Strengthened by climate change, northern Brazil’s dry spell might last longer than originally fore-cast, with lingering ecological and economic consequences.
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Monitoring Polar Ice Change in the Twilight Zone
Landsat’s new extended data collection program is mapping Arctic and Antarctic regions year-round, even in polar twilight.
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Groundwater Levels Are Dropping Around the World
Well data from around the world show declines driven by water use and climate change.
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Five Key Needs for Addressing Flood Injustice
Better data and assessment metrics—and improved researcher involvement in communities—are needed to understand and redress inequitable vulnerabilities to and recoveries from flooding.
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Rainstorm Intensity Drives Desert Landscape Evolution
New mathematical models show that the persistence of near-vertical cliffs in arid landscapes is maintained by infrequent, but high-intensity rain storms.
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The Escalating Impact of Global Warming on Atmospheric Rivers
Climate change is set to intensify atmospheric rivers and exacerbate extreme rainfall worldwide.
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Young Salmon in British Columbia Are Getting Bigger
A rediscovered catalog of sockeye scales gave researchers access to century-old fish DNA.
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Antarctica’s Ocean Acidity Set to Rise Rapidly by Century’s End
New research shows acidity levels could as much as double by 2100, imperiling fragile ecosystems in the frigid Southern Ocean.
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How Did We Miss 20% of Greenland’s Ice Loss?
The ice loss was hidden in places existing monitoring methods can’t reach, such as hard-to-map fjords. Machine learning helped scientist revise mass loss estimates and uncover patterns in glacial retreat.
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Climate Scientist Michael Mann Confronts Defamers in Court After 12-Year Delay and Wins
The trial comes as climate impacts and attacks on science and its practitioners are worse than ever.