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Carbon-Nutrient Ratios Drive Nitrate Removal in Mediterranean Streams

by Kyle Boodoo and Suzanne Tank 19 March 202519 March 2025

The type of organic matter, and ratio of nutrients to carbon, impact the ability of heterotrophic bacteria to effectively remove certain forms of nitrogen pollution (nitrate) from streams.

A satellite image shows the white storm clouds of a cyclone swirling off the arid coast of Libya.
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Torrents of Sediment-Laden Water Worsened Disastrous Libyan Floods

by Elise Cutts 25 October 202425 October 2024

Drought followed by torrential rain can unleash deadly floods in arid regions, like those that affected Libya in 2023.

An underwater picture of a scientist wearing red and black waterproof pants and boots standing in thigh-high water on an ancient underwater bridge.
Posted inNews

Underwater Bridge Suggests a Surprising Date for First Migration to Mallorca

by Elise Cutts 8 October 20249 October 2024

A controversial study suggests that humans settled on the Spanish island 1,000 years earlier than archaeologists believe.

Diagram from the study.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

When It Rains, It Pours!

by Marc F. P. Bierkens 11 April 20249 April 2024

Water that falls on a forest canopy during rainfall events reaches the ground at focused locations called “pour points”. This insight has a major impact on how we view hydrologic processes on the ground.

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Illuminating the Complex Structural Fabric Beneath the European Alps

by Fiona Darbyshire 5 October 20238 July 2024

A new study investigates the dynamics of the complex continental collision that formed the European Alps and reveals how structural alignments change with depth.

A fault segment offset an agricultural field during the Kahramanmaraş earthquake sequence.
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The 2023 Türkiye-Syria Earthquakes Shifted Stress in the Crust

by Erin Martin-Jones 24 August 202329 August 2023

In February, a devastating magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the eastern Mediterranean, triggering a second major jolt and a cascade of aftershocks.

A satellite image dramatically displays the depths and heights of the Mediterranean Basin.
Posted inAGU News

Beyond the Wine-Dark Sea

by Caryl-Sue Micalizio 24 August 202329 August 2023

Innovative research on hazards in the Mediterranean is helping scientists contribute to safer communities in the basin and beyond.

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Posted inScience Updates

How Hail Hazards Are Changing Around the Mediterranean

by Sante Laviola, Giulio Monte, Elsa Cattani and Vincenzo Levizzani 27 February 202324 August 2023

A new method for studying hailstorms from space offers more consistent and more complete views of how and where hail forms, and how climate change might influence hail’s impacts in the future.

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Internet Cable Reveals the Source of Underwater Vibrations

by Saima May Sidik 30 September 202214 May 2024

A novel use of an existing fiber-optic cable off the coast of Spain has clued scientists in to how seismic noise is generated in the ocean.

Map of the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East with air temperatures shown with color.
Posted inEditors' Vox

Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East Face Rapid Climate Change

by George Zittis and Jos Lelieveld 25 August 202221 February 2023

Observational and modeling studies identify the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East as a prominent climate change hotspot associated with weather extremes that have major impacts on society.

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