Building Resilience in Rural America
Paula Buchanan’s job involves helping the public prepare for natural disasters. Rural communities are disproportionally affected by natural hazards, but there are ways to change that. Read more in @AGU_Eos:
Read MoreSatellites Support Disaster Response to Storm-Driven Landslides
Paula Buchanan’s job involves helping the public prepare for natural disasters. An effective tool to predicting landslide hazards- satellites! Read more in @AGU_Eos:
Read MoreIs Your Home at Risk of Experiencing a Natural Disaster?
Paula Buchanan’s job involves helping the public prepare for natural disasters. How vulnerable are you to natural hazards? Check out this @AGU_Eos research spotlight on scientists who mapped hazard spots across the country:
Read MoreAmateur Radio Operators Help Fill Earthquake Donut Holes
Paula Buchanan’s job involves helping the public prepare for natural disasters. When natural hazards like hurricanes and earthquakes knock out communications lines, amateur radio operators have consistently come to the rescue. Read more in @AGU_Eos:
Read MoreAssessing Social Equity in Disasters
Paula Buchanan’s job involves helping the public prepare for natural disasters. Disadvantaged communities are disproportionally affected by natural hazards, and new research is helping measure just how much.
Read MoreNatural Hazards Have Unnatural Impacts—What More Can Science Do?
Paula Buchanan’s job involves helping the public prepare for natural disasters. Disadvantaged communities are disproportionally affected by natural hazards. Is there anything science can do to help?
Read MoreClimate Change Is Making India’s West Coast More Vulnerable to Cyclones
Paula Buchanan’s job involves helping the public prepare for natural disasters-particularly hurricanes (or cyclones). Climate change is making cyclones more dangerous, and one area that is particularly vulnerable this is India’s West Coast. Read more in @AGU_Eos:
Read MoreVolcano Disaster Prepping
Paula Buchanan’s job involves helping the public prepare for natural disasters. John Ewert helps people prepare for volcano eruptions- at least, he did in this #ThirdPod ep!
Read MoreSpecial Release: Managing Emergencies in a Water World
Want more Paula Buchanan after listening to her #SciAndTell ep? We interviewed her on #ThirdPod in 2019- check it out!
Read MoreSpecial Release: Tribes, Trails, & Tailings
Science isn’t more important than the communities where you are researching. Paula Buchanan is always conscious of helping the communities that are affected by what she studies. And on a previous #ThirdPod ep, we spoke to indigenous scientists about working in their communities.
Read MoreStanding Up for Science During an Epidemic
Paula Buchanan helps the public understand the science behind natural disasters. On a recent Third Pod episode, we talked to Ilaria Capua who helped the public dispel rumors about COVID.
Read More3rd Pod Summer: The Johnstown Flood
Paula Buchanan’s job involves helping the public prepare for natural disasters. The Johnstown Flood was one of the US’s most devastating natural disasters. We discussed it in depth on #ThirdPod:
Read MoreRelating Seismicity and Volcano Eruptions
Melissa Scruggs is currently earning her Ph.D. in volcanology. We know that earthquakes tend to coincide with volcanic eruptions, so what if we could use earthquakes to remotely predict the eruptions? This Eos article explains:
Read MoreObserving a Galápagos Volcano from Buildup to Eruption
Melissa Scruggs is currently earning her PhD in volcanology. Have you ever heard of the volcanoes in the Galapagos? Check out this Eos article about what scientists have learned after studying one for thirteen years:
Read MorePolluted Water Everywhere, and Not a Drop to Drink
Saleh Ahmed researches climate change in coastal Bangladesh and India, helping to ensure safe conditions for everyone. In a previous Third Pod episode, we talked to Chris Scott, who is working on making sure everyone has access to clean water:
Read MoreDigging Deep into Geosciences with Minecraft
Melissa Scruggs is currently earning her PhD in volcanology. What if you could learn about volcanoes on Minecraft? Well, the Science Hunters are doing just that. Read about them in Eos:
