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Research spotlights are plain-language summaries of recent articles published in AGU’s suite of 24 journals.

上行闪电很罕见,但更常见的闪电类型可以增加上行闪电发生的可能性。
Posted inResearch Spotlights

附近闪电事件触发上行闪电

Elizabeth Thompson by Elizabeth Thompson 26 April 202113 April 2023

雷暴中的闪电以某种方式改变了电磁场,从而引发高层建筑物向上发出闪电。

Schematic showing how ground and groundwater are moving in the Valley of Mexico.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

The Looming Crisis of Sinking Ground in Mexico City

by L. O’Hanlon 22 April 20219 May 2023

New research reveals the cause of Mexico City’s rapidly sinking and fracturing ground.

The Emme River in Switzerland
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Tracing Water from River to Aquifer

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 20 April 202115 September 2026

A new technique using dissolved noble gas tracers sheds light on how water moves through an aquifer, with implications for water resources and their vulnerability to climate change.

Ocean mixing and the interaction of currents govern oxygen availability and determine how and when it’s used.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Tracking Oxygen in the Sargasso Sea’s 18 Degree Water

by David Shultz 15 April 202122 December 2021

Biogeochemical floats provide an improved picture of ocean mixing and oxygen movement in the North Atlantic Ocean.

拉丁美洲的许多生态系统未能被环境观测网所代表
Posted inResearch Spotlights

拉丁美洲环境观测网络的缺口

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 15 April 20216 March 2023

尽管拉丁美洲对全球碳和水循环具有显著影响,但其在FLUXNET站点中所占的比例相对较小,这限制了该观测网络在该地区的代表性。

Extreme rainfall is more likely to occur in the United States as temperatures rise.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Extreme Rainfall Statistics May Shift as U.S. Climate Warms

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 12 April 202118 February 2022

Precipitation data and high-resolution modeling suggest that extreme rainfall events under a changing climate will be shorter, more intense, and more widely spread out.

Upward lightning is uncommon, but more common types of lightning can make it more likely to occur.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Upward Lightning Takes Its Cue from Nearby Lightning Events

Elizabeth Thompson by Elizabeth Thompson 9 April 202117 August 2022

Lightning in a thunderstorm changes the electromagnetic field in a way that sparks upward lightning from tall structures.

Mountain located in the Andes
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Past Climate Change Affected Mountain Building in the Andes

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 7 April 202111 December 2021

Increased glaciation in the North Patagonian Andes may have influenced tectonic dynamics over the past 7 million years, suggesting a connection between climate change and mountain-building processes.

Imagen de satélite mostrando el huracán Dorian sobre las Bahamas en 2019
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Descifrando las causas de la actividad de los huracanes en el pasado

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 7 April 202126 October 2022

Registros individuales de paleohuracanes extraídos de los sedimentos de islas azotadas por tormentas no muestran una clara influencia del clima en la frecuencia de los huracanes en el último milenio.

Un corte de carretera mostrando capas de la Caliza Camp Nelson
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Ciertas formaciones rocosas pueden provocar riesgos de radón en los hogares

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 2 April 202120 September 2022

Investigadores de Kentucky han combinado resultados de kits de pruebas domésticas con el mapa geológico del estado para elaborar un mapa del potencial de radón en interiores basado en la geología subyacente a las viviendas del estado.

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