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River through a green mountain valley
Posted inNews

Dry Rivers Offer a Preview of Climate Change

by S. Larned 19 September 20198 November 2022

As the climate warms, many rivers that are currently perennial may become intermittent.

Yellow, dry grass; green trees; and blue cloudy sky
Posted inNews

Turning the Arctic Brown

by The University of Sheffield 19 September 20195 January 2023

For a generation, the tundra has seen an increasing growth of vegetation, a process known as Arctic greening. A more accurate term might be “Arctic browning.”

Greta Thunberg speaks at a hearing
Posted inNews

Youth Activists Call for Urgent Climate Action

by Randy Showstack 19 September 20192 November 2021

Greta Thunberg and other youth climate activists came to Washington, D.C., days before a major United Nations conference to draw attention to the need for immediate action to address climate change.

Rescuers motor down a badly flooded road in Port Arthur, Texas, on 30 August 2017 following heavy rainfall from Hurricane Harvey.
Posted inOpinions

Climate Science Needs Professional Statisticians

by D. Cooley and M. Wehner 19 September 201914 January 2022

Climate science needs its own specialized “climostatisticians” as integral members of multidisciplinary research teams.

Aerial view over the Alaskan tundra showing patches of snow, ice, and bare land
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Methane-Releasing Tundra Soils Freezing Later Each Year

by Sarah Stanley 18 September 201911 August 2022

Scientists find links between delayed freezing of Alaskan soils and higher atmospheric methane concentrations during the cold season.

An apple orchard in the foothills of the Himalayas
Posted inNews

As Climate Changes, So Does the Apple as Rising Temperatures Push Growers Higher Into Himalayas

by R. Bose 18 September 201918 October 2021

Climatic factors have wreaked havoc on India’s apple crops by disrupting natural flowering seasons and pollination systems. The shape, size, and quality of Himalayan apples have changed.

Salmon fillet and vegetables
Posted inNews

Climate Change Is Coming for Our Fish Dinners

by Jenessa Duncombe 17 September 201918 March 2022

Your fish fillet may have less omega-3 fatty acids, an important nutrient for brain health, by the end of the century.

Torrential rains flooded streets in Denmark in 2017, stranding and damaging vehicles
Posted inScience Updates

Local Climate Projections: A Little Money Goes a Long Way

by P. Guttorp and T. L. Thorarinsdottir 17 September 201924 January 2023

Three Nordic countries collaborate to build a suite of eScience tools to support long-term planning and decision-making in the face of a changing climate.

Edge of a glacier near the ocean
Posted inNews

Vintage Radar Film Tracks What’s Beneath Antarctic Ice

by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 16 September 20199 August 2022

The newly digitized data double the timescale of ice-penetrating radar monitoring in some of the fastest changing areas of Antarctica.

Vinícius Mendes collects a sediment sample from a former river terrace of the Parnaíba River in Brazil.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

A New Proxy for Past Precipitation

by Kate Wheeling 16 September 201912 September 2022

Researchers used luminescence signals from marine sediment cores to bolster estimates of precipitation levels on land over the past 30,000 years.

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