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A USGS research team from the Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center takes measurements of hydrologic properties of burned and unburned soils in the LNU Lightning Complex Fire area in Napa County, Calif., in early October.

News 20 October 2020

Biggest Risk to Surface Water After a Wildfire? It’s Complicated

Whether you’re considering short-term or long-term changes to water quality after a wildfire, scientists agree that sedimentation is a big concern.
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Climate Change
Dead tree and sand in Death Valley, Calif.

News 16 October 2020

Winter Drought Relief Unlikely in Western U.S.

This year is still on track to be one of the hottest years on record around the globe.
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Science Policy & Funding
Three scientists sitting on the floor around a laptop

Feature 8 October 2020

Opportunities and Challenges of Virtual Meetings

Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic imposed on us a virtual existence, conference attendees and organizers have been living out an experiment that will change how scientists gather in the future.
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Natural Hazards
A partial view of the Chicago skyline seen from the water on a sunny day

Science Update 7 October 2020

Converging on Solutions to Plan Sustainable Cities

Climate change will exacerbate the food, energy, water, health, and equity challenges that urban communities face, but cities also have opportunities to improve sustainability and outcomes.
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Ocean Sciences
An aircraft releases chemical dispersant on 5 May 2010 over oil floating on the surface of the Gulf of Mexico

Feature 6 October 2020

¿Por Qué la Luz Solar es Importante para los Derrames de Petróleo en el Mar?

Una década de investigación desde el desastre de Deepwater Horizon ha revelado cómo la luz solar—su importancia subestimada durante mucho tiempo en la ciencia de derrames de petróleo—altera sustancialmente el petróleo que flota en la superficie del mar.
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Geology & Geophysics
The ancient Roman theater of Tiberias looks out over the Sea of Galilee.

Research Spotlight 5 October 2020

Ancient Ruins Reveal 8th Century Earthquake in Sea of Galilee

Research into past seismic activity shows northeast Israel is still vulnerable to large quakes.
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Geology & Geophysics
Large rock balanced on cliffside

Editors' Highlights 1 October 2020

Earthquake Hazard Hanging in the Balance

Earthquake hazard calculations for California’s coast are refined with a view of precariously balanced rocks that would have fallen if the largest predicted shaking happened in the past 20,000 years.
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Drone survey fieldwork in Changunarayan municipality in April 2020

News 1 October 2020

COVID Clears the Skies for Earth-Observing Drones in Nepal

When the pandemic hit Nepal and the country’s main airport drastically cut flights, a group of drone experts, local governments, and scientists saw a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to gather geodata.
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Climate Change
Aerial photo of brown seaweed lining an entire stretch of a beach in Barbados

News 25 September 2020

Saint Lucia Works to Release Itself from Sargassum’s Stranglehold

Nearly 10 years ago, Caribbean beaches experienced a sudden onslaught of Sargassum. Today residents continue to explore ways to mitigate the seaweed’s damage to local health and livelihoods.
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Natural Hazards

Editors' Highlights 18 September 2020

Ensemble Modeling of Coronal Mass Ejection Arrival at 1 AU

Heliospheric imaging data can be used in ensemble modeling of CME arrival time at Earth to improve space weather forecasts, treating the solar wind as a 1-D incompressible hydrodynamic flow.
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