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View of steep hills with exposures of dark rock as well as patches of green vegetation
Posted inFeatures

Baked Contacts Focus a Lens on Ancient Lava Flows

by Anthony Pivarunas, Margaret Avery, Joseph Biasi and Leif Karlstrom 1 February 20231 February 2023

Two studies, conducted 40 years apart, show how combining field observations and thermal modeling can reconstruct the history of massive lava flows and how they altered the surrounding landscape.

Tropical trees and ferns growing on a sloped landscape
Posted inResearch Spotlights

How Much Greenhouse Gas Do Tropical Soils Emit?

by Sarah Derouin 30 January 202330 January 2023

New research found that tropical soils emit nitrogen mostly as inert dinitrogen rather than as greenhouse gases.

Aerial view of a large wetland area, with part of an airplane wing in the foreground
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Tropical Wetlands Emit More Methane Than Previously Thought

by Rachel Fritts 13 September 20225 October 2022

Climate models could be vastly underestimating methane emissions from the world’s tropical wetlands, according to observational surveys of wetlands in Zambia.

Diagram showing the global mean full-cycle methane budget.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

A Significant Advancement in Modeling the Global Methane Cycle

by Jiwen Fan 8 September 20228 September 2022

The capability to fully model the global methane cycle advances the international climate science community’s ability of providing essential evidence to underpin climate mitigation policy.

Map of the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East with air temperatures shown with color.
Posted inEditors' Vox

Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East Face Rapid Climate Change

by George Zittis and Jos Lelieveld 25 August 202224 August 2022

Observational and modeling studies identify the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East as a prominent climate change hotspot associated with weather extremes that have major impacts on society.

Diagrams showing footprint, flux maps and hotspot maps.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Sleuthing for Culprits of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

by Ankur R. Desai 23 August 202228 September 2022

A new approach to detect hot spots of methane emissions with eddy covariance flux towers proves to be a worthy contender.

Lake Carezza with evergreens and snowy mountains in the background.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Earth’s Lakes Emit Less Methane Than Previously Thought

by Sarah Stanley 4 August 202229 September 2022

Although the total surface area of Earth’s lakes emits less methane than previously believed, it is still among the largest natural methane sources.

Three maps of the United States with different colored data points.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Explaining Uncertainty in Estimates of Rain Response to Warming

by Alessandra Giannini 13 July 202225 July 2022

Humidity increases with warming. Theory and observations about how increased humidity translates into more extreme rainfall can be reconciled if attention is paid to data and methods.

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Cuantificando los beneficios para la salud de una transición a energías limpias en EE. UU.

by Rachel Fritts 23 June 202220 September 2022

Eliminar la contaminación del aire relacionada con la energía en los Estados Unidos podría evitar aproximadamente 50,000 muertes prematuras y ahorrar miles de millones de dólares al año.

A coal-fired power plant on the Ohio River.
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Quantifying the Health Benefits of a U.S. Clean Energy Transition

by Rachel Fritts 23 May 202220 September 2022

Eliminating energy-related air pollution in the United States could prevent roughly 50,000 premature deaths and save billions of dollars per year.

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