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Editors' Vox 10 January 2018

Learning from an Extreme El Niño

A recent paper in Reviews of Geophysics describes new scientific insights on the El Niño-Southern Oscillation from analysis of the 2015-2016 extreme El Niño.

Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Volcanology

Ecuador’s Tungurahua volcano. A 2017 report summarizes the current state of volcano science and issues three grand challenges.

Project Update 8 January 2018

Working Together Toward Better Volcanic Forecasting

A National Academies report highlights challenges and opportunities in volcano science.

Natural Hazards

Editors' Vox 3 January 2018

Probability Analysis Improves Hazard Assessment

A recent paper in Reviews of Geophysics describes a probabilistic method for evaluating tsunami location, size, and risk to human populations.

Atmospheric Sciences

Editors' Highlights 29 December 2017

Addition by Subtraction: Raising the Bar for Satellite Imagery

When it comes to forecaster analysis of complex satellite imagery, less can be more, and a new technique aims to simplify imagery interpretation by suppressing the background noise.

Mathematical Geophysics

Participants in the UNOLS Chief Scientist Training Cruise split and examine sediment cores during the 2016 expedition.

Project Update 21 December 2017

Exploring Methane Gas Seepage in the California Borderlands

Early-career scientists aboard the 2016 UNOLS Chief Scientist Training Cruise explored recently reactivated underwater methane seeps in the San Diego Trough.

Airplane taking off.

Opinion 21 December 2017

Should AGU Have Fly-in Meetings Anymore?

Should members of the American Geophysical Union “walk their talk” by cutting carbon emissions related to meeting travel?

Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface

Urban sewer networks grow outward in a manner similar to natural river networks.

Research Spotlight 19 December 2017

Urban Sewers Evolve Similarly to River Networks

Like river systems, engineered drainage networks become increasingly fractal as they grow.

Education

A new high-definition camera installed at a hydrothermal vent along the Juan de Fuca Ridge.

Meeting Report 8 December 2017

Incorporating Observatory Data into Oceanography Courses

OOI Teaching with Data Workshops; New Brunswick, New Jersey, 19–21 May 2017 (chemistry) and 2–4 June 2017 (geology)

Editors' Vox 7 December 2017

Examining our Eyes in the Sky

A recent paper in Reviews of Geophysics explored the challenges of validating data collected from Earth observation satellites.

A wave crashes on the shore.

Research Spotlight 8 November 2017

Run-Ups of Unusual Size

Not all waves are created equal when it comes to eroding sandy shorelines. Here’s a look at the physics that drives the big ones.