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A New Tool May Make Geological Microscopy Data More Accessible
EOS   27 May 2021   USA   Michigan  
Credit: Steiner and Rooney, 2021
<p>It all started with a problem many geoscientists faced in 2020.<br />Alex Steiner, a doctoral student at Michigan State University, had research to do working on thin sections&mdash;slivers of geological materials that are usually analyzed under a microscope. ...
A Near-Real-Time Tool to Characterize Global Landslide Hazards
EOS   10 May 2018   World   World  
A new model that predicts the potential for rain to trigger landslides in near-real time. 2005 landslide in Conchita, Calif., killed 10 people. Credit: Mark Reid, USGS
<p>Unlike earthquakes, cyclones, volcanic eruptions, and other natural disasters that are observed in real time by worldwide networks of satellites and sensors, landslides and other types of mass movement are not consistently monitored on a global scale, despite ...
2016 Class of AGU Fellows Announced
EOS   27 July 2016   USA   San Francisco  
2016 Class of AGU Fellows Announced
<p>The American Geophysical Union has chosen 60 new Fellows and will honor them at the upcoming 2016 Fall Meeting in San Francisco, Calif.</p>
White House Showcases Earthquake Alerts, Federal Quake Readiness
EOS   22 February 2016   USA   California  
An image showing the concept of the ShakeAlert system. Credit: USGS
<p>With 143 million Americans in the continental United States at risk of experiencing a potentially damaging earthquake, efforts to create an early warning system and maintain government preparedness are moving forward, according to officials at a recent ...