The system, under development in Acireale, Italy, could be used to monitor earthquakes in real time and help rescue workers focus efforts where they’re needed most.
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Seeing the Gravitational Waves, Despite the Seismic Waves
For detectors to sense the minute jolt of a gravitational wave announced last week, savvy geophysicists and engineers had to keep Earth's tiniest jiggles from reaching ultrasensitive instruments.
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Space Weather Gains National and International Attention
A heightened understanding of geomagnetic disturbances in a high-tech world encourages policy changes in the United States and abroad.
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Annual SWEF Raises Awareness Across the Space Weather Enterprise
Reducing our nation's vulnerability to space weather is now a national priority, as conveyed when experts gathered for the 2015 Space Weather Enterprise Forum.
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New Reactive Barrier May Protect Groundwater from Mine Waste
Researchers are developing a porous concrete filter to pull harmful dissolved metals out of water.
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Extracting New Meaning from Seismological Data
Scientists use noise data collected at the Long Beach dense array to measure elusive high-frequency surface waves.
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Engineering Climate Change Resilience into New York Subways
Impending renovations presented at a conference on transportation systems and climate extremes would keep hurricane-driven waters out of subsurface transit tunnels.
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Alberto Behar (1967–2015)
Devoted to exploration and discovery, this JPL scientist's inquisitive mind, inventiveness, and infectious enthusiasm inspired students, colleagues, and friends alike.
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What Instruments Are Available for Polar Studies?
Instrumentation for Polar Glaciology and Geophysics Research Workshop; Baltimore, Maryland, 9–10 October 2014
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Ancient Roman Aqueducts Could Spill Climate Secrets
Thick layers of mineral deposits that coat the aqueducts could provide a vast pool of information about climate during the Roman Empire.