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American Geophysical Union

Eos is a source for news and perspectives about Earth and space science, including coverage of new research, analyses of science policy, and scientist-authored descriptions of their ongoing research and commentary on issues affecting the science community.

Landslide risk in La Paz, Bolivia

22 January 2025 @ 8:15 am

Google Earth imagery from July 2011 showing the aftermath of the Collapa landslide in La Paz, Bolivia.The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. AFP has posted a very good overview of the hazards posed by landslides in the capital city of Bolivia, La Paz (unfortunately it cannot be embedded). Located at a high elevation, characterised […]

A Seychelles Shoreline Resists the Rising Seas

21 January 2025 @ 2:52 pm

An atoll (a ring-shaped island) is seen from above.The geomorphology of a protected atoll likely contributed to its ability to maintain its shoreline over a turbulent half-century.

People Are Grieving Ecosystem Loss. How Can Public Land Managers Plan Accordingly?

20 January 2025 @ 2:09 pm

Eos logo with line art microphone and arced lines representing soundFrom hordes rushing into national parks to mourners holding glacier funerals, tourists wanting to take in threatened natural places may be shifting visitation patterns.

The looming threat of landslides in the wildfire damaged areas of Los Angeles County

20 January 2025 @ 7:26 am

The aftermath of the landslides in the Castellammare area following the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles County.The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. As Los Angeles recovers from the dreadful wildfires that have destroyed parts of the county, awareness is growing of the potential threat from landslides. The touchstone for these concerns was an interesting […]

Deep Beneath California’s Sierra Nevada, Earth’s Lithosphere May Be Peeling Away

17 January 2025 @ 2:26 pm

An aerial view of the Sierra Nevada mountains in CaliforniaEvidence for lithospheric foundering, or the process of denser material sinking into the mantle, is emerging.

CT Scans Show How Giant Hailstones Grow

17 January 2025 @ 2:26 pm

A ball of ice about the size of an adult’s palm sits on a scale. Gloved hands hold a tool to measure its size.Dental office technology is giving scientists a peek inside giant hailstones.

A Planetary Perturbation Like No Other

16 January 2025 @ 2:07 pm

Acidic waters of the Rio Tinto in SpainScientists are tackling “the most profound questions about life itself” with complex computer modeling, billion-year-old bacteria, and old-fashioned fieldwork.

How Could Solar Climate Intervention Strategies Affect Agriculture?

16 January 2025 @ 2:07 pm

A group of five women in colorful clothing hold bundles of straw in a field ready for rice threshing.Geoengineering approaches such as stratospheric aerosol injection hold the promise of limiting warming, but among the many potential risks and concerns, their impacts on agriculture remain largely unexplored.

Slow But Powerful Fault Slip Can Simply Arise from Fluid Flow

15 January 2025 @ 2:00 pm

Cracked and uplifted earth at a fault zone on a vineyard.Cyclic changes of fluid pressure in fault zones can induce slow-slip events that advance in the direction of fluid flow, even when the faults are stable.

Beneath Greenland, Insights for Energy Transitions and Climate Models

15 January 2025 @ 1:55 pm

Small houses painted in bright colors dot a hillside in the foreground in front of a fjord with icebergs and, in the background, tall mountains partially covered in snow.Emerging consensus on the structure and dynamics of Greenland’s lithosphere may help improve forecasts of climate and sea level change and develop solutions for sustainable resource use.