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A satellite image showing dark green tropical forest in Mato Grosso, Brazil, with blocky areas that have been deforested. The light green patches are now cattle ranches, while the yellow-brown areas are exposed soil. There are also dots of small clouds over the area.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Deforestation Is Reducing Rainfall in the Amazon

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 19 May 202519 May 2025

Researchers found that between 2002 and 2015, a 3.2% reduction in Brazilian forest cover led to a 5.4% reduction in precipitation levels.

Telephone poles and power lines sit in brown flood water that covers a street.
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Scientists Reveal Hidden Heat and Flood Hazards Across Texas

by Rebecca Owen 16 May 202530 June 2025

A wider swath of the Lone Star State may be affected by more heat and flood events than previous recordkeeping suggests.

意大利一个干涸的、多边形的湖盆展现了 2017 年的干旱状况。
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气候变暖正在改变欧亚大陆的干旱状况

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 15 May 202515 May 2025

研究人员利用树木年轮记录重建水文气候模式,并找出干旱的驱动因素。

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Old Forests in a New Climate

Eric Davidson, president-elect of AGU by Eric Davidson 15 May 202514 May 2025

It’s usually cooler under a forest than outside the forest, but that natural temperature buffering didn’t make global warming any less strong during the last 45 years in an old-growth forest of Oregon.

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Rock Organic Carbon in Soils: Recycled or Just Passing Through

by Susan Trumbore 5 May 20251 May 2025

It’s often assumed that all soil organic carbon ultimately derives from recent vegetation, but researchers argue that carbon inherited from parent rocks can be important and deserves more focus.

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Matching Magma Dikes May Have Different Flow Patterns

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 30 April 20255 May 2025

A set of lab experiments involving a laser, gelatin, and xanthan gum explored how varying flow patterns between dikes with similar speeds and shapes could affect eruption predictions.

数座高低错落的烟囱将浓烟倾泻在城市上空。从建筑物的顶部可以隐约看到山脉和橙色的天空。
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一些专家认为人类世应得到官方认可

by Saima May Sidik 29 April 20255 May 2025

国际地质科学联合会选择不指定新的地质时代,但这个问题还没有得到解决。

Four images showing the simulation presented in the paper at different timestamps.
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Tonga’s Volcanic Fury Ripples to the Netherworld

by Binzheng Zhang 24 April 202523 April 2025

Secondary gravity waves emerge as the hidden architects of global-scale thermospheric upheaval following the Tonga eruption in 2022.

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Compost and Biochar Could Boost Carbon Sequestration by Crushed Rock

by Nathaniel Scharping 22 April 202522 April 2025

Crushed rock additives may also help decrease soil emissions of other greenhouse gases, such as nitrous oxide and methane.

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Modeling the Past, Present, and Future of Drought

by Rebecca Owen 18 April 202518 April 2025

A new study combines historical observations, climate modeling, and data from tree rings to create a fuller picture of historic as well as potential drought conditions.

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