Hydrology: Increasing river flood risk
Earth's Future http://doi.org/bzpc (2017)
GARY DYSON / ALAMY STOCK PHOTO
The hydrological cycle is predicted to strengthen with global warming, increasing the amount and intensity of...
The visceral climate experience
Much as Pelto converts climate data directly into art, there are efforts to convert climate data into sound, and even music. Data sonification is...
Marine microbiology: Plasticity under acidification
Biol. Lett. 13, 20160774 (2017)
IAN CUMING/IKON IMAGES/GETTY IMAGES
Ocean acidification has been shown to have different effects on different phytoplankton species. Studies on the effects...
Biogeochemistry: Land CO2 sink drivers
Nature 541, 516–520 (2017)
Year to year, variations in the rate of atmospheric CO2 growth arise primarily from fluctuations in carbon uptake by ecosystems on...
Palaeoclimate: Aerosols shift lake ecosystem
Like clockwork, summer monsoon rains come and go, governing and impacting the lives of more than 100 million people living on the Chinese Loess...
Increase in acidifying water in the western Arctic Ocean
Observations and analytical methods.
We collected data during two Chinese National Arctic Research Expedition (CHINARE) cruises (01 August–08 September 2008, and 20 July–30 August, 2010) in the western Arctic...
The key role of forests in meeting climate targets requires science for credible mitigation
Figure 2 compares the historical LULUCF trend from our analysis with three other well-known global LULUCF data sets: (i) latest country reports to UNFCCC (refs 13,15,16,20); (ii) FAOSTAT...
Slower snowmelt in a warmer world
We use a mix of historical data analysis and controlled regional climate model simulations to test the hypothesis of slower snowmelt in a warmer...
Aerosol-weakened summer monsoons decrease lake fertilization on the Chinese Loess Plateau
The Chinese Loess Plateau (CLP) is the cradle of Chinese civilization, and environmental changes in this region have influenced the historical trajectory of ancient...
Biosphere–atmosphere interactions: Deforestation size influences rainfall
The average size of cleared areas in the Amazon (pictured) has increased over many regions since the 1980s. Deforestation modifies regional moisture cycling as...
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