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The Many Magmatic Modifications to the African Continent

by J. Geissman 9 January 20185 October 2022

How the very slow moving African Continent, with a lithosphere of quite varied age elements and thickness, has responded to ongoing asthenospheric modification.

Posted inAGU News

Booker Receives 2017 William Gilbert Award

by AGU 25 October 201718 April 2023

John R. Booker will receive the 2017 William Gilbert Award at the 2017 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, to be held 11–15 December in New Orleans, La. The award recognizes “outstanding and unselfish work in magnetism of Earth materials and of the Earth and planets.”

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Behr Receives 2016 Jason Morgan Early Career Award

by AGU 1 November 201621 April 2023

Whitney Behr will receive the 2016 Jason Morgan Early Career Award at the 2016 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, to be held 12–16 December in San Francisco, Calif. The award is for significant early-career contributions in Tectonophysics.

Satellite image of the island of Hawaii.
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A Hole in Earth’s Surface

by W. Yan 26 April 20169 November 2022

Research shows that a broken lithosphere underneath the island of Hawai'i could explain the island's patterns of seismic activity.

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Aftershocks of Old Quakes Still Shake New Madrid Seismic Zone

by L. Strelich 24 November 201518 October 2022

Geodetic data show that earthquakes in 1450 and 1811–1812 may be responsible for present-day seismic activity in the region.

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Bryan L. Isacks Receives 2014 Walter H. Bucher Medal

by AGU 8 January 201522 May 2023

Bryan L. Isacks was awarded the 2014 Walter H. Bucher Medal at the AGU Fall Meeting Honors Ceremony, held on 17 December 2014 in San Francisco, Calif. The medal is for “original contributions to the basic knowledge of the crust and lithosphere.”

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