Tag Archives: Natural Hazards

Space-Based Sensor Captures Lightning Data in a Bottle

Posted on November 5, 2024 by rberkowitz

The Falcon Neuro imager is plugging gaps in lightning research. Continue reading →

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Volcano topography can distort ground deformation data

Posted on May 10, 2019 by rberkowitz

Cliff-like features could explain the anomalous measurements taken by tiltmeters deployed at Hawaii’s Kilauea and other volcanoes. Continue reading →

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Forecasting steam-burst eruptions

Posted on April 20, 2018 by rberkowitz

Satellite data can pinpoint the locations of potentially life-threatening geothermal events.   Continue reading →

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Putting Lidar on the Map

Posted on October 4, 2016 by rberkowitz

The latest developments and applications of lidar technology reach from the depths of the ocean to outer space. Continue reading →

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Will she blow? Magma Chamber Inflation at Santorini Caldera

Posted on March 4, 2012 by rberkowitz

Recent geodetic unrest at Santorini caldera in the Aegean Sea may or may not foreshadow an eruption. Continue reading →

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EGU 2011: Geodetic and Inundation Models of the Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami

Posted on May 23, 2011 by rberkowitz

At the European Geosciences Union meeting in Vienna, Don Dingwell, the EGU president, introduced the session on the March 2011 Tohoku earthquake as the geoscientific community’s way of paying respect and expressing condolences to the victims of March’s seismic events. Continue reading →

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