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COVID-19

An engineer on a tiny islet uses a total station to survey a rushing stream.
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How Routine Monitors Weather the Pandemic Storm

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 13 May 202023 January 2023

Much of routine monitoring can be done remotely these days, but networks aren’t completely immune to COVID-19’s society-halting symptoms.

Sunset through a ship window on the R/V Sikuliaq
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What It’s Like to Social Distance at Sea

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 12 May 20204 February 2022

A skeleton crew braves the first research cruise since the pandemic began.

Artist’s concept of how Sentinel-5P satellite monitors pollution within the Earth’s atmosphere
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Geoscience Societies Commit to Tackling Global Challenges

by James Dacey 7 May 202010 March 2023

As Europe’s premiere geoscience conference kicks off online, leading Earth and space societies restate their commitments in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Aerial view of downtown Lincoln, Neb.
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Geoscientists Help Map the Pandemic

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 1 May 202023 January 2023

Data visualization and mapping are valuable tools in the fight against COVID-19. Geoscientists can help healthcare workers and shape public policy.

Scientist takes a water sample at a river
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The Coronavirus Hurts Some of Science’s Most Vulnerable

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 29 April 20202 February 2022

Early-career researchers hang in the balance of coronavirus uncertainty.

Person wearing a hooded jacket and surgical mask
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La Contaminación del Aire Puede Empeorar la Tasa de Mortalidad por COVID-19

Tim Hornyak, Science Writer by Tim Hornyak 28 April 202013 March 2023

Científicos descubren que condados altamente contaminados en los Estados Unidos tendrán una tasa de mortalidad por COVID19 4.5 veces más grande que aquellos condados similares.

A composite image of the Earth’s Eastern Hemisphere
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Eight Lessons from COVID-19 to Guide Our Climate Response

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 24 April 20205 November 2021

The global response to the ongoing pandemic can teach us how we should, and shouldn’t, respond to the climate crisis. And most important, it shows that we can do something.

Geologist, with a shovel planted in the foreground, takes notes while overlooking green hills and snowcapped peaks.
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The Long-Term Effects of Covid-19 on Field Science

by C. Geib 13 April 20207 November 2022

As scientists wait, worry, and hunker down, they’re also looking ahead to how their projects will need to adapt.

An officer checks the quality as police personnel make face masks and personal protective gear amid COVID-19 outbreak in Jammu, India.
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Geohealth: Science’s First Responders

by Gabriel Filippelli 13 April 202022 October 2021

At the intersection of human health and the environment, the emerging field called geohealth can teach us how not to repeat mistakes made in past disasters.

Young man in a hoodie wearing a surgical mask outdoors
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Air Pollution Can Worsen the Death Rate from COVID-19

Tim Hornyak, Science Writer by Tim Hornyak 10 April 202013 March 2023

Scientists find that highly polluted counties in the United States will have a COVID-19 death rate 4.5 times higher than those with low pollution if they’re otherwise similar.

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