Europe Archives

View from ground level of the Pantheon in the Piazza della Rotonda in Rome at night, with small piles of hail in the foreground

How Hail Hazards Are Changing Around the Mediterranean

by Sante Laviola, Giulio Monte, Elsa Cattani and Vincenzo Levizzani 27 February 202327 February 2023

A new method for studying hailstorms from space offers more consistent and more complete views of how and where hail forms, and how climate change might influence hail’s impacts in the future.

Features

Are We Entering The Golden Age Of Climate Modeling?

by Mark Betancourt 21 November 202227 March 2023

Thanks to the advent of exascale computing, local climate forecasts may soon be a reality. And they’re not just for scientists anymore.

A headwater stream flows down the side of a rocky and grassy mountainside under a blue sky.

Opinions

Protecting the Mountain Water Towers of Spain’s Sierra Nevada

by Bopaiah A. Biddanda, Manuel Villar-Argaiz and Juan Manuel Medina-Sánchez 16 September 202223 September 2022

Students and community members monitor the health of mountain water reserves, which capture and release water, evening out wet and dry periods downstream.

An image of the Sonnblick Observatory with snow

News

The Alps Are Dusted with Nanoplastics

by Stacy Kish 30 March 20228 August 2022

A new study finds the lofted pollutants came from major European cities, but further study is required to fully understand the plastics’ transport and deposition processes.

An image of Germany’s highest peak, Zugspitze.

Research Spotlights

Seismology: A Promising Tool for Monitoring Permafrost

by Terri Cook 4 November 202118 October 2022

Passive seismic data from a station atop Germany’s highest peak reveal a 15-year record of permafrost degradation, suggesting that this technique could be used for long-term environmental monitoring.