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EPA Air Monitoring Network Misses 2.8 Million Americans in Pollution Hot Spots

by Grace van Deelen 1 November 20241 November 2024

Current EPA air monitoring may not capture the extent of particulate air pollution.

The orange glow from erupting lava illuminates the area around the summit of Kīlauea volcano under a star-filled night sky.
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An Unprecedented Experiment to Map Kīlauea’s Summit Magma System

by Roger Denlinger, Daniel R. H. O’Connell, Guoqing Lin, Steve Roecker and Ninfa Bennington 18 September 202423 September 2024

Dozens of researchers deployed nearly 2,000 seismic stations—and a T-Rex—to better illuminate subsurface structure and magma storage below the summit of the highly active volcano.

A desert landscape vegetated by dry grass and shrubs.
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Fiber-Optic Cables Used to Measure Changing Soil Moisture

by Caroline Hasler 10 September 202410 September 2024

Scientists are using seismic techniques to measure soil moisture. Their results show that recent droughts in California depleted water in the shallow subsurface.

Vistas desde el aire durante la noche, varias brillantes fuentes de lava estallan a lo largo de una fisura lineal, con columnas teñidas de naranja elevándose sobre ellas. Las luces de una ciudad están a lo lejos.
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En una rara oportunidad, investigadores observan la formación de los valles islandeses

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 9 September 20249 September 2024

Durante el período previo a las recientes erupciones volcánicas cerca de la ciudad de Grindavík, científicos documentaron la formación de grabens en tiempo real.

An artist’s depiction of the Sun, Earth, and the space between them. Dots on Earth mark the locations of ground-based instruments for monitoring space weather.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

From Sun to Earth: A New Network for Comprehensive Space Weather Monitoring

by Nathaniel Scharping 22 August 202422 August 2024

The Chinese Meridian Project combines hundreds of instruments for a detailed, three-dimensional view of the solar-terrestrial environment.

A GPS station in a California desert
Posted inNews

U.S. Earthquake Early Warning System Gets a Major Upgrade

by Grace van Deelen 13 August 202413 August 2024

Satellite capabilities will improve the accuracy of ShakeAlert earthquake magnitude measurements.

Der Schwarzwald erstreckt sich über eine hügelige Landschaft im Süden Deutschlands.
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Wissenschaft verknüpft den Wald mit dem Internet der Dinge

Tim Hornyak, Science Writer by Tim Hornyak 8 August 20248 August 2024

Ausgestattet mit rund 10,5 Mio. Euro an Forschungsgeldern werden Forschende neuartige Sensoren zum Einsatz bringen, die der Assimilation von Daten in Echtzeit und der Erstellung von Modellen dienen, die die Auswirkung von Klimaveränderungen auf Waldgebiete abbilden.

Viewed from the air above at nighttime, several bright fountains of lava erupt along a linear fissure, with orange-tinged plumes rising above them. The lights of a city are in the distance.
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In Rare Opportunity, Researchers Observe Formation of Icelandic Valleys

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 7 August 20249 September 2024

During the lead-up to recent volcanic eruptions near the city of Grindavík, scientists documented graben formation in real time.

Ein Bild von Deutschlands höchstem Gipfel, der Zugspitze
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Seismologie: Ein vielversprechender Weg zur Überwachung von Permafrost

by Terri Cook 5 August 20245 August 2024

Passive seismische Daten von einer Messstation auf der Zugspitze zeichneten im Lauf der letzten 15 Jahre den Schwund von Permafrost auf. Somit eignet sich dieses Verfahren vermutlich auch für die langfristige Überwachung der Umwelt.

A landslide of gray rock spilling over onto a road, seen from above
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Watching and Listening for Signs of Slope Failure

by Rebecca Owen 17 July 202417 July 2024

Ten years of data preceding a rockfall in the French Alps suggest the need for more comprehensive monitoring systems.

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