Changing drought risks
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 08 February 2022; doi:10.1038/s41558-022-01294-9Changing drought risks
Fluid connections
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 08 February 2022; doi:10.1038/s41558-022-01295-8Many of the impacts of climate change will be felt first through the presence — or...
Pantanal fires
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 08 February 2022; doi:10.1038/s41558-022-01292-xPantanal fires
New ‘vertical map’ of airborne microorganisms indicates how global warming will impact global ecosystems
In a landmark study of airborne microorganisms from ground level up to 3,500 meters, scientists have found that bacteria and fungi populate the planet's...
‘Double-hazard’ zones for wildfire in the West
Rapidly growing communities in the American West's forests and shrublands are nestled in zones where local soil and plant traits amplify the effect of...
Wastewater monitoring for public health
Researchers have been monitoring wastewater on the UC Davis campus and in the city of Davis for COVID-19 through the Healthy Davis Together program....
New radar technology records Antarctic glaciers losing ice faster than ever documented before
Unprecedented mass loss from three Antarctic glaciers could signal global climate trouble ahead, a researcher warns. A multinational collaboration is using an advanced remote...
As tectonic plates pull apart, what drives the formation of rifts?
At the boundaries between tectonic plates, narrow rifts can form as Earth's crust slowly pulls apart. But how, exactly, does this rifting happen? Does...
International land use scientists urge policymakers to adopt new approaches to addressing climate change,...
A new report is a call to action for policymakers worldwide seeking to develop sustainable and equitable solutions to our most urgent global challenges....
Fear of predators in free-living wildlife reduces population growth over generations
The fear predators inspire can itself reduce prey population growth rates; thereby conclusively establishing that focusing solely on the number of prey predators directly...
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