A new database brings together water isotope data from many sources, providing an integrated resource for studying changes in Earth’s hydroclimate over the past 2,000 years.
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Welcoming Women into the Geosciences
Early results of a program to foster the careers of women entering the geosciences demonstrate the effectiveness of several specific factors.
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Satellites and Cell Phones Form a Cholera Early-Warning System
A new initiative combines satellite data with ground observations to assess and predict the risk of cholera outbreaks in Bangladesh’s vulnerable populations.
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Winter Conditions Are Changing Rapidly in Alpine Lake Ecosystems
LimnoAlp Workshop; Lake Cadagno, Switzerland, 10–15 September 2017
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Nordic Workshop Takes on Major Puzzles of Paleomagnetism
8th Nordic Paleomagnetism Workshop; Leirubakki, Iceland, 30 September to 7 October 2017
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Radon Tells Unexpected Tales of Mount Etna’s Unrest
Readings from a sensor for the radioactive gas near summit craters of the Italian volcano reveal signatures of such processes as seismic rock fracturing and sloshing of groundwater and other fluids.
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Modeling Global Change Ecology in a High–Carbon Dioxide World
Ignite-style Session, Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting; Portland, Oregon, 11 August 2017
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How Earthquakes Start and Stop
Earthquakes: Nucleation, Triggering, Rupture, and Relationships to Aseismic Processes; Cargèse, Corsica, France, 2–6 October 2017
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Understanding High-Latitude Methane in a Warming Climate
Climate change could spur greenhouse gas release from the Arctic. A new project will synthesize existing data to improve uncertain predictions.
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What Would Earth Be Like Without Life?
Workshop on a Cosmic Perspective of Earth: A Planet Permeated and Shaped by Life—Implications for Astrobiology; Tokyo, Japan, 13–15 September 2017