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An image of a partially submerged house, powerline pole, and foliage in a flooded neighborhood in Asunción, Paraguay
Posted inNews

More Frequent El Niño Events Predicted by 2040

by Rachel Fritts 20 April 202220 April 2022

Cutting-edge models predict that El Niño frequency will increase within 2 decades because of climate change, regardless of emissions mitigation efforts.

A river in Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Tree Rings Reveal a Puzzling Trend in Monsoon Intensity

by Saima Sidik 31 March 202231 March 2022

Tree rings confirm that in northern Australia, the past 40 years have experienced more rain than any similar length of time in the past 600 years.

Biocrust in Australia’s Diamantina National Park
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Biological Crusts Affected by Drought Can Still Stabilize Soils

by Terri Cook 17 March 202217 March 2022

Results of in situ experiments on natural microbial communities suggest that biological crusts can protect soils from erosion, but their protective role could be compromised under predicted future climate scenarios.

Posted inEditors' Highlights

Tracking from Space how Extreme Drought Impacts Carbon Emissions

by Susan Trumbore 12 December 202112 December 2021

Carbon dioxide emissions from wildfires combined with reduced carbon uptake by intact ecosystems during the 2019-202
0 fire season to approximately double Australia’s annual carbon emissions.

Posted inEditors' Vox

Tools for Improved Drought and Flood Response

by H. Wu, D.P. Lettenmaier, Q. Tang and P.J. Ward 29 September 202130 September 2021

A new book presents recent advances in the modeling and remote sensing of droughts and floods of use to emergency response organizations and policy makers on a global scale.

SAIL site in Gothic, Colo..
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Collaboration in the Rockies Aims to Model Mountain Watersheds Worldwide

by Saima Sidik 21 September 202121 March 2022

As Earth’s climate changes at an unprecedented rate, the Surface Atmosphere Integrated Field Laboratory is studying precipitation on an unprecedented scale.

Posted inEditors' Highlights

Need for Rational Thinking for Predicting Floods and Droughts

by T. Illangasekare 10 August 202119 November 2021

To plan policies that manage flood and drought risk, is it sufficient to follow the science? The better path uses the best science, which draws insight from integrated multidisciplinary research.

A photograph of downtown Los Angeles.
Posted inEditors' Vox

How Anthropogenic Drought Plays Out

by A. AghaKouchak 26 May 202118 February 2022

Drought should be considered and modeled as a process, including human–nature interactions, and not merely a product of water deficit.

从一个位于山间的水库上方的山坡上俯瞰。
Posted inResearch Spotlights

更好地理解干旱

by Elizabeth Thompson 25 May 202118 February 2022

新的模型应该将干旱视为一个过程,而不仅仅是一个结果,并且应该考虑到在现实世界中出现的各种各样的原因、影响和反馈。

View from upslope of a water reservoir situated among mountains
Posted inResearch Spotlights

A Better Way to Understand Drought

by Elizabeth Thompson 27 April 202118 February 2022

New models should consider drought a process, not merely a product, and should factor in the huge variety of causes, effects, and feedbacks that play out in the real world.

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