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Photo of the Apennine Mountains in Italy.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Topography Along the Apennines Reflects Subduction Dynamics

by Duna Roda-Boluda 15 March 202313 March 2023

Topography and exhumation vary strongly along the Apennines, reflecting the geometry of the Moho and different geodynamic mechanisms.

A vineyard growing on a mountain slope with several other mountains visible in the background
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Scientists Decipher the Seismic Dance of the Southern Alps

by Morgan Rehnberg 20 January 202320 January 2023

Most of the Alps are considered tectonically dead, but according to new research, the southeastern region—home to prosecco wine—is very much alive.

The Valfredda River in the Italian Dolomites, pictured at three different dates, changes configuration in response to precipitation and dry cycles in the landscape.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

A Probabilistic Model for Classifying Temporary Rivers

by Morgan Rehnberg 17 May 202221 December 2022

The model relies on measurable broad-scale attributes, increasing its flexibility for use in diverse environments.

A meadow of the seagrass Posidonia oceanica
Posted inNews

Mortality of Seagrass Meadows May Not Kill Their Methane Release

by Derek Smith 31 March 202231 March 2022

New research indicates that seagrasses continue to release methane even after they die, complicating blue carbon initiatives.

Hillside view of the Lombard city of Varese, Italy
Posted inNews

Exposure to Low Levels of Air Pollution Increases COVID-19 Risk

by Tim Hornyak 16 February 202216 February 2022

Although causality has yet to be established, an Italian case study found that an increase in annual average exposure to PM2.5 was associated with a jump in the rate of COVID-19.

Researchers installing the reference station in a glacier forefield at the foot of the Matterhorn
Posted inNews

Mountains Sway to the Seismic Song of Earth

by Richard J. Sima 1 February 202227 March 2023

The Matterhorn in the Swiss Alps is in constant motion, gently swaying back and forth about once every 2 seconds.

Trees with a view of Italy’s Mount Etna behind.
Posted inNews

Supergreen Trees Can Signal Sites of Eruptions

by J. Besl 8 November 202126 April 2022

Tree core chemistry can explain what happened before Mount Etna’s 2002 eruption and suggests that trees could play a role in rebuilding past eruptions.

A boat floats between flood buildings, with people walking on the sidewalks and across a bridge.
Posted inNews

For Venice’s Floodgates to Work, Better Forecasts Are Needed

by Damond Benningfield 14 October 202129 March 2023

Climate change increases massive storm surges, which may be more than Venice’s flood-control system can handle.

Mount Etna, a stratovolcano, sits in front of an ashy night sky. Lava erupts from and flows down the volcano, and ash and gas billow up from a vent behind the peak and make the sky glow orange. A few star trails appear in the upper right corner.
Posted inNews

Etna Under Pressure: Does Gas Buildup Foreshadow Eruption?

by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 15 September 202129 March 2023

Pressure from both magma and gas can trigger eruptions. Monitoring degassing can help predict eruptions but only if the magma system is well understood first.

A photo of Renato Funiciello in the Dolomites Mountains of the Alps in 2005.
Posted inEditors' Vox

Renato Funiciello, an Inspiration to Modern Geology in Italy

by M. Meghraoui 24 June 20219 November 2022

A special collection in Tectonics on geodynamics in the Mediterranean region celebrates the life and work of the renowned Italian geologist Renato Funiciello.

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