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New Tracers of Wind Erosion Provide Insight into Dryland Vegetation

by Gregory Okin 25 January 202423 January 2024

Rare earth element tracers provide insight into how fire and wind transport influence the vegetation state of the world’s drylands.

Against a blue sky streaked with white clouds, Michael Bunds runs along a dirt road as he lands a black fixed-wing drone. Chelsea Scott, wearing red, stands with her back to the photographer, watching the drone and looking at desert scrub in the foreground.
Posted inENGAGE, News

Drone Rules Make Tracking Down Faults a Difficult Feat

by Alka Tripathy-Lang 6 October 202124 April 2024

Regulations differ from country to country, but on one point, they’re relatively uniform: Drones must remain within their operators’ line of sight. How do earthquake scientists collect drone data while working within the rules?

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