Tag: University of Texas Institute for Geophysics
April 12, 2021
UT Begins Offshore Search for Sand Resources to Protect Texas from Coastal Erosion
Scientists from The University of Texas at Austin will embark from Galveston on April 14 in search of sunken treasure that holds the key to…
Read MoreJanuary 15, 2021
Researchers Trace Geologic Origins of Gulf of Mexico ‘Super Basin’ Success
The Gulf of Mexico holds huge untapped offshore oil deposits that could help power the U.S. for decades. The energy super basin’s longevity, whose giant…
Read MoreJanuary 1, 2021
Greenland ‘Knickpoints’ Could Stall Spread of Glacial Thinning
The jagged terrain of Greenland’s mountains is protecting some of the island’s outlet glaciers from warm coastal waters, according to a team of researchers that…
Read MoreJuly 20, 2020
Arizona Rock Offers Clues to the Chaotic Earth of 200 Million Years Ago
A rock core from Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona has given scientists a powerful new tool to understand how catastrophic events shaped Earth’s ecosystems…
Read MoreMay 6, 2020
Climate Change Could Reawaken Indian Ocean El Niño
Global warming is approaching a tipping point that during this century could reawaken an ancient climate pattern similar to El Niño in the Indian Ocean,…
Read MoreMarch 25, 2020
Eclectic Rocks Influence Earthquake Types
New Zealand’s largest fault is a jumble of mixed-up rocks of all shapes, sizes, compositions and origins. According to research from a global team of…
Read MoreMarch 12, 2020
Computer Model Solves Mystery of How Gas Bubbles Build Big Methane Hydrate Deposits
New research from The University of Texas at Austin has explained an important mystery about natural gas hydrate formations and, in doing so, advanced scientists’…
Read MoreNovember 4, 2019
Historical Data Confirms Recent Increase in West Texas Earthquakes
A new analysis of historical seismic data led by The University of Texas at Austin has found that earthquake activity in West Texas near the…
Read MoreSeptember 9, 2019
Rocks at Asteroid Impact Site Record First Day of Dinosaur Extinction
When the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs slammed into the planet, the impact set wildfires, triggered tsunamis and blasted so much sulfur into the…
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In the wake of Hurricane Beryl, a group of Jackson School scientists headed to Matagorda Beach to study the impact of the destructive storm. 🌊
Research Professor Zoltán Sylvester shares what they found in a field dispatch for our annual Newsletter.
https://www.jsg.utexas.edu/news/2024/12/surveying-hurricane-beryls-impacts-on-barrier-islands/
🪇 🪩 Happy new year, everyone! Celebrate with us as Yoshi Wada discusses how energy access can resolve water issues via desalination and water reuse! Tune-in here: https://wrp.beg.utexas.edu/node/101
UT researchers find key ingredient for phones and other tech in coal ash.