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Documentation by mobile phone from inside a car of a flooded street and bridge after a heavy rainstorm in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Social Media Supplements Science During Natural Disasters

by T. V. Padma 29 August 20226 January 2023

Information shared on social media platforms could help scientists gather real-time data and assist agencies in relief efforts.

Geologist Lauren Haygood balances on a plunging anticline during a field trip to the Arbuckle Mountains, Okla.
Posted inFeatures

Lauren Haygood: Normalizing STEM in America’s Heartland

by Saima May Sidik 25 July 202225 July 2022

Community science builds bridges while generating valuable environmental data.

Alexandre Martinez wearing a VR headset
Posted inFeatures

Alexandre Martinez: The Virtual Reality of Climate Change

by Jackie Rocheleau 25 July 202225 July 2022

Martinez brings science to the public using technologies like virtual reality to improve understanding of climate change.

Four-paneled figure, with the upper right panel showing Today Show coverage, with both the initial question directed to the @USGSVolcanoes Twitter account from user @JayFurr, “Is it safe to roast marshmallows over volcanic vents?” and the response, “Erm…we’re going to have to say no.” The upper left panel shows CNN coverage with an image of the eruption and the headline “USGS: ‘Please don’t roast marshmallows over lava.’” The lower left panel shows MSNCB coverage, which shows only the initial tweet. The lower right panel shows MSNBC’s parody of the NBC public service announcement graphic, in which, against the background of space filled with stars, the purple words “The S’more You Know” are underlined by a yellow shooting star.
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Roosters, S’mores, and #EmergencyCute: A Humor-in-Crisis How-To

by Alka Tripathy-Lang 15 July 202227 March 2023

When natural hazards strike communities, we may not think science agencies should respond with humor. Researchers suggest that sometimes, however, humor can connect communities and bring smiles.

New Zealand’s Whakaari/White Island
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Studying Volcanoes through Myths, Legends, & Other Unconventional Data

by Nancy Averett 22 April 20221 June 2022

Studying historic eruptions through a storytelling lens often improves our understanding of and ability to prepare for such events.

Collage of images from the best stories published by Eos in 2021
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The Best of Eos 2021

by AGU 27 December 202120 December 2022

What Earth and space science stories stood out this year, and what are we looking forward to in 2022?

Photographs of four scientists who have contributed to the journal Perspectives of Earth and Space Scientists
Posted inEditors' Vox

Telling the Stories Behind the Science

by Michael Wysession 2 September 20211 February 2022

AGU’s newest journal, Perspectives of Earth and Space Scientists, is a collection of memoirs, essays, and insights that present personal perspectives on how different scientific fields have evolved.

Pictogramas muestran ejemplos de terremotos, tsunami, sequia e inundación.
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Los geomojis traducen la geociencia a cualquier idioma

Megan Sever, Science Writer by Megan Sever 30 August 202117 April 2023

Pictogramas recién creados tienen como objetivo comunicar fácilmente los términos de geociencia y geopeligro.

Jane, an anthropomorphized zircon crystal, complete with a face, arms, and legs, experiences stages of development in a magma chamber.
Posted inGeoFIZZ

Meet Jane, the Zircon Grain—Geochronology’s New Mascot

by Alka Tripathy-Lang 27 August 202130 March 2023

In a children’s book written by geochronologist Matthew Fox, he condenses 400 million years of history into 34 playfully poetic pages as he follows the travels of a single grain of sand.

Andrews crouching in front of a wall covered in photographs.
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Robin George Andrews: “The New York Times Volcano Guy”

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 24 August 202123 March 2023

Making the leap from science to journalism.

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