American Geophysical Union
The American Geophysical Union, (AGU) is a world-wide scientific community for the advancement and research of Earth and Space as applied to human beings. AGU is a technical society with approximately 50,000 members comprised of scientists, teachers and students. AGU conducts conferences, meetings, publishes journals, books and weekly newsletters on geophysics and related subject matter. AGU sponsors education programs and provides on-line public access to a great deal of its work. AGU sponsors public outreach to the media for the purposes of improving science-related writing to the general public.
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"American Geophysical Union" in the news:
Interfering with the Global Positioning System
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 09, 2008 |
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You can't always trust your GPS gadget. As scientists have long known, perplexing electrical activity in the upper atmospheric zone called the ionosphere can tamper with signals from GPS satellites.
Erosion rates double along portion of Alaska's coast
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 18, 2009 |
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Skyrocketing coastal erosion occurred in Alaska between 2002 and 2007 along a 64 kilometer (40 mile) stretch of the Beaufort Sea, a new study finds. The surge of erosion in recent years, averaging more than double historical ...
Novel spots found on Jupiter
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 17, 2008 |
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Scientists have observed unexpected luminous spots on Jupiter caused by its moon Io. Besides displaying the most spectacular volcanic activity in the solar system, Io causes auroras on its mother planet that ...
Global warming may delay recovery of stratospheric ozone
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 04, 2009 |
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Increasing greenhouse gases could delay, or even postpone indefinitely the recovery of stratospheric ozone in some regions of the Earth, a new study suggests. This change might take a toll on public health.
European heat waves double in length since 1880
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 03, 2007 |
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The most accurate measures of European daily temperatures ever indicate that the length of heat waves on the continent has doubled and the frequency of extremely hot days has nearly tripled in the past century. The new data ...
Northern lights glimmer with unexpected trait
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 25, 2008 |
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An international team of scientists has detected that some of the glow of Earth’s aurora is polarized, an unexpected state for such emissions. Measurements of this newfound polarization in the Northern Lights may provide ...
Great Lake's sinkholes host exotic ecosystems
Feb 24, 2009 |
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Researchers are exploring extreme conditions for life in a place not known for extremes.
Commercial ships spew half as much particulate pollution as world's cars
Feb 26, 2009 |
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Globally, commercial ships emit almost half as much particulate pollution into the air as the total amount released by cars, according to a new study. Ship pollutants affect both the Earth's climate and the health of people ...
Next generation digital maps are laser sharp
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 12, 2009 |
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Restoring habitat for spawning species of fish, such as Atlantic salmon, starts with a geological inventory of suitable rivers and streams, and the watershed systems that support them. But the high-tech mapping ...
Discovered after 40 years: Moon dust hazard influenced by Sun's elevation
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 17, 2009 |
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In the 1960s and 1970s, the Apollo Moon Program struggled with a minuscule, yet formidable enemy: sticky lunar dust. Four decades later, a new study reveals that forces compelling lunar dust to cling to surfaces ...
Study compares sound from exploding volcanoes with jet engines
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 08, 2009 |
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New research on infrasound from volcanic eruptions shows an unexpected connection with jet engines. Researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego speeded up the recorded sounds from two ...
NASA Study Links Severe Storm Increases, Global Warming
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 19, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The frequency of extremely high clouds in Earth's tropics -- the type associated with severe storms and rainfall -- is increasing as a result of global warming, according to a study by scientists ...
Greenhouse gases likely drove near-record US warmth in 2006
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 28, 2007 |
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Greenhouse gases likely accounted for over half of the widespread warmth across the continental United States in 2006, according to a new study that will be published 5 September in Geophysical Research Letters, a public ...
Drier, warmer springs in US Southwest stem from human-caused changes in winds
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 19, 2008 |
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Human-driven changes in the westerly winds are bringing hotter and drier springs to the American Southwest, according to new research from The University of Arizona in Tucson.
Earthquake predictions prove accurate for researchers
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 27, 2008 |
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Two large earthquakes have occurred in quick succession in Sumatra, Western Indonesia, only months after University of Queensland researchers publicly identified the area as a high-risk zone for seismic activity.
