UTIG researchers and students in the news.
2021
When will the ‘Big One’ hit? UT prof trying to help forecast earthquakes, KXAN (video)
Researchers probe bay mysteries, Port Aransas South Jetty
A sunken river valley could hold the key to protecting the Texas coast, Grist
As the seas rise and storms threaten, scientists hunt for sand to strengthen the Texas coast, Houston Chronicle
UT Scientists, Texas government fight coastal erosion, Daily Texan
The Search Begins For New Texas Sand Sources, Texas Standard (audio)
How the meteor that killed dinosaurs created modern forests, Axios Science
The Cold Case That Took 66 Million Years To Solve: An Asteroid Caused Dinosaur Extinction, Texas Standard (audio)
2020
Lingering La Niñas may help forecasters spot costly weather patterns two years away, Washington Post
Drought, fire threat increasing in Texas again as La Niña takes hold,
Texas Climate News
Seismologists search for new earthquake data in suddenly silent world, Houston Chronicle
2019
Breakthrough of the Year 2019: A killer impact and its aftermath, Science
A Deep-Sea Magma Monster Gets a Body Scan, New York Times
A New Timeline of the Day the Dinosaurs Began to Die Out, New York Times
Austin city leaders expected to declare climate emergency, KXAN
Age and Speed Matter in the Formation of New Oceanic Crust, EOS (Earth and Space Science News)
UT geophysics professor in it for the people, Austin-American Statesman
UT study look at geologic conditions of Deepwater Horizon explosion, Fox 7 News (video)
Ice Drove Past Indo-Pacific Climate Variance, Eos (Earth and Space Science News)
2018
Splosh! How the dinosaur-killing asteroid made Chicxulub crater, BBC News
Dino-killing asteroid crater immediately became a cradle of life, New York Post
After an Asteroid Killed the Dinosaurs, Underwater Life Staged a Comeback, History
Venus may have hosted life, researchers say, Cosmos
Scientists identify historic correlation between ocean circulation and rainfall, UPI
2017
Trump’s offshore oil plan will struggle to lure rigs from Guyana, World Oil
Drilling for the Dinosaurs’ End, NOVA
East Antarctica’s biggest glacier lost ice because of warm water and strong winds, The Verge
UT researchers study Hurricane Harvey’s effects, The Daily Texan
Ocean bottom seismometers become work of art, The Outer Banks Voice