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EEGS Explores the Subsurface with Muons

Cover of the December Issue of FastTImes
Geoscientists are exploring how to best apply muons in geophysical research. In the most recent issue of the Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society (EEGS) publication FastTimes featured research using muons in geoscience to image the subsurface, and subsurface structures and possibly as a tool to assess density and elasticity in seismic surveys. 

Past AGI Fellow Gifford Wong shares experience at upcoming science storytelling event

Gifford Wong photo
Looking for science storytelling in DC? Free next Thursday night? The Story Collider is hosting a storytelling event featuring our 2015-16 Fisher Congressional Fellow Gifford Wong! Wong received his Ph.D. in Earth Sciences from Dartmouth College, and he now works for the U.S. State Department as a Science & Technology Policy Fellow for the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Click here to learn more about this event or see the event information copied below:
 

Map of the Day - Groundwater Depletion Across the U.S. #GWAwarenessWeek

U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) map of groundwater depletion
It's Groundwater Awareness Week 2017 (#GWAwarenessWeek if you're on twitter)! Today's Critical Issues Map of the Day from the USGS and shows the cumulative depletion of groundwater for 40 aquifer systems across the U.S (excluding Alaska). The map depicts depletion over the time period of 1900 to 2008 and is measured in cubic kilometers. 

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