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Two maps of Europe showing the fraction of days during May-August 2018 when estimated soil moisture fell below a critical threshold based on daily maximum temperature (top) and evaporative fraction (bottom) compared to the 1979-2018 average.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Dry Soils Enhanced the 2018 Heatwave in Northern Europe

by Susan Trumbore 3 May 202128 September 2021

A range of observations show that a shift in land-atmosphere coupling exacerbated the hot drought experienced in Europe in 2018.

People stand atop debris from a huge slump landslide in Uganda.
Posted inNews

Landslides Mar the “Pearl of Africa”

by H. Mafaranga 19 April 202126 October 2021

Behind Uganda’s lavish beauty, climate change has taken its toll: Death, destroyed properties, and displaced communities increase as above-normal rainfall floods the country.

Close-up of cracked earth and sparse grasses
Posted inNews

Simultaneous Drought and Heat Wave Events Are Becoming More Common

by Sarah Derouin 2 February 202126 October 2021

As the world heats up, the number and duration of combined stress events are increasing, causing harmful environmental and human impacts.

Aerial view of the Green Mountain Reservoir and Heeney, Colo., in 2017
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Different Models, Different Answers in Water Resource Planning

by Terri Cook 19 November 2020

The experimental design used in climate vulnerability assessments can strongly influence the assessments’ findings and skew decisions about which factors are most important for informing adaptation.

A farmer in New South Wales, Australia, stood beside an animal carcass during a drought caused by the 2018–2019 El Niño
Posted inEditors' Vox

Advancing Knowledge of ENSO in a Changing Climate

by M. J. McPhaden, A. Santoso and W. Cai 9 November 20209 November 2020

A new book highlights research progress on El Niño Southern Oscillation dynamics and impacts and how they may change in a warmer world.

Posted inEditors' Highlights

Committed U.S. Power Emissions Incompatible with Paris Agreement

by D. Wuebbles 3 September 20203 September 2020

Without a significant reduction in usage, committed emissions from coal and gas plants in the United States are already incompatible with the country’s pledges under the Paris climate agreement.

Schematic showing hypothesized feedbacks of soil warming, the ability of soil to buffer warming, and the amount of water soil can hold
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Soil Remains Warmer and Drier After Long-term Warming Stops

by W. M. Hammond 23 July 202016 July 2020

Pausing a long-term soil warming experiment revealed that previously warmed plots remained both warmer and drier compared to plots which had not experienced previous soil warming.

Aerial view of a meandering dry riverbed
Posted inNews

Frequently Dry Waterways Still Contribute to Carbon Emissions

by Sarah Derouin 11 June 202011 June 2020

A new international collaboration found that dry inland waters—no matter where they were located—contributed significant global carbon dioxide emissions.

Graph showing range of water levels in the Great Lakes and the potential benefit from risk management strategies including insurance and dredging
Posted inEditors' Highlights

New Analysis Helps Manage Risks to Shipping in the Great Lakes

by Jim Hall 11 May 20208 May 2020

Modeling of mysteriously fluctuating water levels in the Great Lakes has helped to optimize the prices of shipping insurance contracts along with investments in dredging navigation channels.

A small wave, green with algae, crashes on the beach of Lake Erie.
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Toxic Algal Blooms Are Worsening with Climate Change

by Kate Wheeling 13 November 201913 November 2019

Researchers use remote sensing technology to carry out a global survey of large freshwater lakes.

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