Nature Reviews Earth & Environment July 2021
Volume 2 Issue 7, July 2021
Anticipating the timing, style and size of volcanic eruptions is essential for hazard mitigation. This Review discusses the accumulation and evolution of magma storage regions, the processes that trigger magma reservoir failure, and the ascent of magma through the crust. See Caricchi et al.
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Research Highlights
Research Highlight | 08 June 2021
Bloom or bust
An article in Communications Earth & Environment finds that global harmful algal bloom occurrence has not significantly increased.
- Clare Davis
Research Highlight | 22 June 2021
Storm surges and salt marshes
An article in Geomorphology predicts more intense storm surges could increase coastal resilience in an estuary in the UK.
- Laura Zinke
Tools of the Trade | 24 May 2021
Point load testing to more effectively measure bedrock strength
Kristin Chilton describes the use of point load testing in measuring bedrock strength and its application to geomorphology.
- Kristin D. Chilton
Tools of the Trade | 18 June 2021
Robotic seafloor geodesy to help earthquake and tsunami monitoring
Sharadha Sathiakumar explains how autonomous marine robots provide an innovative and sustainable solution to measure seafloor deformation.
- Sharadha Sathiakumar
World View
World View | 14 June 2021
LGBTQI+ allyship in academia
Come out, come out, wherever you are: the geosciences need LGBTQI+ allies, says Anson Mackay.
- Anson Mackay
World View | 14 June 2021
“I am”
Coming out means becoming human, to share common struggles, to become vulnerable. In this space, fear of rejection about sexual identity dissipates into “I am” but human, and it can start as simply as with a conversation with someone you like and trust, states Jef Caers.
- Jef Caers
World View | 14 June 2021
A minority within a minority
Having multiple intersections of identity makes navigating geoscience complicated. Now is the time for non-marginalized people to take action and dismantle the biased system, outlines Jazmin Scarlett.
- Jazmin P. Scarlett
World View | 14 June 2021
Queer geoscientists need more than visibility
Visibility is important, but to be truly inclusive, we need to create strong, resilient, and intersectional geoscience communities that confront the violence from both within and outside of academia, argues Rob Ulrich.
- Robert N. Ulrich
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Reviews
Review Article | 22 June 2021
The build-up and triggers of volcanic eruptions
Anticipating the timing, style and size of volcanic eruptions is essential for hazard mitigation. This Review discusses the accumulation and evolution of magma storage regions, the processes that trigger magma reservoir failure and the ascent of magma through the crust.
- Luca Caricchi
- Meredith Townsend
- Atsuko Namiki
Review Article | 08 June 2021
The influence of the quasi-biennial oscillation on the Madden–Julian oscillation
The quasi-biennial oscillation and Madden–Julian oscillation are strongly connected during boreal winter, typified by a more active and persistent Madden–Julian oscillation during easterly quasi-biennial oscillation phases. This Review outlines the characteristics and potential mechanisms of this coupling, as well as the implications for seasonal-to-seasonal prediction.
- Zane Martin
- Seok-Woo Son
- Chidong Zhang
Review Article | 01 June 2021
Searching for biosignatures in sedimentary rocks from early Earth and Mars
With the landing of the Perseverance rover and the search for biosignatures on Mars, it is important to understand how these signs of life can be preserved and interpreted. This Review describes these signatures on Earth and how terrestrial analogues can inform the search for signs of life on early Mars.
- Tanja Bosak
- Kelsey R. Moore
- John P. Grotzinger
Perspectives
Perspective | 15 June 2021
Evidence for large microbial-mediated losses of soil carbon under anthropogenic warming
Degradation of soil organic carbon is expected to accelerate with increasing global temperatures, but the magnitude of change is controversial. This Perspective discusses evidence supporting a large loss of soil organic carbon and its broader significance.
- Pablo García-Palacios
- Thomas W. Crowther
- Mark A. Bradford
Amendments & Corrections
Publisher Correction | 18 June 2021
Publisher Correction: Queer geoscientists need more than visibility
- Robert N. Ulrich
Publisher Correction | 18 June 2021
Publisher Correction: “I am”
- Jef Caers
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