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Drone footage of landslides triggered by the 17 November 2023 earthquake in Sarangani, Philippines.
Posted inThe Landslide Blog

Landslides triggered by the 17 November 2023 M=6.8 earthquake in Sarangani in the Philippines

by Dave Petley 21 November 202321 November 2023

The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. On 17 November 2023 at 4:14 pm local time, an Mw=6.8 earthquake struck the the area of Sarangani in Davao Occidental in the Philippines. The epicentre was located offshore at a depth […]

Figure 2 from the paper, showing 3 diagrams.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Asian Dust Flux into Philippine Sea Increased During Miocene

by Sarah Feakins 6 October 202226 January 2023

A new deep sea dust record from the Philippine Sea, when added to evidence from the NW Pacific, suggests how dust may record a change in dustiness or the position of wind transport.

Posted inEditors' Highlights

中新世输入菲律宾海的亚洲风尘增加

by Sarah Feakins 6 October 202226 January 2023

一项来自菲律宾海的新的深海风尘记录,结合西北太平洋已有记录的对比,展示了海洋风尘沉积如何记录大气粉尘通量或风力传输路径的变化。

View from near-Earth orbit of a volcanic eruption plume rising into the atmosphere
Posted inScience Updates

Anticipating Climate Impacts of Major Volcanic Eruptions

by S. A. Carn, P. A. Newman, V. Aquila, H. Gonnermann and J. Dufek 31 August 202128 February 2022

NASA’s rapid response plan for gathering atmospheric data amid major volcanic eruptions, paired with efforts to improve eruption simulations, will offer better views of these events’ global effects.

Joy Santiago
Posted inFeatures

Joy Santiago: Charting Safety Through Mapmaking

by Jack Lee 24 August 202123 March 2023

An environmental planner proudly “helping the Filipino people.”

White clouds swirl above blue ocean and green land as Tropical Storm Nepartak churns through the Pacific Ocean.
Posted inNews

Lightning Tames Typhoon Intensity Forecasting

by Alka Tripathy-Lang 20 August 202119 November 2021

Typhoons regularly drench densely populated western Pacific regions, but lightning could forecast intensity more than a day before a storm’s strength peaks.

Lake Yambo, a topical lake in the Philippines
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Tropical Lakes May Emit More Methane

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 30 April 20212 November 2021

Fresh waters are one of the primary sources of natural methane emissions, but methane dynamics in tropical lakes are not as well understood as those in more temperate regions.

Interseismic and coseismic slip models of the Philippine Fault on Leyte island
Posted inEditors' Highlights

A New Picture of Seismogenesis on the Philippine Fault

by Isabelle Manighetti 19 January 20216 October 2021

Long-time series of satellite observation reveal that the creeping segment of the Philippine Fault is also capable of producing strong earthquakes, and show where these earthquakes might occur.

A volcanic ash plume with lightning towers over a residential neighborhood in the Philippines
Posted inNews

Taal Eruption and Ashfall Continue; Thousands Still at Risk

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 14 January 202027 March 2023

The Philippines’ volcanology institute warns that a hazardous eruption of Taal is imminent. In the past, Taal’s eruptions have lasted months and even years.

The 15 June 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo.
Posted inNews

Pinatubo 25 Years Later: Eight Ways the Eruption Broke Ground

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustratorMohi Kumar headshot by JoAnna Wendel and M. Kumar 9 June 20165 June 2023

From the first rapid assessment of a volcano's history to insights on geoengineering, the 15 June 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo changed the way we approach and learn from volcanic hazards.

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