Precursory deformation for the 26 August 2026 Nepal landslide
Eosby Dave Petley26d ago
A new paper (Wang et al. 2026) suggests that the bedrock failure that initiated the Nepal landslide disaster may have displayed measurable precursory deformation.
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Eosby Emily Gardner26d ago
Research & Developments is a blog for brief updates that provide context for the flurry of news that impacts science and scientists today.
Underground Hydrogen: Two High-Reward Bets, One Indispensable Science - Eos
Eosby Laurent Truche, Frédéric-Victor Donzé and Chris Ballentine26d ago
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The 2026 Nepal landslide & the 2023 Teesta Valley GLOF: updates
Eosby Dave Petley27d ago
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Eosby Grace van Deelen27d ago
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How the 2024 Solar Superstorm Drained Earth’s Radiation Belt - Eos
Eosby Sarah Stanley27d ago
Source: AGU Advances In May 2024, Earth experienced its most intense geomagnetic storm since the Halloween storms of 2003.
In Appreciation of AGU’s Outstanding Reviewers of 2025 - Eos
Eosby Matt Giampoala and Steven A. Hauck, II27d ago
In celebration of Peer Review Week 2026, American Geophysical Union (AGU) Publications recognizes 244 outstanding reviewers for their work in 2025, as selected by the editors of each journal.
Understanding Landslides Through Case Studies
Eosby Dave Petley28d ago
A guest post by Serge Leroueil and Luciano Picarelli A new book, Understanding Landslides Through Case Studies by Serge Leroueil and Luciano Picarelli seeks to report and summarise contemporary...
Seeking Closure to Better Understand Earth’s Energy Balance and Water Resources - Eos
Eosby William P. Kustas, Jeffrey Wood, Jason Kelley, Nicolas Bambach and Jose D. Fuentes11 Sept 2026
Earth’s surface and atmosphere constantly exchange energy and gases such as water vapor and carbon dioxide through evapotranspiration (ET), photosynthesis, and respiration.
Pluto’s Atmosphere May Be Collapsing - Eos
Eosby Kimberly M. S. Cartier11 Sept 2026
It takes Pluto 248 years to complete one journey around the Sun. Humanity has known of its existence for less than half of that time, and we are still discovering the myriad ways that Pluto is...
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Eosby Mingliang Liu, Dario Grana, Klaus Mosegaard, Mrinal K. Sen, Minghui Xu and Tapan Mukerji10 Sept 2026
When studying the subsurface of the Earth, scientists commonly use geophysical inverse modeling, which aims to infer key physical properties, like geological structures, from indirect observations.
Sharpest-Ever Image of the Sun Shows Small but Mighty Swirls - Eos
Eosby Kimberly M. S. Cartier10 Sept 2026
This is the highest-resolution image of the Sun ever taken. It was captured by the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST) in Hawaii, the largest solar telescope in the world, on 14 April 2025.
Tiny Cyanobacteria May Be the Secret Heroes of Ocean Carbon Sequestration - Eos
Eosby Nathaniel Scharping10 Sept 2026
Source: AGU Advances A process known as the biological carbon pump (BCP) moves organic carbon from near the ocean’s surface to the ocean floor.
Why counting disaster fatalities is harder than it looks
Eosby Dave Petley10 Sept 2026
Authors: Lakshman Srikanth and David Petley This article was first published on the UNDRR PreventionWeb site. A hazard event occurs. Imagine that the first report says 20 people have died.
The Arctic Report Card Matters More Than Ever; AGU Joins Partners to Publish in 2026 - Eos
Eosby Chris Avery and Kristen Averyt Hinton9 Sept 2026
The Arctic is often described as a distant frontier. In reality, it is one of the most consequential regions on the planet.
The Ozone Paradox: A Growing Cost of a Warmer Atmosphere - Eos
Eosby Telma Castro, Oscar Peralta, Salvador Reynoso-Cruces, Harry Alvarez-Ospina and Alejandro Salcido9 Sept 2026
Mexico City has an atmospheric puzzle: Air quality policies have significantly reduced concentrations of many primary pollutants such as carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen oxides, but...
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Eosby Rebecca Owen9 Sept 2026
Source: AGU Advances Fieldwork is a vital part of geoscience research, allowing scientists and students to directly observe, interact with, and collect data about Earth processes that cannot be...
Wastewater Can Take Harmful Algal Blooms from Bad to Worse - Eos
Eosby Lisa S. Gardiner8 Sept 2026
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The landslide that caused the 26 August 2026 Nepal debris flow
Eosby Dave Petley7 Sept 2026
Enough satellite and drone imagery is now available to allow some initial analysis of the landslide that started the 26 August 2026 debris flow in Nepal and Tibet.
The Economic Costs of Solar Storms - Eos
Eosby Aaron Sidder4 Sept 2026
Source: AGU Advances In 1967, a solar storm nearly triggered World War III by jamming early-warning radar systems in the United States, causing U.S.