Roof design in northern China changed over centuries in response to extreme snow events, new research suggests.
Climate Change
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Navigating Miocene Ocean Temperatures for Insights into the Future
A new temperature data portal will aid scientists in tracking and accessing paleoclimate data from the Miocene, a past warm climate interval and future climate analogue.
Posted inResearch Spotlights
Pyrenees Glaciers Are Rapidly Disappearing
Three of the remaining glaciers in the Pyrenees mountain range stopped flowing in the past decade.
Posted inResearch Spotlights
Cool Oasis for Cretaceous Feathered Dinosaurs
A new study found that the Jehol Biota had chilly temperatures and high altitudes when feathered dinosaurs roamed the slopes.
Posted inNews
How Do You Know If You’ve Experienced Global Warming?
Answering this question can help policymakers, scientists, and climate communicators develop more effective strategies to reach skeptics and deniers.
Posted inNews
Degraded Coral Reefs May Be More Resistant to Climate Change
New research on Kiribati’s beleaguered atolls paints a complex picture of reef recovery.
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Long-Term Sea Level Cycle Affects Predictions of Future Rise
New research confirms the existence of a regular, long-term fluctuation in sea level, perhaps caused by processes in Earth’s core.
Posted inEditors' Highlights
Temperature Extremes: Exploring the Global Outbreak
Using cutting-edge observations, reanalyses, and climate models, a new study projects the outbreak of temperature extremes over new global areas by 2100.
Posted inAGU News
Winter’s Melting Point
Around the world, the seasonal snowpack is changing. Eos’s October issue looks at how we study winter weather, adapt to climate changes, and even fight for the snow we love.
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The Changing Climate’s Snowball Effect
Shrinking snowpack, thawing permafrost, and shifting precipitation patterns have widespread consequences. Can new technologies—and public policies—help communities adapt?