Reef corals provide an accurate, high-resolution record of the influence of the El Niño Southern Oscillation on rainfall, flooding and droughts in the Mekong River Delta, Vietnam.
Underlying Assumptions of Air Quality Need to be Redefined
Long-term measurements in the urban area of Innsbruck, Austria, show that the fraction of ozone near the surface tends to be overestimated in atmospheric models.
New Research Shows Humans Impact Wolf Packs in National Parks
New research shows how humans are a substantial source of mortality for wolves that live predominantly in national parks — and more importantly, that human-caused mortality triggers instability in wolf packs in national parks.
A Changing Flood Recipe for Las Vegas
Las Vegas, with its rapid urbanization and desert landscape, is highly vulnerable to flooding.
Forests Can Help Manage Water as Raleigh Area Grows, Climate Warms
In areas near Raleigh projected to see heavier future development, keeping buffers of trees or other greenery around waterways could help slow rushing streams during wet conditions, and keep them flowing during dry ones.
Increased Atmospheric Dust Is Masking Greenhouse Gases’ Warming Effect
A new study shows that global atmospheric dust — microscopic airborne particles from desert dust storms — has a slight overall cooling effect on the planet that has hidden the full amount of warming caused by greenhouse gases.
Climate Change Presents a Mismatch for Songbirds’ Breeding Season
Spring is the sweet spot for breeding songbirds in California’s Central Valley – not too hot, not too wet.
Hydrogen’s Place in an Increasingly Connected Energy Web Shows Need for Regulatory Change
Capturing the potential profits and jobs offered by a growing hydrogen industry may need as much innovation in regulatory agencies as it does in the research laboratories, according to new research from The University of Texas at Austin.
NASA Says 2022 Fifth Warmest Year on Record, Warming Trend Continues
Earth's average surface temperature in 2022 tied with 2015 as the fifth warmest on record, according to an analysis by NASA.
That Sinking Feeling: Are Ice Roads Holding Up Under January’s Unseasonable Warmth?
Vital winter ice road infrastructure may be cracking and sinking under the load of an unseasonably warm start to the new year across Europe and North America, a trend York University Associate Professor Sapna Sharma and team has detailed in a recent study.