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Aerial photo showing the extent of the Oso landslide
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Simple Actions Can Help People Survive Landslides

by Jack Lee 27 October 202020 May 2022

New research provides practical advice to minimize landslide risk for individuals before, during, and after an event.

The toppled remains of a building on the shore of Palu Bay in Indonesia following a 2018 earthquake and tsunami
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Redes Sociales Ayudan a Revelar la Causa del Tsunami en Indonesia en el 2018

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 21 October 20206 October 2021

Videos de Twitter y YouTube ayudaron a los científicos a descubrir los mecanismos físicos que generaron el gran tsunami en Palu Bay después de un terremoto de magnitud 7.5.

Sediment swirls and mixes with water in a brown slurry
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Experimenting with Underwater Sediment Slides

by Terri Cook 8 October 202014 March 2024

Sediment-laden currents caused by breaching flow slides are hazardous to flood defenses and seabed infrastructure. New research shows that these phenomena must be accounted for in erosion simulations.

The toppled remains of a building on the shore of Palu Bay in Indonesia following a 2018 earthquake and tsunami
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Social Media Helps Reveal Cause of 2018 Indonesian Tsunami

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 26 June 202030 August 2022

Videos from Twitter and YouTube helped scientists tease out the physical mechanisms that generated the large tsunami in Palu Bay after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake.

Photo of the Gulf of Mexico at sunset off Corpus Christi, Texas
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Seismic Noise Reveals Landslides in the Gulf of Mexico

Megan Sever, Science Writer by Megan Sever 26 May 202019 October 2021

Scientists found dozens of submarine landslides in the Gulf of Mexico, possibly triggered by remote earthquakes.

A satellite image showing a pumice raft floating on the ocean surface near Fiji and Tonga on 21 August 2019
Posted inScience Updates

Satellite Sleuthing Detects Underwater Eruptions

by P. A. Brandl 31 March 202018 January 2022

Satellite data helped scientists locate the volcanic source of a pumice raft floating in the South Pacific Ocean, illustrating their promise in locating and monitoring undersea eruptions.

A crew in safety vests uses nets and holding tanks to rescue salmon from the Fraser River
Posted inNews

Remote Landslide Puts Fraser River Salmon on Shaky Ground

Lesley Evans Ogden, Science Writer by Lesley Evans Ogden 22 January 20205 January 2023

An alliance of First Nations, provincial, and federal leaders worked with scientists, engineers, and emergency responders to rescue critical salmon stocks in western Canada.

Man overlooks a fertile farming valley abutted by dry cliff walls.
Posted inNews

Modern Farming Kick-Starts Large Landslides in Peruvian Deserts

Jane Palmer, Science Writer by Jane Palmer 14 January 20205 October 2021

Large-scale irrigation programs have triggered giant, slow-moving landslides in arid valleys, leading to the destruction of both traditional and modern farmland.

High-resolution satellite image of the Okmok volcanic plume in the Aleutian Islands
Posted inNews

Using Satellites and Supercomputers to Track Arctic Volcanoes

by L. Streiff 20 December 201924 May 2022

New data sets from the ArcticDEM project help scientists track elevation changes from natural hazards like volcanoes and landslides before, during, and long after the events.

A seaside cliff near the town of Whitby in the United Kingdom
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Timing Matters for Rockfall Estimates

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 9 December 201912 November 2021

Researchers studying an eroding coastal cliff detected 10 times more rockfall events when monitoring surveys were conducted hourly versus monthly.

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