Aftershocks follow large earthquakes — sometimes for weeks, other times for decades. But in the…
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The American Geophysical Union (AGU) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the geophysical sciences through the support of scientific research, education, and dissemination of information. Founded in 1919, the AGU is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and serves a diverse community of researchers across the globe in areas such as atmospheric and ocean sciences, solid-Earth sciences, hydrological sciences, and space physics. The organization plays a pivotal role in fostering collaboration among scientists and institutions through its conferences, notably its annual Fall Meeting, which is one of the largest of its kind. AGU publishes a variety of scholarly journals and articles that contribute to a deeper understanding of Earth and environmental processes. Additionally, the AGU is committed to science advocacy and communication, aiming to ensure that scientific findings are effectively used to inform policy decisions and public understanding.
When a storm’s charging zone sits close to the Earth’s surface, the resulting “superbolts” can…
Some floods are so severe they rarely strike more than once a century, but rising…
Earth’s earliest history still holds mysteries for geologists, and ancient craters could provide some answers…
Steamboat Geyser’s spray slowly fossilizes the trees it lands on – preserving the geyser’s past…
Tonga’s Hunga Volcano eruption set records for volcanic lightning, revealing new insights into eruption timelines,…
The shifting of mass and consequent sea level rise due to groundwater withdrawal has caused…
Salt marshes along the U.S. East Coast have been building elevation to keep pace with…
A study has shown that atmospheric rivers, bands of water vapor intensified by climate change,…
Rice-animal co-culture farming, an ancient Southeast Asian practice, could help meet global food demands and…
Once we emit about 1000 gigatons of carbon, much of the massive ice sheet will…
The 51-square kilometer (20-square-mile) pileup is an important yet poorly quantified part of the carbon…
Newly updated elevation models of coastal regions indicate that the area of land that would…
New research publishes first data on the Red Planet’s magnitude 4.7 quake that occurred earlier…
As global temperatures increase, blue lakes in North America and Europe are projected to become…
Magnetometers detected faint signals that may improve our understanding of what happens before earthquakes and…
Vast stores of helium from the Big Bang lingering in the core suggest Earth formed…
Researchers uncover why a complex earthquake in the south Atlantic sent an unexpected tsunami around…