Water levels dropped nearly 1.5 meters (5 feet) total from 1996 to 2015 and the current sea level is only about 1 meter (3 feet) above the historic low level it reached in the late 1970s.Read More »
An analysis of tide gauge records and physical models shows acceleration of sea level rise on the East Coast due to melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet is especially pronounced south of 40°N latitude.Read More »Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Volcanology
A decade of continuous GPS measurements in South America indicates that enhanced strain accumulation following a great earthquake can initiate failure along adjacent fault segments.Read More »
Analysis of the change in the stratovolcano's tilt just prior to the explosion suggests that the cracking of a previously intact fluid barrier caused the country's deadliest eruption since 1926.Read More »Geology & Geophysics
