Researchers use high-resolution satellite images to parse the effects of land use changes on the energy balance between the rain forest and the atmosphere.
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Exposing Los Angeles’s Shaky Geologic Underbelly
Current calculations might underestimate the susceptibility of Los Angeles to earthquake shaking, so researchers and volunteers are deploying seismic networks near the city to remedy a data shortage.
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Equity Concerns Raised in Federal Flood Property Buyouts
The communities most in need of federal property buyouts after a flood are the communities least likely to get them.
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Putting a Price on the Costs of Climate Related Health Impacts
Using examples from the year 2012, a new study estimates the health costs of deaths and illnesses associated with climate-sensitive events.
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Gravel Gives Clues to the Strength of Paleotsunamis
The roundness of sediment deposits may shed light on how big tsunamis were in the past and how to evaluate hazards in the future.
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Wildfires Affect Water Resources Long After the Smoke Clears
Wildfires affect watersheds in myriad ways, from reducing evapotranspiration to changing soil repellencies, but new research suggests impacts on snowpack and runoff are the most significant.
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Heat Waves Are Blowing in the Wind
New research indicates that droughts in far-off places contribute to the amount of heat transported to regions experiencing heat waves.
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Louise Kellogg: Geoscientist, Mentor, Science Communicator
The geoscientist, who studied Earth’s mantle and believed strongly in the power of mentoring, passed away in April.
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Nuclear Winter May Bring a Decade of Destruction
New climate models present a grim prediction of what would happen worldwide after a nuclear war between the United States and Russia.
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Golden State Blazes Contributed to Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide
A new case study investigates causes and effects of California’s 2017 wildfire season.