution 3-D profiles of ice on land and sea, forests, and shallow bodies of water.

Torrential rains flooded streets in Denmark in 2017, stranding and damaging vehicles

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Local Climate Projections: A Little Money Goes a Long Way

by P. Guttorp and T. L. Thorarinsdottir 17 September 201924 January 2023

Three Nordic countries collaborate to build a suite of eScience tools to support long-term planning and decision-making in the face of a changing climate.

A flux monitoring site in Adventdalen on Svalbard monitors carbon dioxide emissions from the surrounding permafrost area.

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Is the Northern Permafrost Zone a Source or a Sink for Carbon?

by F.-J. W. Parmentier, O. Sonnentag, M. Mauritz, A.-M. Virkkala and E. A. G. Schuur 10 September 201929 September 2021

Thawing permafrost could release large amounts of carbon into the atmosphere, but finding out how much requires better collection and curation of data.