Regulations designed to reduce sulfur dioxide emissions from the maritime shipping industry are linked to a change in cloud structure that raises atmospheric temperatures.
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Tree Mortality May Lead to Carbon Tipping Point in the Amazon by 2050s
A new study suggests drought conditions in the Amazon rainforest over the rest of the century.
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A Path Toward Understanding Regional Sea Level Rise
Finer-resolution models, as well as an improved understanding of ocean shelf–sea processes, are key to understanding the way different coastlines will be affected by rising waters, extreme storm surges, and waves.
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Fifty-Three Experts Weigh in on the Global Methane Budget
A survey of experts revealed that uncertainty in estimates of global methane levels stems largely from data on fresh water, vegetation, and coastal areas.
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Expecting the Unexpected Could Help Us Prepare for Climate Extremes
A new paper argues that too little consideration of high-impact, low-likelihood events has left us unprepared for the worst of climate change.
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Convergence Science in the Arctic
Focusing on climate change and industrialization in Siberia’s Yamal Peninsula, researchers developed science questions that aim to reach far beyond any single discipline.
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Anthropocene Activities Dramatically Alter Deep Underground Fluid Flux
Scientists call for improved understanding of how our influence on deep subsurface fluids and microbes might affect the larger Earth system.
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Barrier Islands Are at the Forefront of Climate Change Adaptation
Coastal evolution modeling sheds light on the impacts of coastal development and adaptation decisions on barrier islands in the era of sea-level rise.
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ارتفاع درجة حرارة المحيطات يمهد الطريق لحدوث موجات جفاف خطيرة، ولكن يمكن التنبؤ بها، في شرق أفريقيا
اكتشف العلماء رابطة بين التدرجات الحرارية في المحيط الهادئ وبين موجات الجفاف الفتاكة والتي يمكن التنبؤ بها في شرق أفريقيا.