New research looks at how changes in the arrangement of trees and canopy thickness influence the transport of water from the land surface to the atmosphere.Read More »Biogeosciences
Researchers use high-resolution satellite images to parse the effects of land use changes on the energy balance between the rain forest and the atmosphere.Read More »Science Policy & Funding
Wildfires affect watersheds in myriad ways, from reducing evapotranspiration to changing soil repellencies, but new research suggests impacts on snowpack and runoff are the most significant.Read More »Ocean Sciences
A new report outlines key areas to help mitigate emissions, including increased renewable energy, more efficient ocean-based transport, and advances in managing fisheries and aquaculture.Read More »Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface
New research indicates that droughts in far-off places contribute to the amount of heat transported to regions experiencing heat waves.Read More »Geohealth
A 3-year project documents how climate change is affecting the sequestration of decades-old mining by-products in Canadian lakes.Read More »Geology & Geophysics
An international research group recorded the acoustic signatures of gas bubbles rising from a hydrothermal vent field to gather clues about greenhouse gases escaping into the atmosphere.Read More »
