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Diagram showing various water cycles on Earth.
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Not Your Childhood Water Cycle

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 13 October 202228 October 2022

The USGS just debuted a complete remaking of the water cycle diagram—with humans as headliners.

Documentación de una inundación desde un carro usando un celular. Se ve el brazo de la persona tomando el teléfono celular y el espejo retrovisor del carro.
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Las redes sociales complementan a la ciencia durante los desastres naturales

by T. V. Padma 29 September 20227 March 2023

La información compartida en las plataformas de redes sociales podría ayudar a los científicos a recopilar datos en tiempo real y ayudar a las agencias en los esfuerzos de ayuda.

Figure showing modeled atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations over an image of Earth’s surface, with warmer colors representing higher concentrations
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Simpler Presentations of Climate Change

by John Aber and Scott V. Ollinger 13 September 20221 June 2023

The basics of climate change science have been known for a long time, and the predicted impact of a doubling of atmospheric carbon dioxide on global temperature hasn’t changed much in 100 years.

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.
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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
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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.

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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.

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