A new study paints a fuller picture of how heat affects respiratory health, especially in Baltimore’s socially vulnerable neighborhoods.
Research Spotlights
Research spotlights are plain-language summaries of recent articles published in AGU’s suite of 24 journals.
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The Under-the-Radar Creeks That Are Sweeping Carbon Out of Salt Marshes
Transport via tidal creeks is a “major and often underrecognized” pathway of carbon in the coastal wetlands, and a gap in most blue carbon assessments, new research reports.
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Many Americans Underestimate Health Risks of Extreme Weather, New Study Finds
The research examines the “risk perception gap,” or the difference between climate-related mortality estimates and public perceptions of climate risk, across U.S. counties.
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Getting to Know Uranus’s “Breathing” Bow Shock
The ice giant’s rotation causes daily expansion and contraction of the boundary where its magnetic field slows the solar wind.
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Super-Earths May Be Solid Deep Inside Their Mantles
New estimates show that a mineral likely common in these rocky planets’ interiors is resistant to melting, even at high temperatures.
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刚果河每秒向大西洋注入4万立方米淡水。一项新研究追踪了这些淡水的去向。
研究人员综合运用观测资料与数值模拟，追踪了刚果河淡水羽流的运动轨迹，并指出涡旋在水体输运过程中发挥了重要作用。
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How Does Social Vulnerability Evolve After a Tropical Cyclone?
An initial rise in the social vulnerability index is followed by a decrease, but that decrease comes with a catch.
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How Water Flows Toward Cities During Hurricanes
Topography is a key factor exacerbating compound flooding, while coastal wetlands help protect cities.
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What Australian Lakes Showed Us About Martian Hydrology
Studying the hydrology of the Yilgarn Craton reveals how the Red Planet may have evolved.