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Roosters, S’mores, and #EmergencyCute: A Humor-in-Crisis How-To
We’ve all heard that laughter is the best medicine. Indeed, scientists have explored how humor might protect against heart disease or help cancer patients cope with their diagnosis. But laughter may...
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From SAR Arc to STEVE: An Atmospheric Evolution
Source: Geophysical Research Letters Stable auroral red (SAR) arcs and strong thermal emission velocity enhancement (STEVE) phenomena are optical structures that have been detected in the subauroral...
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Coseismic Displacement of 1987 Earthquake from Aerial Images
Editors’ Highlights are summaries of recent papers by AGU’s journal editors. Source: Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth Since the 1990s, space geodesy has led to major breakthroughs in our...
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New Tectonic Plate Model Could Improve Earthquake Risk Assessment
Source: Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth A translation of this article was made by Wiley. 本文由Wiley提供翻译稿。 New Zealand is no stranger to earthquakes. Scientists estimate that more than...
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Even at the Bottom of the World, the Ocean Is Belching Plastic
With its small population and remote location, New Zealand might hope to be sheltered from the world’s plastic pollution. But new research shows that’s far from the case. In a recent study published...
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新的构造板块模型可改进地震风险评估
Source: Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth This is an authorized translation of an Eos article. 本文是Eos文章的授权翻译。 新西兰的地震并不鲜见。科学家估计每年发生超过2万起地震，其中最致命的可能会使整个国家发生震动。...
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What Electrons Can Tell Us About the Speed of Sand
Editors’ Highlights are summaries of recent papers by AGU’s journal editors. Source: Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface The Earth’s surface is continually reshaped by the processes that...
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In New Zealand, Fish Are Helping Scientists Find Gold
New Zealand straddles the boundary of two tectonic plates and as a result is in a constant state of upheaval. As mountains rise and fall, rivers are split, diverted, and joined. In some cases, they...
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Forecasting Earthquake-Induced Floods
Today, Reelfoot Lake in northwestern Tennessee is a tranquil place and a haven for migratory birds. But the 15,000-acre body of water was birthed violently and abruptly: After a series of earthquakes...
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The safety of fire and rescue personnel after landslides
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. In New Zealand, there is considerable interest this week in the...
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Cyclone Gabrielle in New Zealand triggered 140,000 landslides
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. Back in February 2023 I highlighted the large numbers of landslides,...
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Buller Gorge: a coal train hits a landslide in New Zealand
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. There seems to be little respite to the high incidence of...
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Protecting Power Grids from Space Weather
Source: Space Weather Activity from the Sun, such as solar flares, can cause fluctuations in Earth’s geomagnetic field that send electrical currents flowing through power grids. These geomagnetically...
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Modeling Braided Rivers in Presence of Exotic Weeds and Dams
Editors’ Highlights are summaries of recent papers by AGU’s journal editors. Source: Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface Human activities such as urbanization, construction of dams, levees,...
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GNS Science Landslide Planning Guidance
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. New Zealand is a country with a severe level of landslide hazard,...
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