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Researchers catalog more than 37,000 small earthquakes to see the bigger picture of seismicity along Italy’s Altotiberina fault.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Scientists Create Catalog of Altotiberina Fault in Italy

by David Shultz 19 January 20186 October 2021

More than 37,000 small earthquakes paint a picture of the fault’s behavior and seismic potential.

Researchers compile a 45-year map record of sunspots
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Preserving a 45-Year Record of Sunspots

by E. Underwood 17 January 201813 October 2022

Maps reveal how the Sun’s magnetic field evolves through solar cycles.

Smog covers downtown Los Angeles on 17 January 2007
Posted inOpinions

Will Clean Air Fade Away?

by M. Sadegh, J. Pierce, A. AghaKouchak, N. F. Glenn and C. Curl 16 January 201810 March 2023

Government-sponsored research and regulations enabled western U.S. states to clean up their air, despite industrial and population growth. Proposed funding cuts could undo this progress.

Researchers model the exchanges between human behavior and drought conditions
Posted inResearch Spotlights

How Drought Plays Out

by E. Underwood 12 January 2018

Humans are less likely to deplete groundwater when rainfall varies between years.

Posted inEditors' Vox

Spills, Sediment, and Shoreline Contamination

by T. P. Clement 8 January 201818 May 2022

A recent paper in Reviews of Geophysics describes the formation and behavior of oil-sediment residues in marine and coastal environments following an oil spill.

Ecuador’s Tungurahua volcano. A 2017 report summarizes the current state of volcano science and issues three grand challenges.
Posted inScience Updates

Working Together Toward Better Volcanic Forecasting

by M. Manga 8 January 201828 March 2023

A National Academies report highlights challenges and opportunities in volcano science.

Sea level rise after Hurricane Sandy
Posted inScience Updates

Sea Level 2017 Conference Looks to Coastal Sea Level Rise Impact

by D. Stammer, R. van de Wal and R. J. Nicholls 5 January 201810 March 2023

International World Climate Research Programme/Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (WCRP/IOC) Open Science Conference on Regional Sea Level Rise and Its Impacts; New York, New York, 10–14 July 2017

Researchers use radar satellite imagery to measure changes in the topography of Ecuador’s El Reventador volcano
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Using Radar to Understand How Volcanic Eruptions Evolve

by Terri Cook 5 January 201827 October 2021

Radar satellite imagery can be used to measure constructional changes in the topography of long-lived volcanoes, according to a new study of Ecuador’s El Reventador volcano.

Posted inEditors' Vox

Probability Analysis Improves Hazard Assessment

by A. Grezio 3 January 201816 March 2022

A recent paper in Reviews of Geophysics describes a probabilistic method for evaluating tsunami location, size, and risk to human populations.

A panoramic view of the Lusi eruption, in Indonesia, from December 2013.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

What Feeds Indonesia’s Destructive Mud Eruption?

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 2 January 201827 October 2021

New advances in seismic investigations suggest links in plumbing between nearby magma volcanoes and a mud-erupting system that has been spewing for more than a decade.

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