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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 Joins MentorNet to Support Young Geoscientists
AGU has joined MentorNet as a partner in a mentoring network that encourages diversity in the engineering and science professions. MentorNet matches protégés and mentors and provides mentoring advice, suggestions, and gentle reminders to keep the exchange going. This partnership makes it possible for AGU to connect student members who would like a mentor in the geosciences with members who want to mentor.
[From the Fall Meeting] Council Direction for AGU's Strategic Plan Development in February
Tomorrow's AGU: Seeking a new Executive Director [PDF]
Read a recent profile of AGU member Barbara Romanowicz and her research. Romanowicz, professor of Earth and planetary science and director of the Berkeley Seismology Laboratory, uses seismic waves to study Earth's inner structure.
Earth & Space Science News
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).
AGU Meetings & Events
Chapman Conference on Complexity and Extreme Events in Geosciences
15–19 February 2010, Hyderabad, India
2010 Ocean Sciences Meeting
22–26 February 2010, Portland, Oregon
Chapman Conference on the Exploration and Study of Antarctic Subglacial Aquatic Environments (SAE)
15–17 March 2010, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Abstract submission deadline extended to 8 January 2010.
Chapman Conference on Detachments in Oceanic Lithosphere: Deformation, Magmatism, Fluid Flow, and Ecosystems
8–16 May 2010, Cyprus
Chapman Conference on Giant Earthquakes and Their Tsunamis
17–24 May 2010, Valparaíso, Viña del Mar, and Valdivia, Chile
Meeting of the Americas
08–13 August 2010, Foz do Iguassu, Brazil
