AGI Press Releases

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EARTH: Double Trouble - Volcanic Eruption Leads to Strong Earthquake Eight Months Later

June 15, 2016

Alexandria, VA - A 2002 eruption of Nyiragongo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that killed more than 100 people also triggered an earthquake eight months later that shook the town of Kalehe in the Lake Kivu region. EARTH Magazine explores just what happened to… [Read More]

The Most Dangerous Fault in America: The Hayward Fault

May 23, 2016

Alexandria, VA - When people think of dangerous faults in America, the San Andreas probably comes to mind first. However, another potentially greater threat lurks in the East Bay region of Northern California, just a stone s throw from San Francisco and the tech hub of… [Read More]

Did the Medieval Warm Period Welcome Vikings to Greenland?

May 16, 2016

What is known: Vikings sailed to Greenland. They homesteaded there for a few hundred years, and likely experienced multiple famines. Many died. Some returned to European shores. And all of this happened during a time in Europe known to geoscientists as the Medieval Warm… [Read More]

Earth: Growth Rings in Rocks Reveal Past Climate

May 5, 2016

For years, scientists have used mineral, sediment, and ice layers throughout geologic time to track the global climate record. These can come from ice sheets. But over the course of the last decade, a new method has been developed for geoscientists to assess global… [Read More]

AGI Releases The Geoscience Handbook: AGI Data Sheets, Fifth Edition

May 3, 2016

The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) is pleased to announce the release of the Geoscience Handbook: AGI Data Sheets, Fifth Edition . For more than 40 years, AGI s Data Sheets have been a critical tool for the geoscientist in the field, the lab, and the classroom.… [Read More]

Earth Science Week 2016 Contests Announced

May 3, 2016

Alexandria, VA - The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) is sponsoring four contests in celebration of Earth Science Week 2016, with this year s theme being Our Shared Geoheritage. This year s competitions will feature the traditional photography contest, visual arts… [Read More]

EARTH: Reading the Ridges - Are Climate and the Seafloor Connected?

May 2, 2016

Alexandria, VA - EARTH Magazine plunges into the depths of the ocean with scientists seeking whether Earth s climate and sea-level history are intrinsically linked with tectonics at mid-ocean ridges. Since these ridges are not as well studied as terrestrial volcanoes,… [Read More]

EARTH: Making Tracks Through the Dinosaur Diamond

April 26, 2016

Connecting earth, science, and people Alexandria, VA - Between Utah and Colorado lies a geographical diamond that contains a rich collection of fossils and dinosaur footprints. This region records the history of when dinosaurs inhabited this area, with all major ages… [Read More]

AGI Awards Diversity Grants to Geoscientists Studying Deep Carbon

April 20, 2016

The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) is pleased to announce the first seven recipients of the Deep Carbon Observatory (DCO) Diversity Grants. Congratulations to Elizabeth Padilla (University of Tennessee Knoxville), Celina Suarez (University of Arkansas), Marina… [Read More]

AGI Announces 'One Shared Place' Contest for Earth Science Week 2016

April 18, 2016

Leading up to Earth Science Week 2016, the American Geosciences Institute (AGI) is pleased to invite students to enter its new One Shared Place contest. Each team will submit a 30- to 90-second video about an outdoor place that is special in terms of geoheritage… [Read More]