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Science Updates

The magma system underneath Lipari is connected to a fault system formed by tectonic activity rather than to volcanoes.
Posted inScience Updates

Seismic Sensors Probe Lipari’s Underground Plumbing

by F. Di Luccio, P. Persaud, L. Cucci, A. Esposito, G. Ventura and R. W. Clayton 15 July 201911 May 2022

An international team of scientists installed a novel, dense network of 48 seismic sensors on the island of Lipari to investigate the active magma system underground.

Geologist points at a rock feature in a cliff.
Posted inScience Updates

Addressing Cascadia Subduction Zone Great Earthquake Recurrence

by L. Staisch, M. Walton and Rob Witter 2 July 201918 January 2022

USGS Powell Center Cascadia Earthquake Hazards Working Group; Fort Collins, Colorado, 25–29 March 2019

A seal with a radio transmitter on its head surfaces in the ocean
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Designing the Global Observing System for Marine Life

by P. Miloslavich, N. Bax and E. Satterthwaite 26 June 201911 January 2023

Identifying the Backbone of a Global Observing System for Marine Life and Planning Its Implementation for the Next Decade; Santa Barbara, California, 5–7 March 2019

View from the north of the Krafla power plant in Iceland’s Krafla caldera.
Posted inScience Updates

Planning an International Magma Observatory

by J. Eichelberger 25 June 20199 March 2023

A planned project will drill into a magma reservoir in Iceland that has never erupted to the surface, giving scientists a fresh look at Earth’s underground “plumbing.”

On 3 March 2015, Villarrica volcano near Pucón, Chile, erupted briefly but violently, for the first time in 30 years.
Posted inScience Updates

Monitoring Volcanic Craters with Infrasound “Music”

by J. B. Johnson and L. M. Watson 17 June 20195 October 2021

Volcanic craters act as giant horns that emit intense low-frequency sounds. Changes in this infrasound may be used to track rising lava lakes and identify signals of future eruptions.

Michael Cosh installs soil moisture sensors near Stillwater, Okla., at the Marena, Oklahoma In Situ Sensor Testbed.
Posted inScience Updates

Building a One-Stop Shop for Soil Moisture Information

by J. A. Clayton, S. Quiring, T. Ochsner, Michael Cosh, C. B. Baker, T. Ford, J. D. Bolten and M. Woloszyn 13 June 20195 January 2022

With a recent infusion of support from the federal government, the National Soil Moisture Network is moving ahead with its goal of integrating soil moisture data across the United States.

A research vessel traverses Sydney Harbor with the Sydney Opera House in the background.
Posted inScience Updates

Australia–New Zealand Plan for Future Scientific Ocean Drilling

by M. F. Coffin, J. Parr and L. Armand 29 May 201914 March 2023

Australian–New Zealand IODP Consortium Ocean Planet Workshop; Canberra, Australia, 14–16 April 2019

The Sun peeks over a ridge near the top of Mount Kinabalu in northern Borneo.
Posted inScience Updates

Deciphering the Fate of Plunging Tectonic Plates in Borneo

by S. Pilia, N. Rawlinson, A. Gilligan and F. Tongkul 28 May 201925 August 2022

What happens when subduction stops? A team of scientists installed a dense seismic network in Borneo to investigate causes and consequences of subduction termination.

Aerial photo of a flooded town
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Understanding ENSO in a Changing Climate

by M. J. McPhaden, A. Santoso and W. Cai 23 May 201916 December 2021

Centre for Southern Hemisphere Oceans Research (CSHOR) ENSO Science Symposium; Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 29–31 January 2019

A woman displays a Raspberry Shake seismometer in front of construction typical of many neighborhoods in Haiti.
Posted inScience Updates

Monitoring Haiti’s Quakes with Raspberry Shake

by E. Calais, D. Boisson, S. Symithe, R. Momplaisir, C. Prépetit, S. Ulysse, G. P. Etienne, F. Courboulex, A. Deschamps, T. Monfret, J.-P. Ampuero, B. M. de Lépinay, V. Clouard, R. Bossu, L. Fallou and E. Bertrand 17 May 20199 May 2023

A network of “personal seismometers” is intended to complement Haiti’s national seismic network to engage and inform residents about earthquake hazards and preparation.

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