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A hail-laden roof collapsed on a supermarket in Mexico City.
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A Hail of a Night in Mexico

by Humberto Basilio 24 June 202224 June 2022

When a severe hailstorm hit Mexico’s capital last week, citizens began to wonder whether climate change could be the cause. But is that the right question to ask?

Camino dañado por un terremoto en Calexico, California, 2010. El camino muestra grietas en el pavimento. Al fondo se observa un edificio de una planta cercado y el cielo azul.
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Buscando terremotos en la ionosfera

by Nathaniel Scharping 28 March 202228 March 2022

Los terremotos pueden liberar ráfagas de energía eléctrica que se pueden sentir en la ionosfera, a kilómetros por encima de la Tierra. Sin embargo, la teoría sigue siendo controvertida.

La pirámide del Sol en Teotihuacan al frente con un cerro y el cielo despejado detrás.
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Mapeando el pasado, presente y futuro de Teotihuacan

by Humberto Basilio 14 March 202216 March 2022

Un nuevo proyecto con tecnología lidar revela cómo la minería y la expansión urbana han puesto en riesgo a uno de los sitios del patrimonio cultural más icónicos de México.

An earthquake damaged a paved road in Calexico, Calif., in 2010.
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Searching for Earthquakes in the Ionosphere

by Nathaniel Scharping 25 February 202212 April 2022

Earthquakes may release bursts of electrical energy that can be felt in the ionosphere, kilometers above Earth. The theory remains controversial, though.

The Pyramid of the Sun at Teotihuacan
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Mapping Teotihuacan’s Past, Present, and Future

by Humberto Basilio 6 January 202221 March 2022

A new lidar project reveals how mining and urban expansion have put one of Mexico’s most iconic cultural heritage sites at risk.

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Sobreviviendo en la periferia de una ciudad de terremotos

by Humberto Basilio 17 November 202121 March 2022

La Ciudad de México es una de las áreas urbanas más propensas a desastres del mundo. Después de un terremoto, las comunidades marginadas que viven en la periferia de la ciudad están expuestas a más peligros que el simple derrumbe de edificios.

A person clipping mangrove leaves
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Inland Mangroves Are Relics of the Past’s Higher Sea Levels

by Katherine Kornei 10 November 202110 November 2021

Mangroves found in southern Mexico’s rain forest, 170 kilometers from the nearest ocean, date to a time when sea levels were several meters higher.

Debris covers a densely populated hillside community in Cerro del Chiquihuite, Mexico.
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Surviving on the Periphery of a City of Earthquakes

by Humberto Basilio 19 October 202121 March 2022

Mexico City is one of the most disaster-prone urban areas in the world. Following an earthquake, marginalized communities living on the city’s periphery are exposed to more dangers than just collapsing buildings.

Ilustración que ejemplifica la Cuenca del Valle de México, los diferentes componentes del subsuelo, líneas que indican el nivel de subsidencia y las direcciones de los flujos de recarga del acuífero al 2020
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La inminente crisis del hundimiento del suelo en la Ciudad de México

by L. O’Hanlon 12 May 202119 October 2021

Una nueva investigación revela la causa del rápido hundimiento y fracturación del suelo de la Ciudad de México.

Schematic showing how ground and groundwater are moving in the Valley of Mexico.
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The Looming Crisis of Sinking Ground in Mexico City

by L. O’Hanlon 22 April 202119 October 2021

New research reveals the cause of Mexico City’s rapidly sinking and fracturing ground.

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