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Distributed Sensing and Machine Learning Hone Seismic Listening. Fiber-optic cables can provide a wealth of detailed data on subsurface vibrations from a wide range of sources. Machine learning offers a means to make sense of it all. by Whitney Trainor-Guitton, Eileen R. Martin, Verónica Rodríguez Tribaldos, Nicole Taverna and Vincent Dumont.
The Climate and Health Impacts of Gasoline and Diesel Emissions
Apr 28, 2020 · New research tallies the effects of gas- and diesel-burning vehicle emissions on the climate, as well as on human health. Together, the emissions cause more than 200,000 premature deaths each year.
Scientists Are “Gobsmacked” by the Variability of Seafloor Currents
Sep 11, 2024 · The scientists speculate that the tides and seafloor topography are largely responsible for the character of the currents. Well-studied surface currents are often variable in their speed and ...
New Details About a Very Old Eruption and Flood - Eos
Oct 9, 2024 · One of the most dramatic volcanic eruptions in history occurred more than 1,000 years ago. Scientists are still piecing together the aftermath.
Iron-Rich Volcanoes Hold Hidden Rare Earth Element Reserves
Oct 4, 2024 · Volcanoes that are rich in iron might be prime locations to find high concentrations of rare earth elements. Recent lab experiments have demonstrated that when iron-rich magmas experience volcanic ...
Hubble's Legacy: The Pillars of Creation - Eos
May 4, 2015 · A Fresh View. In January 2015, NASA released a new Pillars of Creation image—this time using Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3). WFC3 is much more sensitive than its predecessor and can ...
Heat Pumps Can Lower Home Emissions, but Not Everywhere
Sep 2, 2021 · The results, published in Environmental Research Letters, showed that heat pumps would reduce emissions for two thirds of households and financially benefit a third of U.S. homeowners. But only ...
How Variations in Earth’s Orbit Triggered the Ice Ages - Eos
Jun 1, 2017 · For millennia, Earth’s climate has hinged on the behavior of ice: the cycle of glacier growth and retreat. These alternating glacial and interglacial periods coincide with variations in Earth ...
Landslide Blog - Eos
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 the summer of 2023, Brienz in Switzerland was evacuated ...
How Mantle Movements Shape Earth’s Surface - Eos
May 2, 2024 · The movement of tectonic plates shapes the rocky features of Earth’s surface. Plates’ convergence can form mountain ranges or ocean trenches, and their divergence can form oceanic ridges. But ...