/channels/taxonomy/term/4093/all en /channels/channels/news/natalya-gomez-named-recipient-2023-agu-james-b-macelwane-medal-350927 <p>Professor <a href="http://www.natalyagomez.com/">Natalya Gomez</a> of the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences has been selected to receive the American Geophysical Union’s <a href="https://www.agu.org/Search/PublicProfile?userId=D2187239-90CC-482A-8B44-21CCC281DF26">2023 James B. Macelwane Medal</a>, awarded annually to three to five early career scientists in recognition of their significant contributions to Earth and space science.</p> Wed, 13 Sep 2023 17:02:43 +0000 webfull 192683 at /channels /channels/news/study-advances-understanding-volcanic-eruptions-218558 <p>Volcanic eruptions vary from common, small eruptions that have little impact on humans and the environment to rare, large-to-gigantic eruptions so massive they can threaten civilizations. </p> <p>  Tue, 16 Oct 2012 15:45:50 +0000 webfull 87760 at /channels /channels/news/new-permafrost-forming-around-shrinking-arctic-lakes-237010 <p><strong>By Katherine Gombay - News - June 10</strong></p> <p>Researchers from Æ»¹ûÒùÔº and the U.S. Geological Survey, more used to measuring thawing permafrost than its expansion, have made a surprising discovery. There is new permafrost forming around Twelvemile Lake in the interior of Alaska. But they have also quickly concluded that, given the current rate of climate change, it won’t last beyond the end of this century. Tue, 10 Jun 2014 14:30:10 +0000 webfull 103171 at /channels