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EPA Air Monitoring Network Misses 2.8 Million Americans in Pollution Hot Spots

by Grace van Deelen 1 November 20241 November 2024

Current EPA air monitoring may not capture the extent of particulate air pollution.

Foto satelital del Huracán Helene en el Golfo de México
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Las olas de calor marinas incrementan la probabilidad de intensificación de las tormentas tropicales

by Roberto González 1 November 20245 November 2024

La probabilidad de que los huracanes experimenten una intensificación rápida aumenta en un 50% durante las olas de calor marinas que se desarrollan en el Golfo de México y en la región noroeste del Mar Caribe.

Field photo of a rock outcrop.
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Structural Inversion of an Intracratonic Rift System in Deep Time

by Alexis Ault 31 October 202431 October 2024

A new study reconstructs how an ancient North American rift system was uplifted in space and time due to subsequent continent-continent collision.

An aquamarine body of water in a desert landscape. The water’s edge has white crystallized material.
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Nevada Has Loads of Lithium. Here’s Why.

by Evan Howell 31 October 202428 March 2025

Nevada is becoming a major producer of lithium, thanks to topography, climate, and geologic serendipity.

Seen from below, a group of bats hang from a rocky cave ceiling. One has its mouth wide open in a yawn.
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Bat Poop Records Fire History

by Rebecca Dzombak 31 October 20244 November 2024

Charcoal stored in preserved guano gives researchers a new way to reconstruct regional fire histories.

Illustration of a satellite observing various events on the Earth's surface.
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Unlocking the Power of Synthetic Aperture Radar for Geosciences

by Lingsheng Meng, Chi Yan and Xiao-Hai Yan 29 October 202428 October 2024

Due to its unique ability to monitor Earth’s surface, Synthetic Aperture Radar plays a pivotal role in revolutionizing the geosciences.

四位艺术家用浅色描绘的北极光的网格图
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了解地球物理学:追踪 AGU 期刊文章标题的演变

by Rebecca Owen 28 October 202428 October 2024

一项新研究对 AGU 期刊文章标题中最常用的词汇进行了分类,并探讨了这些词汇讲述的地球和空间科学领域发展的故事。

A volcanic eruption near the ocean sends smoke and steam into the sky.
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Tracking a Disappearing Mantle Plume in Ancient Samoa

by Nathaniel Scharping 25 October 202426 November 2024

A thick portion of Earth’s crust may have capped the Samoan plume and suppressed volcanism for 30 million years, explaining a curious gap along the Samoan chain.

Foto olhando para o fundo do mar, mostrando pedaços arredondados de lava negra sobre argila vermelha.
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Uma Ilha Tropical Há Muito Perdida Fica no Litoral do Brasil

by Erin Martin-Jones 25 October 202425 October 2024

Um platô vulcânico submerso no sudoeste do Atlântico foi uma ilha tropical há 45 milhões de anos.

Aerial view of a flooded area, where ponded water has filled in all low-lying areas, and some roads. Trees and buildings are sticking up out of the water.
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Subtle Coastal Sinking Raises Storm Surge Risks

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 23 October 202412 December 2025

New detection of millimeter-scale subsidence along vulnerable coastlines means flood risk predictions may be inaccurate.

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