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#ThankYouScience
! In this season of giving thanks, we want to thank science for its many contributions 🙏. What scientific advancement are you most thankful for this year? Reply with your favorite!
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The asteroid that ended the Age of
#Dinosaurs
66 million years ago also triggered a worldwide
#tsunami
that started as a wave more than a mile high, according to a new study.
See the press release:
See the
#AGUpubs
paper:
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AGU has reevaluated its decision to continue running the BYU job posting on the AGU Pathfinder job board. AGU has decided to remove the BYU job posting as being inconsistent with AGU’s Scientific Integrity and Professional Ethics Policy.
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Explore Python for Earth Observation with this free ebook: 'Earth Observation Using Python - A Practical Guide'. Learn to create impactful visualizations from satellite data sets.
Log in to your AGU member profile:
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#AGU21
will require masks, regardless of New Orleans’ policy, in the
@NewOrleansENMCC
unless you are actively eating or drinking. Reminder: proof of vaccination is required to obtain your badge.
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Best overheard chant of the day: "we're nerds, we're wet, we're really, really upset".
#marchforscience
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Mauna Loa Observatory recorded a CO2 concentration that exceeded 420 ppm for the first time in human history. Doubling CO2 levels has a 95% chance of warming the planet by at least 2°C (3.6°F), according to a study in AGU’s Reviews of Geophysics.
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#ThankYouScience
Scientists developed a technique using satellite imagery and mathematical modeling to trace oil spills at sea back to their source areas.
Continue your support for Eos and science by donating today! 👉
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A new study in
#AGUpubs
puts the collision of India and Asia to 62.7-61 million years ago, earlier than previously thought. The authors analyzed sediments showing the earliest time when rocks from the Asian continent lie clearly above rocks from India.
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Experiments reproduced what happens when
#landslides
occur in water. When simulated landslide debris was partially submerged it made seaward
#waves
. When the column was mostly or completely submerged, waves moved back the other direction. From
#AGUpubs
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Listen to this! The
@ESA_Cluster
mission has recorded the eerie ‘song’ that Earth sings when it is hit by a solar storm. The new findings were published today in the Geophysical Research Letters.
News from
#AGUpubs
@esascience
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"One thing I have learned after 40 years explaining science on TV: When the eye and the ear compete, the eye always wins.
Images are powerful.
Very."
By
@wildweatherdan
in
#AGUblogs
#CoverClimate
#Climate
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Look! In the sky! It's a
#comet
! It's an interstellar cigar! It's an alien
#spacecraft
! No. But
#Oumuamua
might be a chunk of a
#Pluto
-like exoplanet, say researchers in a new paper in
#AGUpubs
' Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets.
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Wow! 🌍 Nearly 27K attendees from around the world joined us in San Francisco and online, embracing
#AGUOpenScience
at
#AGU23
.
THANK YOU for the incredible collaboration! 🤝✨ Looking forward to seeing you again at
#AGU24
in Washington DC! 🚀🌆
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Pico et al. [2020] has tremendous value at a time when AGU and other organizations are prioritizing equity in all aspects of programs and resources, most notably in publication authorship.
Read “First Authorship Gender Gap in the Geosciences”:
#AGUPubs
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“People will vote if there is something worth voting for, and a
#GreenNewDeal
is exactly what that is,” says
@AOC
.
By
@RandyShowstack
at
@AGU_Eos
#AGU100
@BernieSanders
@SenMarkey
#ActOnClimate
#ClimateChange
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For the scientists helping to keeping people safe – directly or by providing vital knowledge –thank you for your service
#ThankAScientist
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Michael Peterson
@LosAlamosNatLab
has a poster with data that stands out. Literally! His
#AGU22
poster’s figures were 3D printed and include captions in Braille to include people with visual impairments in scientific discourse.
See it at the Mon poster session @ 2:45 CST
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#ICYMI
: AGU has joined the
@ScienceMarchDC
as a partner. Learn more:
#ScienceisEssential
#ScienceServes
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Actions you can take to support
#science
leading up to
@ScienceMarchDC
;
#1
schedule a meeting with your legislator
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Today, we are excited to welcome the first cohort of 📚
#AGULANDInG
Academy, a professional development program for current and aspiring
#DEI
leaders in the Earth and space sciences.
