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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.

Map of the Babai river basin in Nepal showing location of water level and streamflow measuring stations.
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Satellite Estimates for Hydroclimatic Extremes

by Jonathan H. Jiang 20 September 202128 September 2021

A new study corrects poor-performing satellite-based rainfall estimates with gauge data and also fills gauge data gaps using well-performing satellite-based rainfall estimates.

Krasnoyarsk sunset over the mountains
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Siberian Heat Wave Nearly Impossible Without Human Influence

by Michael Allen 17 June 202128 April 2022

A new study finds that the exceptional temperatures seen in Siberia in the first half of 2020 would have been extremely unlikely without anthropogenic climate change.

A close-up photograph of the eye of Hurricane Dorian.
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Your Summer Outlook: Cloudy with an Above-Normal Chance of Hurricanes

by Jenessa Duncombe 20 May 202128 April 2022

Get ready for another above-average hurricane season, but it likely won’t be as busy as last year.

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.
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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.

不同的热应力指标以不同的方式变化,但是气候模型显示出全球范围内热应力增加的明显趋势。
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全球变暖导致热应力指标的不均匀变化

by Morgan Rehnberg 29 April 202126 October 2021

不同的指标以不同的方式变化,但是气候模型显示出一个明显的趋势,那就是热应力的增加。

Different heat stress indicators change in different ways, but climate models project a clear trend of increasing heat stress worldwide.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Global Warming Causes Uneven Changes in Heat Stress Indicators

by Morgan Rehnberg 1 April 202126 October 2021

Different indicators change in different ways, but climate models project a clear trend of increasing heat stress.

夜晚,火焰和滚滚浓烟从树上升起。
Posted inResearch Spotlights

多发野火可作为资源压力指标

by Kate Wheeling 18 March 2021

摘要:研究人员发现,在美国西部,同步多发火灾风险的天数与资源分配之间存在着很强的相关性。

Map showing sea surface salinity response to Hurricane Irma in 2017
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Hurricanes Wakes Show Asymmetrical Response in Ocean Salinity

by J. Sprintall 21 January 202128 September 2021

It’s well known that hurricanes can substantially impact ocean surface temperature, but a new study shows they can also induce an ocean salinity response in unexpected ways.

Smoke billows in the distance from a mountain near Ukiah, Calif., as motorists drive down a street in the foreground.
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“Thirstier” Atmosphere Will Increase Wildfire Risk out West

by Sarah Stanley 2 December 2020

New climate projections could inform long-term wildfire and water resources management strategies in California and Nevada.

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