📡 Using satellite radar, #VirginiaTech researchers tracked land motion at 15 of the nation’s busiest airports, finding that 3.9% of runway areas face medium to high damage risk. Learn more ➡️ brnw.ch/21wUI24

**** NEW PAPER ALERT **** Just published in nature Cities, led by Dr. Amir Aghakouchak (Amir AghaKouchak) of UC Irvine, in collaboration with an outstanding group of researchers, including Jonathan Lucy (Jonathan Lucy ), Nitheshnirmal Sadhasivam (Nitheshnirmal Sadhasivam) and Dr. Susanna

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*** CONGRATULATIONS *** I am thrilled to announce that Dr. Mohammad Khorrami (Mohammad Khorrami) of Earth Observation & Innovation @VT Geosciences at VT has received the #CRESCENT 2025 #Geoscience Professional Development #Fellowship and has also presented at their #annual meeting. Congrats, Mohammad! link:

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I am excited to announce the publication of our manuscript entitled "Investigating the influence of climate seasonality on glacier mass changes in HMA via GRACE observations" on IEEE JSTARS with Hydrologic Innovation & Remote Sensing @VT. Here is a link publication: ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/docum… #GRACESatellite

*** WELCOME TO FALL 2025 *** I am thrilled to welcome you all to the #Fall2025 semester. I wish a productive and fun semester for our team at Earth Observation & Innovation @VT and Hydrologic Innovation & Remote Sensing @VT labs of Geosciences at VT Virginia Tech Science UN University-INWEH .

*** INCIDENT REPORT *** On August 31, 2025, a M 6.0 Eq. hit eastern #Afghanistan. The #death toll has soared, with at least 1,400 and many more missing and #injured. The large number of casualties resulting from a moderate earthquake can be attributed to #FragileBuildings ,

*** CONGRATULATIONS *** I am thrilled to announce Florence Onyike (Florence O), a graduate student at Earth Observation & Innovation @VT and Hydrologic Innovation & Remote Sensing @VT of Geosciences at VT Virginia Tech Science, has received the American Water Works Association (American Water Works Association) scholarship for research on #managed #aquifer #recharge. Many

*** Research and Researcher Highlight *** Ibrahim is a first-year PhD student in Earth Observation & Innovation @VT of Geosciences at VT Virginia Tech Science, and his research focuses on #LandSubsidence #hazards and #risks to critical #infrastructure, integrating cutting-edge techniques in #remotesensing, #ML, and

*** Media Coverage *** Chicago is #sinking, here I explain why in conversation with the PBS new affiliate. link: news.wttw.com/2025/09/16/chi… Earth Observation & Innovation @VT Geosciences at VT Virginia Tech Science UN University-INWEH

**** Incident Brief **** new report from UN University-INWEH led by researchers from Virginia Tech and IIT Roorkee dissects the #Afghanistan #Earthquake Disaster. On Aug 31, 2025, a M6.0 earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border, followed by strong aftershocks. 🏚️

📑 UNU-INWEH Incident Brief highlights Afghanistan’s Aug 31 earthquake: 2,800 lives lost, 8,000 homes destroyed. More than a geological disaster, it revealed deep systemic fragilities & urgent need for reform. 🔗 unu.edu/inweh/news/afg… #Afghanistan #HumanitarianCrisis

When Fragility Turns Disaster into Catastrophe Dr. Manoochehr Shirzaei underscores lessons from Afghanistan’s Aug 31 quake: fragile infrastructure & weak preparedness can turn disaster into catastrophe. UNU-INWEH Incident Brief: unu.edu/inweh/news/afg… #AfghanistanEarthquake

Natural hazards become disasters when vulnerabilities are left unaddressed. Dr. Mir Matin, one of the co-authors of the latest UNU-INWEH Incident Brief, calls for political will and global solidarity to protect communities. 🔗 unu.edu/inweh/news/afg… #Afghanistan #Earthquake

Disasters hit hardest where inequality persists. Kaveh Madani, UNU-INWEH Director, highlights how the exclusion of women and girls leaves societies weaker and more vulnerable. 🔗 unu.edu/inweh/news/afg… #Afghanistan #Earthquake

*** Research Spotlight *** #Hydropower #Dam Safety Matters: 💧 Protects communities. #Safe dams prevent catastrophic #flooding that can endanger #lives and livelihoods downstream. ⚡ Secures clean energy. Hydropower supplies #reliable, #renewable #electricity; safety ensures

🌆🔥 How can cities protect themselves from growing wildfire threats? UNU-INWEH scientists & colleagues outline how urban fire resilience strengthens national security in their latest Nature Cities publication. 📖 Read it here: nature.com/articles/s4428… #Wildfires #UrbanPlanning

*** Media Coverage *** In this Live Science news piece, I discuss #LandSubsidence hazard in #IRAN. Geosciences at VT UN University-INWEH Iran among 'world's most extreme subsidence hotspots' with some areas sinking up to 1 foot per year, study finds | Live Science share.google/8CN0Zm6urFepMQ…

*** Research Spotlight *** Modeling #VLM is crucial for #understanding its causes, #predicting its future behavior, and evaluating its #impacts on #infrastructure. Dr. Wen Zhong (Wen Zhong), a postdoc Earth Observation & Innovation @VT of Geosciences at VT, develops #DeepLearning models to identify