Bryan L. Isacks was awarded the 2014 Walter H. Bucher Medal at the AGU Fall Meeting Honors Ceremony, held on 17 December 2014 in San Francisco, Calif. The medal is for “original contributions to the basic knowledge of the crust and lithosphere.”
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Dasgupta, Frankenberg, Perron, Shuster, and Tierney Receive 2014 James B. Macelwane Medals
Rajdeep Dasgupta, Christian Frankenberg, J. Taylor Perron, David Lawrence Shuster, and Jessica Erin Tierney were awarded the 2014 James B. Macelwane Medal at the AGU Fall Meeting Honors Ceremony, held on 17 December 2014 in San Francisco, Calif. The medal is for “significant contributions to the geophysical sciences by an outstanding early career scientist.”
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Hiroo Kanamori Receives 2014 William Bowie Medal
Hiroo Kanamori was awarded the 2014 William Bowie Medal, AGU’s highest honor.
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Climate Change Predicted to Worsen Spread of Cholera
Coupling satellite data with climate models, scientists are beginning to understand how warming temperatures and increased precipitation will affect cholera outbreaks.
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Travel Fellowship Helps Early Career Scientists and Students
Berkner Fellowship opens up opportunities for early career scientists and students.
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Geoscientists Are Key to Reducing Climate Threats, Expert Says
With the world facing a global environmental crisis, Earth scientists can play an important and unique role, according to Earth Institute Director Jeffrey Sachs.
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Does War Influence Forest Growth?
Research focused in South Sudan shows that armed conflict can have a subtle effect on regional ecology.
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Holidays Really Do Light Up the Night
NASA and NOAA images reveal brighter than average December lights in the United States, brighter Ramadan nights in the Middle East.
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High Smog Levels Seen in Mecca During the Annual Pilgrimage
Surveys of air quality show that smog and other pollutants in Islam’s holiest city during the Hajj are among the worst in the world, prompting the Saudi government to look for ways to clear the air.
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Spotlight on Scientific Integrity and Geoethics at the 2014 AGU Fall Meeting
Fall Meeting sessions tackle issues in geoethics.