If you feel it, chase it: using seismic signals to detect tornadoes
The threat of destruction and injury the tornado chasers show viewers in the 2024 movie “Twisters” is real, so what can be done currently to warn against tornadoes, and how do we detect and track them using geophysics?
Natural hazards put some species at increased risk of extinction
Natural hazards can leave many species in unprecedented conditions in an extremely short amount of time. A new study looks at natural hazards occurring where at-risk species live in order to help guide conservation efforts for ensuring their survival.
Intern Spotlight: Summer Czarnowski (RESESS)
Summer Czarnowski is entering their last semester at North Dakota State University for their degree in geology. They are one of EarthScope’s Summer 2024 RESESS Interns at Sandia National Labs in Albuquerque.
Remote sensing and armed conflict—a unique humanitarian role for geophysics
Remote sensing can be essential for rapidly collecting information about destruction levels, famine, and other humanitarian questions in areas where ground investigations are difficult, as can be the case in times of conflict.
Intern Spotlight: Juan Cruz (RESESS)
Juan Cruz is a geophysics senior at University of Houston. He is one of the 2024 Summer RESESS interns working in Boulder, Colorado.
Intern Spotlight: Hayley Bricker & Davie Loria (Student Careers)
Hayley Bricker and Davie Loria are EarthScope’s Summer 2024 Science Communication Career Interns. They chatted about their academic careers, their passion for science communications, and their futures.
NSF SAGE/GAGE Community Science Workshop highlights the breadth of the geophysical toolkit
The techniques in our geophysical toolkit have grown exponentially over the years. By understanding research in these fields using these tools, we can see the applications to geophysics and bettering society.
Information revealed by 2018 Kīlauea eruptions leads to new caldera models
Starting in May of 2018, the Puna District of Hawai’i began to experience back to back eruptions of their Kīlauea volcano, along with earthquakes. A new paper lays out a helpful timeline of the initial eruption and following events, as well as addressing the applications for the future from the collected data.
Intern Spotlight: Marc Garcia (Student Career)
Marc Garcia is entering his third year at University of Texas at El Paso for his Ph.D. in geoscience and seismology. He is EarthScope’s Summer 2024 Cloud On-Ramp Career Intern.
Intern Spotlight: Quincey Nielson (Student Career)
Quincey Nielson is entering their fourth year at Georgia Institute of Technology for their bachelors in solid Earth and planetary science. They are EarthScope’s Summer 2024 Alaska Field Engineer Career Intern.