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Magnitude 7.0 earthquake strikes Haiti, 12 January 2010Haiti was struck by a major earthquake that toppled the presidential palace and hillside shanties alike and killed possibly thousands of people. The earthquake occurred in the boundary region separating the Caribbean plate and the North America plate.
Haiti Earthquake Underscores Need For Better Use of Seismic Information. Read in Eos
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International Cooperation in Geophysics to Benefit SocietyEach year earthquakes, drought, storms, volcanoes, and other natural hazards affect communities in ways that range from inconvenience to mass destruction. These processes know no political boundaries and therefore have required organized international cooperation in research and management.Not a Member? Join AGU
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Fiftieth Anniversary of the First Incoherent Scatter Radar ExperimentIn the 11 November 2008 issue of Eos (89(46), 458), Henry Rishbeth asked whether the years 2008–2010 feature any important anniversaries in solar-terrestrial physics other than those he mentioned. One such milestone is the fiftieth anniversary of the first incoherent scatter radar (ISR) experiment.Not a Member? Join AGU
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AGU Congressional Science Fellows at work on Capitol HillCongressional Science Fellows Maeve Boland (left) and Maggie Walser (right) working in the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Room in Washington, DC. Application for the 2010–2011 Fellowship is open until 1 February 2010.
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Geoscience Field Education:
A Recent ResurgenceDuring the past several decades, many geoscience departments have moved away from traditional geologic fieldwork and toward a broader theoretical and laboratory-intensive focus that encompasses a range of subdisciplines. However, recent trends in geoscience education and research do not support de-emphasis of field education, the authors note.Not a Member? Join AGU
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Nor'easters Strike Mid-Atlantic U.S.Three Nor'easters struck the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States within a 4-week period in October–November 2009. Entire dunes were wiped out.In a Geophysical Research Letters article, Frazer et al. (2009) makes “storms part of the shoreline change model by means of a storm function.”Photograph of Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, USA.
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AGU has compiled papers on the Caribbean plate and is allowing free access for a limited period.
Former AGU president and two AGU members honored by National Academy of Sciences
International CIP Newsletter [PDF]
The Committee on International Participation newsletter is now available.
Meet Claire Dworsky, the youngest presenter at 2009 AGU Fall Meeting
At nine years old, Claire Dworksy is the youngest person ever to have presented at an AGU meeting. Claire's poster was part of the Bright Students Training as Research Scientists (Bright STaRS)
AGU Member Dr. Ashanti Johnson Receives Presidential Award
Dr. Ashanti Johnson received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring at a White House ceremony on 6 January 2010.
Read the full text of AGU's response to the 18 December 2009 opinion piece as well as the abbreviated version published as a Letter to the Editor, 9–10 January 2010.
[From the Fall Meeting] Council Direction for AGU's Strategic Plan Development in February
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Giant iceberg spotted south of Australia
SYDNEY (AFP) — A monster iceberg nearly twice the size of Hong Kong island has been spotted drifting towards Australia in what scientists Wednesday called a once-in-a-century event.
NASA releases climate change multimedia resource reel
NASA has prepared an online Climate Essentials multimedia gallery to provide journalists, educators, and the public with copyright-free media content in advance of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen.
Cassini spots Saturn's northern lights
New video from NASA's Cassini spacecraft shows the tallest known aurora above the northern latitudes of Saturn. Auroras occur on other planets, including Earth and Jupiter. These new images will allow scientists to better understand how auroras are generated.
USGS Topographic Mapping Program turns 125
On 3 December, the U.S. Geological Survey celebrated 125 years of its national program for topographic mapping (1884–2009).
All MeetingsAGU Meeting & Event Updates
Chapman Conference on Complexity and Extreme Events in Geosciences
15–19 February 2010, Hyderabad, India
All registrations must be made on-site.
2010 Ocean Sciences Meeting
22–26 February 2010, Portland, Oregon
Join us for the 2010 Ocean Sciences Jam Session on Tuesday, 23 February at the “Green Dragon”
Chapman Conference on the Exploration and Study of Antarctic Subglacial Aquatic Environments (SAE)
15–17 March 2010, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Registration deadline: 12 February 2010
Chapman Conference on Detachments in Oceanic Lithosphere: Deformation, Magmatism, Fluid Flow, and Ecosystems
8–16 May 2010, Cyprus
Student travel grant application deadline: 12 March 2010
