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Established in 1888, The Geological Society of America provides access to elements that are essential to the professional growth of earth scientists at all levels of expertise and from all sectors: academic, government, business, and industry.

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25 September 2024

Channel conveyance and flood risk: Are current models missing the mark?

Channel conveyance is calculated by measuring the depth and width of a river channel. Most hydrologic models assume that channel conveyance is constant, but this is based on periodic measurements that can be taken decades apart.

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18 October 2023

U.S. groundwater is getting saltier—what that means for infrastructure, ecosystems, and human health

Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) have been monitoring groundwater quality in wells across the country for more than three decades. Of all the chemical constituents measured, sodium and chloride—components of salt—stand out.

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21 September 2023

Effective visual communication of climate change

How can climate change science be made most accessible to the general population, as well as decision-makers and educators?

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30 April 2020

Glacier detachments: A new hazard in a warming world?

A recent event in Alaska challenges the understanding that glaciers are shrinking due to simple melting.

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26 November 2019

Living at the edge of an active volcano: Risk from lava flows on Mount Etna

Researchers map hazard, exposure, and risk for potential eruptions of Mt. Etna, due the the increasing population in the area during the last 150 years.

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3 September 2019

Reconstructing Anak Krakatau flank collapse that caused Dec. 2018 Indonesian tsunami

New research into the 2018 collapse of Anak Krakatau has revealed that the cause of the tsunami was a landslide.

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8 February 2019

Puerto Rico: Landslides triggered by Hurricane Maria

A new analysis reveals that the average rainfall from Hurricane Maria in mountainous areas was greater than that of any other hurricane or tropical storm in Puerto Rico since 1960. This rainfall triggered over 40,000 landslides in at least three-fourths of the island's 78 municipalities.

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8 February 2019

Landslides triggered by Hurricane Maria: assessment of an extreme event in Puerto Rico

Using satellite-based soil moisture data and correlating this with the distribution of landslides during Hurricane Maria, this paper suggests that the future use of soil moisture data could enable assessments of regional landslide s