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Natural Hazards
A road south of Wasilla, Alaska, and the ground around that was shattered by back-to-back magnitude 7 and 5.7 earthquakes.

Feature 23 February 2021

Where Do People Fit into a Global Hazard Model?

By incorporating human systems, scientists are modeling geohazards with equity in mind.
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Natural Hazards
A sign hangs on a tree in front of a house damaged by Hurricane Michael in Panama City, Fla., in 2018.

Feature 23 February 2021

Natural Hazards Have Unnatural Impacts—What More Can Science Do?

As disadvantaged communities suffer disproportionately from natural hazards, scientists, policymakers, and emergency managers explore why policies are failing—and what can be done about it.
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Climate Change
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News 22 February 2021

When Climate Adaptation Intervention Risks Further Marginalization

Many climate adaptation interventions focus excessively on the effects of climate change and less on examinations of what drives vulnerability.
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Natural Hazards
An antenna setup towers over a residential house in Los Angeles, Calif.

Science Update 22 February 2021

Amateur Radio Operators Help Fill Earthquake Donut Holes

Ham radio networks gear up to provide real-time, on-the-ground information about earthquake shaking and damage when other communication pathways are knocked out of commission.
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Geology & Geophysics
Plot showing the average number of shallow earthquakes near Parkfield, California, from 2006 to 2014

Editors' Highlights 19 February 2021

Why are Earthquakes on the San Andreas Seasonally Modulated?

There is growing evidence that some earthquakes occur seasonally but also that water loading cannot explain these observations.
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Natural Hazards
Community forests that provide numerous ecological, social, and economic benefits are being threatened by climate change.

Feature 11 February 2021

Community Forests Prepare for Climate Change

Cities across the United States are feeling the heat as they struggle to integrate climate science into on-the-ground decisionmaking regarding urban tree planting and management.
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Science Policy & Funding
Aerial photograph of the Xin’an River Hydropower Station showing the dam that forms Qiandao Lake releasing flood waters into the river below.

News 3 February 2021

Finding “Glocal” Solutions to Flooding Problems

Scientists call for joint efforts to combine real-time global rainfall data with high-resolution local hydrology to better forecast floods.
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Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface
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News 2 February 2021

Simultaneous Drought and Heat Wave Events Are Becoming More Common

As the world heats up, the number and duration of combined stress events are increasing, causing harmful environmental and human impacts.
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Geohealth
People stacking hands on top of each other

News 26 January 2021

Suicide Rates May Rise After Natural Disasters

Rates of suicide increased most dramatically in the second year after a disaster, after many postdisaster mental health assistance programs expire.
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Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Volcanology
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Science Update 26 January 2021

A New Era of Debris Flow Experiments in the Oregon Woods

What do a backhoe, expanding foam, half-ton concrete blocks, and a 100-meter-long hillslope slide have in common? All were part of reviving the U.S. Geological Survey’s experimental debris flow flume.
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