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Four satellite images showing pyroclastic material infill between 2014 and 2019.
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Volcanic Creation and Destruction of Temporary Tephra Storage

by Agnes Kontny 1 July 202220 September 2022

Pyroclastic density currents (PDCs) are a major threat during an explosive volcanic eruption. A new study shows that loose tephra accumulations on volcanic slopes tend to re-mobilize rapidly.

Aerial photo of Cayos Cochinos, a series of small coral cays off the Caribbean coast of Honduras
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Scientists Support Local Activities to Rescue the Mesoamerican Reef

by J. Rodriguez 15 September 20203 November 2022

The reef’s report card analyzed 286 sites in Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras. Communities, scientists, and governments are working to improve coral and ecosystem resilience.

Aerial image of the Great Blue Hole in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Belize
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Severe Cyclones May Have Played a Role in the Maya Collapse

Lakshmi Supriya, Science Writer by L. Supriya 1 September 20203 November 2022

Sediment cores from the Great Blue Hole reveal that a series of extreme storms hit the region after 900. The storms may have irreparably damaged an already stressed Maya population.

Topographic lidar map of ancient Maya city of Tikal
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Lidar Uncovers Thousands of New Maya Structures

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 27 September 20189 May 2022

Jungle-piercing lidar surveys over ancient Maya sites give scientists the most extensive maps of lowland Maya civilization to date.

View of typical Santiaguito explosion as seen from the summit of Santa Maria.
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Visiting the Volcano

by J. B. Johnson, B. Andrews and R. Escobar-Wolf 2 May 20162 May 2022

Workshops on Volcanoes; Santiaguito, Guatemala, 4–12 January 2016

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