Science. 1989 Dec 22;246(4937):1562. doi: 10.1126/science.246.4937.1562.
Geophysics is closing out the 1980s with a bang. October's Loma Prieta earthquake grabbed the spotlight at this month's American Geophysical Union's annual fall meeting in, of all places, San Francisco; the quake also closed down one of the official hotels, depriving hundreds of the 4500 attendees of rooms. Other hot topics of the late 1980s-Voyager's tour of the outer solar system and the greenhouse effect-got their share of attention as well.
地球物理学在20世纪80年代末以轰动之势收尾。10月的洛马普列塔地震在本月于旧金山举行的美国地球物理联盟年度秋季会议上成为焦点；这场地震还导致一家官方酒店停业，4500名与会者中有数百人因此没有房间。20世纪80年代末的其他热门话题——“旅行者号”对太阳系外层的探测以及温室效应——也受到了关注。
