9January2013

Network of GPS stations in Southern California provides unprecedented detail for tracking storm systems and shows promise in improving rainfall and flash-flood predictions. […]

Study to examine potential of utilizing underwater kite systems to generate power from ocean currents and tidal flows. […]

This year, daily record lows in the United States outnumber daily record highs--a huge change from last year, when there were four times as many record highs. […]

Multichannel Coherent Radar Depth Sounder (MCoRDS) sends radar waves through ice to measure thickness and map subglacial rock. […]

Ice and heat flow model indicates existence of ice almost twice as old as oldest core drilled to date. […]

Study finds tropical locations will be some of the first areas to experience climate that exceeds historical limits. […]

Artist creates map showing track and wind intensity of almost 2,000 tornadoes that traveled at least 20 miles. […]

Aaron Goldner is this year’s AGU Congressional Science Fellow. Back in 2012, while still a graduate student at Purdue, he participated in the AMS Summer Policy Colloquium. Erik Hankin, writing on The Bridge: Connecting Science and Policy (part of the AGU … Continue reading → […]

Almost heaven, West Virginia, Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River. Life is old there, older than the trees, younger than the mountains, blowing like a breeze. Country roads, take me home to the place I belong. West Virginia, mountain momma, take … Continue reading → […]

On December 29, Bill Anderson died, suddenly and unexpectedly, while mountain biking in Hawaii. He was first and foremost a husband, father, and brother, and his family bears the brunt of his loss. But Bill was also a social scientist … Continue reading → […]