The fossils include jellyfish, box jellies, branched algae, and sponges, which are underrepresented in or missing from other deposits.
paleoclimatology & paleoceanography
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Varying Impact of Earthquake- and Monsoon-Induced Landslides
Using nearly 50 years of satellite data and records stretching back millennia, scientists determine the relative frequency—and the erosional power—of monsoon- and earthquake-induced landslides in Nepal.
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The Akkadian Empire—Felled by Dust?
Chemical measurements of a stalagmite from a cave in Iran reveal a large uptick in dust activity in northern Mesopotamia roughly 4,200 years ago, coincident with the decline of the Akkadian Empire.
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Climate Change and Sea Level Rise in the Mediterranean
1st National Workshop on Climate Change and Sea Level Rise in the Mediterranean; Rome, Italy, 5–6 July 2018
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Investigating the Northern Indian Ocean’s Puzzling Geodynamics
International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) Proposal Nurturing Workshop on Indian Ocean; Goa, India, 17–18 September 2018
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Huge Global Tsunami Followed Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Impact
The cataclysmic Chicxulub impact roughly 66 million years ago spawned a tsunami that produced wave heights of several meters in distant waters, new simulations suggest.
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Penguin Poop Keeps a Record of Antarctic Glaciation
Scientists are digging up Adélie penguin guano to study millennia of Antarctica’s history.
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Extinct Megatoothed Shark May Have Been Warm-Blooded
Preliminary results from a recent study may begin to shed light on why megalodons died out before the most recent ice age.
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Ren Receives 2018 Nanne Weber Early Career Award
Haojia Ren will receive the 2018 Nanne Weber Early Career Award at AGU’s Fall Meeting 2018, to be held 10–14 December in Washington, D. C. The award is given “in recognition of sustained and unique contributions to paleoceanography and paleoclimatology research.”
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Costa Receives 2018 Harry Elderfield Student Paper Award
Kassandra Costa will receive the 2018 Harry Elderfield Student Paper Award at AGU’s Fall Meeting 2018, to be held 10–14 December in Washington, D. C. The award recognizes “an exemplary manuscript from a Ph.D. graduate student and exceptional promise for continued contributions in the fields of paleoceanography and/or paleoclimatology.”