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Are We Entering The Golden Age Of Climate Modeling?

by Mark Betancourt 21 November 202230 November 2022

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.
Posted inOpinions

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
Posted inNews

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.
Posted inResearch 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.

A series of panels showing the substantial number of new quality data published for the three geomagnetic elements, declination (left), inclination (center), and intensity (right) with geographical distribution on the top row and temporal distribution on the bottom row.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

New Spherical Cap Field Model for Europe and Direct Environs

by Mark J. Dekkers 14 May 202121 July 2022

New data on ancient burnt structures is integrated into a superior spherical cap field model for Europe.

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 202120 December 2022

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

Assorted foods laying on a table
Posted inGeoFIZZ

Five Culinary Winners and Losers of Climate Change

by Jenessa Duncombe 16 April 202125 October 2022

From wines in Canada to mushrooms in the Czech Republic, some foods will fare better than others on a hot planet.

Tree rings visible in a slice of oak
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Oak Trees Offer a Continuous Climate Record for Central Europe

by Stacy Kish 2 April 20212 September 2022

A method using nonpooled, continuous stable carbon and oxygen isotopes recorded in oak trees benefits climate reconstructions.

Map of northern Eurasia showing long-term trend of wintertime Turbulence Index 1
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Global Warming Intensifies Turbulence Over Northern Eurasia

by Jonathan H. Jiang 24 February 202116 September 2022

A significant increasing trend of turbulence in upper atmosphere over northern Eurasia is attributed to intense anthropogenic activities.

St. George's Church, Nördlingen, surrounded by red roofs.
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An Asteroid “Double Disaster” Struck Germany in the Miocene

by Katherine Kornei 27 January 202126 January 2023

By analyzing sediments jostled by ground shaking, researchers have shown that two impact craters near Stuttgart were created by independent asteroid impacts rather than a binary asteroid strike.

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