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Rebecca Owen

Dirt, rocks, and tree debris block one lane of a mountain highway.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Mapping Landslide Risk in the United States and Puerto Rico

by Rebecca Owen 22 October 202422 October 2024

A new method provides highly accurate continental-scale landslide susceptibility maps that are being used in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.

Posted inResearch Spotlights

California Wildfires and Weather Are Changing Erosion Patterns

by Rebecca Owen 17 October 202417 October 2024

Sediment runoff from the state’s increasingly severe wildfires and heavy rain events may affect ecosystems and water resources downstream.

Layers of rock visible in a cliff in Nanliang, Shanxi, China.
Posted inNews

Mega El Niño May Have Led to Major Mass Extinction 252 Million Years Ago

by Rebecca Owen 11 October 20244 August 2025

The extreme climate conditions wrought by a decades-long ENSO pattern could be the culprit in the Great Dying, which wiped out nearly 90% of life on Earth.

Stonehenge’s tall rectangular stones, viewed from ground level.
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From Sandstone Basin to Stonehenge Altar

by Rebecca Owen 16 September 202416 September 2024

New research unearths the Scottish origin of Stonehenge’s Altar Stone and its 750-kilometer journey to Salisbury Plain.

A blue and red cargo ship sails through the ocean while spewing black smoke into the air.
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Lower Shipping Emissions May Lead to Higher Global Temperatures

by Rebecca Owen 16 September 202416 September 2024

Regulations designed to reduce sulfur dioxide emissions from the maritime shipping industry are linked to a change in cloud structure that raises atmospheric temperatures.

A group of people, seen from behind, walk along a forest path carrying potted trees. They are wearing jeans and T-shirts and preparing to plant the trees.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Universities and Nonprofits Build Community Climate Resilience

by Rebecca Owen 13 September 202413 September 2024

A 2022 grant cycle funded partnerships between nonprofit organizations and researchers to mitigate climate hazards in underserved communities. A new study looks at lessons learned from the ventures.

In a photo taken from space, a brown volcanic ash plume from the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha‘apai undersea volcano spreads out over the ocean.
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Atmospheric Effects of Hunga Tonga Eruption Lingered for Years

by Rebecca Owen 22 August 202430 September 2024

A new study builds on previous research of the underwater volcano’s effects on the climate.

A bird’s-eye view of an Amazon forest with a mix of green and leafless trees
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Amazonian Drought May Have Long-Lasting Effects on Carbon Cycle

by Rebecca Owen 19 August 202419 August 2024

Dry conditions stemming from the 2015–2016 El Niño caused significant carbon loss.

Un científico en un traje plateado inserta un tubo largo de metal en la lava incandescente naranja y en la roca gris obscuro.
Posted inNews

¿Qué tan líquida es esa lava?

by Rebecca Owen 19 August 202419 August 2024

Un nuevo dispositivo ayuda a los científicos a medir la viscosidad de la lava durante los derrames activos.

Aerial view of the Amazon rainforest with many channels of water
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Tree Mortality May Lead to Carbon Tipping Point in the Amazon by 2050s

by Rebecca Owen 14 August 202414 August 2024

A new study suggests drought conditions in the Amazon rainforest over the rest of the century.

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