A fiber-optic cable below Türkiye’s earthquake-prone metropolis is offering new details about how seismic waves will rattle the city—and demonstrating the potential of a bigger monitoring effort.
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Perceiving Risk
“Risk” means different things to different people, and effective science communication must recognize and respect that.
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¿Qué tan peligroso es el volcán Popocatépetl? Depende a quién le preguntes
El estratovolcán en el centro de México presenta un interesante caso de estudio sobre la percepción del riesgo, la comunicación de la ciencia y la preparación en torno a los peligros naturales.
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El despertar del Popocatépetl: Transformando la vulcanología en México
La erupción del “Don Goyo” de 1994 en México central aceleró el interés académico en la vulcanología.
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How Dangerous Is Mexico’s Popocatépetl? It Depends on Who You Ask
The stratovolcano in central Mexico presents a rich case study of risk perception, science communication, and preparedness surrounding natural hazards.
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Popocatépetl’s Wake-Up Call: Transforming Volcanology in Mexico
The 1994 eruption of “Don Goyo” in central Mexico accelerated an academic interest in volcanology.
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Pooling Data Could Help Anticipate Megafloods in Europe
Locally surprising floods aren’t so surprising in a continent-wide context.
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Eruption Now Unlikely Near Icelandic Town
Scientists and local authorities had been tracking the eruption’s precursors for weeks and evacuated residents. Then the magma stalled.
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Protecting Power Grids from Space Weather
A new paper explores ways to mitigate the impact of geomagnetically induced currents on the New Zealand power grid.
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Some High-Threat Volcanoes Are Severely Understudied
Scientists have little understanding of where magma is stored along the Cascade Volcanic Arc or how its volcanoes could affect population centers.