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Smoke billows in the distance from a mountain near Ukiah, Calif., as motorists drive down a street in the foreground.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

“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.

Plot showing a time series of the sand content determined from two paleo sediment cores in Eastern Canada
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Abrupt Climate Shifts Change the Latitudes of Storm Activity

by J. Sprintall 2 November 202029 October 2020

A new 6500-year construction of storms combined with other paleo-storm records finds abrupt changes in the Atlantic Ocean circulation impact the latitudinal preference of storm activity.

World map with dots showing the center locations of landfalling droughts that occurred between 1979 and 2018
Posted inEditors' Highlights

The Ocean-Land Connection of Droughts

by Marc F. P. Bierkens 12 October 20209 October 2020

Around 16 percent of large-scale droughts over land originate above the ocean and these types of droughts are more extensive and severe than droughts that originate over land.

Satellite image of Typhoon Hagibis approaching Japan
Posted inNews

Typhoons Getting Stronger, Making Landfall More Often

by Tim Hornyak 12 August 2020

New research shows a growing threat from Pacific storms amid climate change.

Smoke from a smoldering fire rises above trees and brush south of Bismarck, N.D.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Great Plains Plants Bounce Back After Large Wildfires

by Sarah Stanley 13 July 202029 September 2021

An analysis of nearly 1,400 wildfires suggests that some postfire techniques used to help restore vegetation may be unnecessary.

Satellite image of Hurricanes Katia, Irma, and Jose
Posted inNews

NOAA Predicts Busy Hurricane Season

by Jenessa Duncombe 21 May 202020 May 2022

FEMA issued new guidance yesterday advising states to prepare for evacuations during the pandemic.

Experimental crown fire in the boreal forest, Northwest Territories, Canada
Posted inEditors' Vox

New Special Collection: Fire in the Earth System

by Amy E. East and C. Santin 27 April 2020

Papers are invited for a new cross-journal special collection presenting advances in understanding the physical and biogeochemical processes associated with landscape fires and their impacts.

frost on frozen bubble
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Combining AI and Analog Forecasting to Predict Extreme Weather

by Richard J. Sima 4 March 202022 December 2021

New deep learning technique brings an obsolete forecasting method “back to life” to predict extreme weather events.

Charts showing seasonal cycles of events caused by precipitation on snow
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Atmospheric Rivers Trigger Heavy Snowmelt in Western USA

by Valeriy Ivanov 13 December 20195 December 2019

A rare atmospheric phenomenon that transports large quantities of water vapor into the coastal watersheds of the western USA is responsible for up to 10–20% of intense snowmelt events in the region.

Schematic showing 4 difference scenarios in which atmospheric rivers affect the surface water budget
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Hydrological Footprint of Atmospheric Rivers on Land

by Minghua Zhang 10 September 201910 September 2019

Atmospheric rivers that make landfall in the western United States have significant impacts on the surface water balance, sharpening the seasonality of water resources in coastal watersheds.

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