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Monsoonal rainfall in Manipal, Western Ghats.
Posted inNews

A Community-Led Landslide Prediction System in India

by Rishika Pardikar 7 June 20227 June 2022

In a first-of-its-kind disaster prevention initiative, a meteorology-based landslide prediction system was developed as a crowdsourced science effort.

A view of a swamp on Rishiri Island, with trees and water in the foreground and a snowy mountain in the background
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Climate and Currents Shaped Japan’s Hunter-Gatherer Cultures

by Rebecca Dzombak 5 May 2022

New climate records from a peat bog show how two neighboring cultures responded differently to shifts in climate and ocean currents.

Rain clouds hang over a valley in Uttarakhand, India.
Posted inNews

Higher Sea Surface Temperatures Could Lead to a Weaker Monsoon

by T. V. Padma 6 April 20226 April 2022

Most climate models predict that the South Asian monsoon will strengthen with climate change, but new research indicates warmer ocean temperatures may lead to a drier phenomenon.

A river in Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Tree Rings Reveal a Puzzling Trend in Monsoon Intensity

by Saima Sidik 31 March 202231 March 2022

Tree rings confirm that in northern Australia, the past 40 years have experienced more rain than any similar length of time in the past 600 years.

A dam impounds a large reservoir (background) as seen from a stone fort (foreground).
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A Monsoon-Filled Reservoir Might Have Nudged a Fault to Fail

by Maria Rose 16 December 202116 December 2021

New research examines whether a sudden increase in water loading in Pakistan’s Mangla Dam might have been connected to the 2019 New Mirpur earthquake.

Monsoon clouds over Kolkata, India
Posted inEditors' Vox

Summer Monsoons: Regional Manifestations of a Global System

by R. Geen, S. Bordoni and D. Battisti 18 February 20218 March 2022

New insights from observations and theory suggest that the essential drivers of Earth’s summer monsoons are not as obvious as was previously thought.

Map showing an example of how chemical signature informs the dynamics of the Asian Summer Monsoon flow pattern
Posted inEditors' Highlights

When Chemistry Lends a Hand to Dynamics

by C. Zhang 25 August 202029 March 2022

Chemical signature and chemical transport analyses help understand the dynamics of the Asian Summer Monsoon.

A dark, cloudy sky above rolling green hills near Jawhar in western India
Posted inScience Updates

Evolution of the Asian Monsoon

by P. D. Clift, A. Holbourn, C. France-Lanord and H. Zheng 25 June 202029 September 2021

Climate and topography change the characteristics of the Asian monsoon over millions of years. These changes affect the region’s climate and topography, and the cycle continues.

Elevated photo of a busy Hong Kong street during a light rain
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Chinese Swamp Core Reveals 47,000 Years of Monsoon History

by Sarah Stanley 2 April 202029 September 2021

Magnetic analysis of mineral composition supports the importance of tropical climate processes in shaping long-term monsoon patterns.

Aerial photo of sea ice extending to the horizon
Posted inFeatures

Three Times Tectonics Changed the Climate

by J. Barbuzano 22 November 201930 September 2021

Fifty years after the birth of modern plate tectonics theory, a group of researchers highlights three key examples of how our planet’s shape-shifting outer layer has altered our climate.

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