Emele Lasaqa’s many scientific interests can be mapped back to her hometown of Lautoka, Fiji. Emele and her family are natives of Verata, Ucunivanua, a chiefdom located in the nearby Tailevu province of Fiji. It’s there that she discovered her love of geoscience and sustainability as a high school student….

As the end of the year approaches, one thing we know is coming (or has already come) is lots of snow! Millions of individual snowflakes falling from the clouds, forming smooth white blankets over our cars, houses, yards, and streets. Now, we know that snow falling