AGI Press Releases

AGI Past-President Completes Successful Tour for STIEP Speaker Series

January 14, 2013

Alexandria, VA - Dr. Wayne D. Pennington, AGI Past-President, recently concluded a successful tour for the new Science, Technology and Innovation Expert Partnership (STIEP) speaker series. Part of the U.S. Department of State s Targets of Opportunity Program, the STIEP… [Read More]

AGI Announces Appointment of Dr. Maeve Boland as Director of Geoscience Policy

January 8, 2013

Alexandria, VA — The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Maeve Boland as AGI s new Director of Geoscience Policy. AGI s Geoscience Policy program serves as a link between the geosciences community and policymakers by… [Read More]

EARTH: Superquakes, Supercycles, and Global Earthquake Clustering

January 8, 2013

The size and type of earthquakes a given fault system may produce remain poorly understood for most major fault systems. Recent superquakes, such as the March 2011 magnitude-9 off Japan and the December 2004 magnitude-9-plus off Sumatra, have been far larger than what… [Read More]

EARTH: Here Comes the Solar Maximum

December 18, 2012

Alexandria, VA — In 1859, the largest recorded coronal mass ejection (CME) from the sun, known as the Carrington Event, disrupted what little electrical technology was used at the time. Back then, that meant the temporary disruption of the telegraph system. Today,… [Read More]

Earth: Antarctic Meteorite Hunters

December 17, 2012

Alexandria, VA - For more than 35 years, scientists from the Antarctic Search for Meteorites (ANSMET) program have been scouring glacial landscapes in search of meteorites. Since 1976, teams of physicists, meteorite specialists, and mountaineers have recovered thousands… [Read More]

EARTH: The Bright Future for Natural Gas in the United States

December 11, 2012

Alexandria, VA — Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, has changed the energy landscape. We can now affordably produce natural gas from previously inaccessible rock formations, which has led to increasing natural gas consumption. Thanks to its low prices and abundant… [Read More]

AGI Announces Publication of Dawn of the Anthropocene: Humanity's Defining Moment

November 29, 2012

Alexandria, VA — We have entered an era of stark realization. Although Earth s resources once seemed abundant and resilient, we have come to understand the limitations of a planet as small and crowded as our own. In Dawn of the Anthropocene: Humanity s Defining Moment ,… [Read More]

EARTH: Highlights of 2012 - Climate Change and Increasing Resilience

November 26, 2012

Considered individually, 2012 s record high temperatures, droughts, wildfires, storms, and diminished snowpack are not necessarily alarming. But combined, the fact that the first seven months of 2012 were hotter than the hottest on record, more than half of the U.S.… [Read More]

EARTH: USArray - Geoscientists' 'Earth Telescope' Illuminating What Lies Beneath Our Feet

October 31, 2012

Alexandria, VA — Big science often requires big tools. Until recently, earth scientists have been using relatively small-scale instruments to unlock some of our planet s biggest mysteries. Now, geoscientists across the country are teaming up to use an Earth Telescope… [Read More]

The American Geosciences Institute's New Harriet Evelyn Wallace Scholarship for Women

October 31, 2012

Alexandria, VA — The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) is accepting applications for the new Harriet Evelyn Wallace Scholarship for the 2013-2014 academic year. The scholarship will be awarded to a thesis-based, full time female student pursuing either a Master s or… [Read More]