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Auroras are beautiful dancing curtains of colorful light driven by solar activity. Charged particles in solar wind excite atoms causing them to emit photons that illuminate the sky. Today's EarthDate episode gazes at these incredible light shows. Hear it at: https://lnkd.in/gZy2t3iX

Bureau STARR program researcher James Thompson is leading the Texas XPRIZE team's effort to autonomously identify and suppress wildfires. Learn more about this successful team's research here: https://lnkd.in/gbF76HKc

As Mount Vesuvius erupted on that fateful day in AD 79, the human tragedy of the interruption of daily life was recorded in stone, right down to loaves of bread baking in the ovens of Pompeii. Today's EarthDate episode uncovers the calamity. Hear it at: https://lnkd.in/gBDsRxdT

We were honored today to host staff members from Chairman Drew Darby’s office, Laramie S., Chief of Staff at Texas House of Representatives, and Santino Camacho, Legislative Director for State Representative Drew Darby at the Texas House of Representatives. Dr. Alexandros Savvaidis delivered an insightful presentation highlighting TexNet research and initiatives and how they contribute to the well-being of the State of Texas and community. We at TexNet are grateful for the representation and continued support of Representative Drew Darby and his staff members. Thank you for your dedication to advancing our goals! #TexasHouseOfRepresentatives, #DrewDarby, #CommunityResilience

✈ 🏞 Summer is almost over, time for a podcast! In this episode Cath Moore joins us to discuss using airborne geophysics, monitoring, and modeling to help understand water resource challenges in New Zealand! Tune-in here: https://lnkd.in/gHDgB4_y

This summer, nine Bureau researchers mentored students through the Jackson School of Geosciences Research Traineeship Experience (RTX). Learn more about the students' RTX activities and research here: https://lnkd.in/gKm9SZaz

On August 24, AD 79, Pliny the Younger recorded the massive eruption of Mount Vesuvius. It buried Pompeii in scalding ash and pumice. Today's EarthDate episode remembers this horrific disaster. Hear about it at: https://lnkd.in/g-q6RnPf

In the early days of Earth’s history, our planet was a sphere of liquefied rock and metal with temperatures of thousands of degrees. It eventually differentiated into layers of core, mantle and crust. Today's EarthDate episode recounts the birth of Earth. Listen here: https://lnkd.in/gUcPP7kH

🌍 🌄 New podcast! Join us this week as Paul Bauman talks about using geophysical techniques to locate groundwater wells in refugee camps in Eastern Chad. Tune-in here! https://lnkd.in/gMRQZhDm

In support of the next generation of geoscientists, Bureau researchers instructed high school students enrolled in the GeoFORCE Texas 12th Grade Research Academy and Symposium. Learn more about their visit here: https://lnkd.in/g_fjygav