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Researchers examine the link between drowned river deltas and methane emissions, and how they might be affected by rising sea levels

Research Spotlight 2 August 2018

Rising Seas Increase Methane Emissions from the Mouths of Rivers

Drowned river deltas exhale large quantities of greenhouse gas, new study finds.

A sudden monsoon downpour sweeps across a desert valley in Arizona.

Feature 27 June 2018

When Environmental Forces Collide

Multiple factors often interact to amplify the effects of severe storms, droughts, and other extreme water-related events.

Geology & Geophysics

New evidence suggests volcanoes on China’s Hainan Island are the result of a hot spot

Research Spotlight 11 June 2018

Linking Mantle Plumes to Volcanoes and Hot Spot Tracks

Study bolsters hypothesis that volcanoes on China’s Hainan Island were formed by a hot spot.

History of Geophysics

Researchers look to bacterial DNA to understand river flow.

Research Spotlight 15 May 2018

Using Microbes to Predict the Flow of Arctic Rivers

Bacterial DNA provides a good estimate of river discharge.

Geology & Geophysics

Geoscientists at Laguna del Maule, Chile

Meeting Report 2 May 2018

Geoscientists Collaborate to Understand Silicic Magma Systems

American Geophysical Union Chapman Conference: Merging Geophysical, Petrochronologic, and Modeling Perspectives of Large Silicic Magma Systems; Quinamavida, Chile, 7–12 January 2018

Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface

Drought is an absence of water but it is actually a complex phenomenon and one of the most poorly understood natural hazards

Editors' Vox 16 February 2018

The Challenges of Drought Prediction

Advances in dynamical modeling and the use of hybrid methods have improved drought prediction, but challenges still remain to improve the accuracy of drought forecasting.

History of Geophysics

Researchers use seismic data to trace the timeline of a recent earthquake off the coast of Chile

Research Spotlight 14 December 2017

Mapping a Valparaíso Earthquake from Foreshock to Aftershock

Using seismic data recorded along the Chilean coast, scientists retrace the development of a recent earthquake.

Researchers look at how land use changes affect carbon transport in the Thames River Basin

Research Spotlight 22 September 2017

The River Basin’s Tale: Carbon Transport Along the Thames

A study finds that population growth during urbanization and World War II–era plowing fed additional carbon into the Thames River Basin.

Atmospheric Sciences

Fishermen in the Gulf of Mannar in the Indian Ocean.

Opinion 13 September 2017

Taking the Pulse of the Planet

How fast is Earth warming? Ocean heat content and sea level rise measurements may provide a more reliable answer than atmospheric measurements.

Detection of sea level fingerprints

Scientific Press Releases 8 September 2017

Researchers Find Direct Evidence of Sea Level ‘Fingerprints’

Indicators of global climate change are detected in tropical oceans.