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A River Runs Through It, but Why?

by W. Yan 14 June 201630 March 2023

Researchers investigate the factors that cause river terraces to form.

Mangroves at Coral Creek, Hinchinbrook Island. Australia.
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Can Mangroves Buffer Ocean Acidification?

by W. Yan 9 June 201620 April 2022

New research evaluates the ability of coastal foliage to influence the ocean's pH.

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How Regional Wind Patterns Will Influence Climate Change

by W. Yan 6 June 201612 January 2022

Climate change is expected to cause wet regions to get wetter and dry regions to get drier, but new research suggests that the truth is more complicated.

Clouds and smoke over southeastern Asia in March 2015.
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Measuring Atmospheric Aerosols Despite the Clouds

by W. Yan 2 June 20162 March 2023

Researchers devise ways for remote sensors to integrate aerosol content above clouds into current methods of measurement.

Satellite image of the island of Hawaii.
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A Hole in Earth’s Surface

by W. Yan 26 April 20169 November 2022

Research shows that a broken lithosphere underneath the island of Hawai'i could explain the island's patterns of seismic activity.

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Modeling the Effects of Clouds on Climate

by W. Yan 11 April 20166 July 2022

New research investigates how mixed-phase cloud partitioning and cloud cover compensate each other in GCMs.

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Hitting the Slopes

by W. Yan 24 March 201625 October 2022

Researchers investigate whether rain droplets alone can cause enough erosion to impact the shapes of hills.

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Could We Have Predicted What El Niño Would Bring?

by W. Yan 22 March 201615 February 2023

Researchers take a retrospective look to see if precipitation and flooding due to El Niño could have been predicted a priori.

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Can We Predict How Volcanic Ash Disperses After an Eruption?

by W. Yan 23 February 201615 March 2022

Researchers investigate what factors influence how particles from a plume spread following a volcanic eruption.

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