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Congratulations to AGU member, AGU fellow and
#AGUHonors
Bowie and Revelle medals recipient Syukuro Manabe, AGU fellow and
#AGUHonors
Macelwane Medal recipient Klaus Hasselmann and Giorgio Parisi on winning the 2021
#NobelPrize
in Physics for their work on climate change.
BREAKING NEWS:
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2021
#NobelPrize
in Physics to Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann and Giorgio Parisi “for groundbreaking contributions to our understanding of complex physical systems.”
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AGU demands diversity, equity and inclusion writes
@robinbell
@SusanLozier
@edavidsonUMCES
@lisatoafault
in a From the Prow post
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Did someone say puppies? Relax and recharge at
#AGU23
with a visit to AGU Central, where you can check out the Puppy Play Zone, get a massage or play a few games.
Stop by 🪧 AGU Central in the Exhibit Hall (Moscone North). 📷 See more details at:
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Excitement is in the air as
#AGU23
kicks off! 🚀 Tomorrow, our doors officially swing open to welcome attendees from 100+ countries.
🌍 Ready for a week of groundbreaking research, connections, and collaborative energy! Let's make this annual meeting one for the books.
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"One thing I have learned after 40 years explaining science on TV: When the eye and the ear compete, the eye always wins.
Images are powerful.
Very."
By
@wildweatherdan
at
#AGUblogs
#CoverClimate
#Climate
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"Cognitive dissonance causes people to accept flimsy evidence while disregarding a mountain of high-quality documentation. Understanding this is actually one of the keys to science literacy."
By
@wildweatherdan
at
#AGUblogs
#climate
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@beemuench
Thank you. This situation was addressed as soon as you shared this post. Our response incl more monitoring & signage. It is unfortunate that some would be inclined to violate this space. Any intentional violators should be brought to our attention at safe
@agu
.org.
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🎤🎸 When
@taylorswift13
rocks, the Earth shakes! 🌍🎶
Video and photo data from Swift's 2023 Seattle concerts helped pinpoint seismic signals on a nearby accelerometer.
The beats per minute correlated with Taylor's songs, uncovering hits like "Blank Space" and "Shake It Off".
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Congrats to
@NASANewHorizons
on making history this New Year's day. Its
#UltimaFlyby
is underway and the countdown until 'first light' is on.
@theAGU
honors the milestone with a new
#AGU100
Facts & Figures feature!
#UltimaThule
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How do mountains lose their roots? A new model shows how the sinking of a small dense root (shown as a gray blob) beneath the Central Andes can interact with the flow of material in the Earth's mantle and trigger big changes in the crust.
#AGUpubs
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AGU membership will soon include access to all 23 AGU journals! This development continues AGU’s commitment to expanding equitable open science and access to Earth and space science research content for a global audience. Read all about it:
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Kicking off
#ThankAScientist
week: Thanks
@maejemison
for ur work as scientist, engineer, physician:
#WomeninSTEM
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Want to learn how to respectfully critique a scientific manuscript? Join our FREE webinar on the basics of peer reviewing, hosted by Prof. Kaustubh Thirumalai, Associate Editor of
@AGU_Paleo
.
Learn more and register here:
#AGUPubs
#PeerReview
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It's
#ValentinesDay
!💕We have some
#science
#love
notes for you by the marvelous
@Squidfan
1/3
#happyvalentinesday
#vday
#valentine
#love
#hearts
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A new study in
#AGUpubs
puts the collision of India and Asia to 62.7-61 million years ago, earlier than previously thought. The authors analyzed sediments showing the earliest time when rocks from the Asian continent lie clearly above rocks from India.
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📣
#AGU21
breaking news: Secretary Deb Haaland (
@SecDebHaaland
), 54th Secretary of
@Interior
, will address attendees tomorrow, 16 December at 11:20 a.m. CT.
Learn more. ➡️
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🔭It’s
#GivingTuesday
and we are celebrating
#science
🌎 for providing communities and governments around the world the information needed to address and implement changes on climate change, natural hazards and environmental challenges!
👐Give TODAY!
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Scientists just made the best map of volcanoes 🌋on Venus. They found more than 85,000, which is 50 times more than previously mapped. 🧵 (1/11)
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"We are excited to announce that AGU Fall Meeting 2020 will be mostly virtual." Read all about it!...
