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Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface
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News 11 December 2020

Beast of the Central Arctic

Feast your eyes on Beast, the first remotely operated vehicle to brave the Arctic for 1 year.
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Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface
Dam gates over nearly dry land

News 11 December 2020

Coastal Brazil Is Likely to Face More Heat Waves and Droughts

In 2014, São Paulo experienced its greatest water crisis ever, caused by an intense drought. New research indicates that it is likely to happen again and be even more severe.
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Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface
Two plots showing cash flow and maximum debt for a hydropower utility with three different financial management strategies

Editors' Highlights 11 December 2020

How to Hedge the Risk of Reduced Snowpack for Hydropower

A new index insurance contract – a financial product innovation seeking to cope with climatic variability – could help hydropower operators to manage climate risks.
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News 8 December 2020

El Oleoducto Keystone Derrama 9,120 Barriles de Petróleo en los Humedales de Dakota

La fuga tuvo lugar en una sección pre-existente del oleoducto Keystone. Este es el cuarto derrame del oleoducto en 9 años.
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News 7 December 2020

Gravity Data Reveal Unexpected Antarctic Ice Variations

A new analysis of long-term satellite records shows the East Antarctic Ice Sheet is unexpectedly dependent on fluctuations in weather. This study may improve models of how much sea levels will rise.
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Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface
Figure showing channel cross section geometry and erosion potential simulated with a comprehensive morphodynamic model at different stages of the channel evolution

Editors' Highlights 7 December 2020

Stream Hydraulic Geometry 1.01

New research provides a theoretical explanation of channel cross section geometry dependence on flow rate that is commonly observed and described with power-laws.
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Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface
Six plots showing spatial distribution of steady-state groundwater aquifer salinity (colors) and flow streamlines (white) for the two-dimensional simulations of the floodplain

Editors' Highlights 4 December 2020

Evaporation Reverses Groundwater Flow and Forms Hyper-Salinity

A numerical model of groundwater-surface water systems shows how floodplain evaporation can reverse stream-groundwater flow and produce strong buoyancy changes associated with salinity.
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Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface
View toward the sky from beneath Oregon white oak trees

Research Spotlight 3 December 2020

How Some Trees Survive the Summer Dry Season

Oak trees in California seasonally tap moisture in unsaturated soil and weathered bedrock, even when the groundwater table is within reach of their roots.
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Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface
Aerial view of snowdrifts at a lake in the northern foothills of the Brooks Range in Alaska

Research Spotlight 2 December 2020

A Census of Snowdrifts in Northern Alaska

Snowdrifts prove less ephemeral than they might seem, occurring in the same places year after year.
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Climate Change
Smoke billows in the distance from a mountain near Ukiah, Calif., as motorists drive down a street in the foreground.

Research Spotlight 2 December 2020

“Thirstier” Atmosphere Will Increase Wildfire Risk out West

New climate projections could inform long-term wildfire and water resources management strategies in California and Nevada.
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