Read MoreScientific Meetings for All
For single moms like Melissa Scruggs, lack of childcare makes it difficult for scientists to attend conferences. This Eos piece outlines ways to make scientific meetings more accessible:
Read MoreMt. St. Helens: 40 Years Later
Melissa Scruggs is currently earning her Ph.D. in volcanology. One of the most famous volcanic eruptions was the eruption of Mt. St. Helens. We talked about its 40th anniversary on Third Pod:
Read MoreAccessibility and Fieldwork in the Time of Coronavirus
Melissa Scruggs took advantage of resources to improve her communication skills once she was diagnosed with autism. Accessibility is very important in STEM, as this Eos article explains:
Read MoreUsing Satellites and Supercomputers to Track Arctic Volcanoes
Want to learn more about volcanoes after listening Melissa Scrugg’s episode? Here’s an Eos article about how scientists use satellites and supercomputers to study Arctic volcanoes:
Read MoreEscape from Thera
Melissa Scruggs is currently earning her Ph.D. in volcanology. What sorts of things do volcanologists study? Listen to this Third Pod episode with Krista Evans, who studies Thera’s volcano:
Read MoreDeviations from the Norm
Melissa Scruggs is working on her Ph.D. in volcanology. Wonder what it’s like to work in some of the world’s harshest environments? We talked to 5 scientists about it in this Third Pod episode
Read MoreAncient Eruption May Change Our Understanding of Modern Volcanoes
Want to learn more about volcanoes after hearing Melissa Scruggs’ Sci & Tell episode? Read this Eos article about how scientists are using a 1000-year-old eruption to study modern volcanoes:
Read MoreInstruments of Unusual Size
Melissa Scruggs is currently earning her Ph.D. in volcanology. What do we know about volcanoes so far? Check out this Third Pod episode w/ Jeffrey Johnson, who studies the sounds from volcanoes:
Read MoreScientists Brew Lava to Better Understand Volcanoes
Some volcanologists like Melissa Scruggs visit volcanoes to study lava- others make their own lava! Check out this Eos article to learn more:
Read MoreEt tu, Etna?
Like Melissa Scruggs, we here AGU think volcanoes are pretty cool! On Third Pod we talked about the interesting connection between Mt. Etna’s eruption and Julius Caesar’s assassination:
Read MoreTwo Active Volcanoes in Japan May Share a Magma Source
Want to learn more about volcanoes after listening to Melissa Scruggs’ Sci & Tell episode? Check out this Eos article about two volcanoes in Japan that might share a magma source:
Read MoreVolcano Disaster Prepping
Melissa Scruggs is currently earning her Ph.D. in volcanology. What do volcanologists do when they know a volcano is about to explode? We talked to John Ewert about this on Third Pod:
Read MoreSpecial Release: Hawaii’s Volcanoes, Water, and…Vog?
Wonder what it’s like to work as a volcanologist like Melissa Scruggs? In this Third Pod episode we talked to Kate Brauman about her work studying Hawaii’s volcanoes:
Read MoreThe Overlooked Role of Sulfur Dioxide Emissions from Volcanoes
Want to learn more about volcanoes after listening to Melissa Scruggs’ Sci & Tell episode? Recent studies show that sulfur dioxide emissions from volcanoes can both cool and warm the atmosphere:
Read MoreCaregiver Awards Support Early-Career Researchers
Melissa Scruggs has been in school for her teenage daughter’s entire life. The Early Career Caregiver award was created to give childcare support to early-career scientists:
Read MoreDrones Swoop in to Measure Gas Belched from Volcanoes
Want to learn more about volcanoes after listening Melissa Scruggs’ Sci & Tell episode? Read about a team of scientists using drones to study volcanoes in Central America:
Read MoreVoices for Science
Melissa Scruggs, who we interviewed for Sci & Tell, is also a Voices For Science advocate! Learn more about the science communications program here:
Read MoreThe Wicked Problem of Earthquake Hazard in Developing Countries
Saleh Ahmed researches natural hazards in Bangladesh. Bangladesh is an earthquake-prone country, but without crucial information it’s difficult for them to prepare for disaster:
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