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📢Just announced: AGU’s Presidential Citations go to the teams who created “Call for a Robust Anti-Racism Plan for the Geosciences” & “No Time for Silence”
@_NoTime4Silence
. The teams were led by
@HendrattaAli
&
@vernon_morris
.
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Today's
#ThursdayThinker
is Folarin Kolawole,
@fracturedfola
, a structural geologist at the University of Oklahoma, U.S.
1/6
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If you are <35 YOA student from a low/low-middle income country and attending
#AGU20
, we're accepting applications to award individuals $2500 USD, with $1k to cover Fall Meeting-related expenses and $1500 to cover educational expenses.
Apply by 25 August:
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🎉Congratulations🎉 to the 2021 Section Awardees and Named Lecturers for their tremendous personal sacrifices and selfless dedication to advancing Earth and space sciences.
We are grateful to every single one of you!
#AGUHonors
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@ChrisKeylock
@ellenwalex
@ADVANCEGeo
@500womensci
@LGBTSTEM
@ProfArno
@sirfrasersays
AGU has reevaluated its decision to continue running the BYU job posting on the AGU Pathfinder job board. AGU has decided to remove the BYU job posting as being inconsistent with AGU’s Scientific Integrity and Professional Ethics Policy.
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Friday fold: an arch of gypsum in Sicily "This is a very young fold, popping up out the landscape."
By
@callanbentley
at
#AGUblogs
#AGU100
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AGU has joined the
@ScienceMarchDC
as a partner. Learn more about our involvement:
#ScienceisEssential
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Exciting news!🎉
After a successful
#OSM24
, we're excited to announce we're heading to Glasgow – the first meeting outside of the US for the biennial conference founded in 1982. The meeting will bring together more than 5,000 delegates in Scotland!
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For
#HispanicHeritageMonth
, we’re using
#FollowFriday
to amplify
#Hispanic
and
#LatinX
voices in STEM, especially in the geosciences.
#FF
👉
@RaquelPortesGeo
@Geologiststephy
@LinaPerezAngel
@JorgeRH2O
@Profcgarza
@LatinxInSTEM
@LatinoOutdoors
Reply to be included next week!
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While the number of women in geoscience is growing, a gender gap persists at higher academic ranks. Today, around half of graduate students are women, yet only 19% of full professors in geoscience are women, according to a new
#AGUpubs
study.
📸: AGU
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Today's
#ThursdayThinker
is Emil Cherrington (
@BZgeo
), a research scientist at
@UAHuntsville
in Huntsville, Alabama. (1/6)
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Did you catch our video on
@ScienceMarchDC
showing how Earth and space science helps communities prepare for natural hazards?
#ScienceServes
Show your elected representatives that funding for
#geoscience
is important by joining us on 4/22!
#ScienceServes
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AGU has a new President-Elect! Read about the election results here:
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Hey ice fans -- AGU's
#GLACIERGLADNESS
championship tournament begins today with a heavyweight matchup between East and West Antarctica in
@ThwaitesGlacier
v
@TottenGlacier
!
Who will wear the cryosphere crown?
Match to be decided by Twitter poll.
Follow this stream to vote!
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Geophysical Research Letters Editor-in-Chief Noah Diffenbaugh writes in the
@nytimes
about how scientists are able to detect whether changes in the climate raise the odds of producing extreme conditions.
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Get involved in
#sciencepolicy
and get helpful resources on topics such as natural hazards at
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New
@theAGU
Ethics & Equity Center is providing free access to consultation w/ a legal advisor for students, postdocs, & untenured faculty members experiencing
#harassment
,
#bullying
,
#discrimination
.
#AGU100
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"Humans are very bad at recognising and responding to what are called slow motion disasters, and climate change is the perfect example."
By
@wildweatherdan
at
#AGUblogs
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Now that AGU’s journal Water Resources Research is fully
#OpenAccess
, all new and previously published papers are free to read, download, and share!🌊
Check out the top 5 most read articles in 2023: Thread (1/6)
#AGUPubs
#OpenScience
@wileyearthspace
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Please join us in congratulating Billy Williams (
@BillyMWilliams
) on his promotion to Executive Vice President of
#Diversity
,
#Equity
and
#Inclusion
.
Billy has been a true force in advancing
#DEI
at AGU and across the Earth and space sciences.
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A meteor explosion over Greenland was so powerful that it shook the ground and was captured by seismic sensors, said
@IMOmeteorsat
#AGU18
:
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