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The Role of Earth and Space Scientists During Pandemics

Insights from Earth and space sciences are valuable for addressing the current global health emergency, and such societal challenges are best addressed by integrated and interdisciplinary research.

Natural Hazards

Satellite image of Hurricanes Katia, Irma, and Jose

News 21 May 2020

NOAA Predicts Busy Hurricane Season

FEMA issued new guidance yesterday advising states to prepare for evacuations during the pandemic.

Biogeosciences

Hanging bridge in a lush tropical rain forest

AGU News 21 May 2020

A Whole World View

Scientists are dedicated to understanding the complexities of the Earth’s carbon cycle—and how our actions can throw it off.

Geohealth

News 14 May 2020

No Mask? You May Not Worry About Climate Change, Either

People untroubled by climate change are more likely to forgo masks in public.

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Natural Hazards

Large outrigger canoe silhouetted against an orange Hawaiian sky

News 13 May 2020

Humans Colonized Polynesia Much Earlier Than Previously Thought

Evidence from mud, charcoal, and feces suggests humans arrived in East Polynesia during the driest period in 2 millennia.

Geohealth

Sunset through a ship window on the R/V Sikuliaq

News 12 May 2020

What It’s Like to Social Distance at Sea

A skeleton crew braves the first research cruise since the pandemic began.

Geohealth

News 1 May 2020

Geoscientists Help Map the Pandemic

Data visualization and mapping are valuable tools in the fight against COVID-19. Geoscientists can help healthcare workers and shape public policy.

Climate Change

The mushroom cloud of the Frigate Bird nuclear test seen through an aircraft periscope

News 30 April 2020

Una Guerra Nuclear Podría Generar un “Niño Nuclear”

Una sacudida al sistema climático provista por una guerra nuclear podría provocar un fenómeno de el Niño como nunca habíamos visto.

Atmospheric Sciences

News 29 April 2020

Tear, Don’t Cut, to Reduce Microplastics

Laboratory experiments reveal the numbers and types of microplastics produced by tearing, scissoring, and cutting everyday items.

Geohealth

Scientist takes a water sample at a river

News 29 April 2020

The Coronavirus Hurts Some of Science’s Most Vulnerable

Early-career researchers hang in the balance of coronavirus uncertainty.

Scientific Discipline Geohealth

The Role of Earth and Space Scientists During Pandemics

NOAA Predicts Busy Hurricane Season

A Whole World View

No Mask? You May Not Worry About Climate Change, Either

Humans Colonized Polynesia Much Earlier Than Previously Thought

What It’s Like to Social Distance at Sea

Geoscientists Help Map the Pandemic

Una Guerra Nuclear Podría Generar un “Niño Nuclear”

Tear, Don’t Cut, to Reduce Microplastics

The Coronavirus Hurts Some of Science’s Most Vulnerable

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