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Research scientists pose in the Himalayas with a GNSS station.
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Kristel Chanard: Trekking and Tracking Mountains

by Kate Wheeling 24 August 202121 March 2022

Researcher has the “coolest job” studying solid Earth and climate.

Two maps of the tropical Pacific Ocean showing difference in precipitation between a control model and observations (top panel) and a model with elevated Central American orography (bottom panel).
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Raising Central American Orography Improves Climate Simulation

by Sarah Kang 9 June 20218 March 2022

Elevation of Central American orography significantly reduces the pervasive tropical rainfall bias by blocking the easterlies and consequently warming the northeastern tropical Pacific.

Mountain located in the Andes
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Past Climate Change Affected Mountain Building in the Andes

by Sarah Stanley 7 April 202111 December 2021

Increased glaciation in the North Patagonian Andes may have influenced tectonic dynamics over the past 7 million years, suggesting a connection between climate change and mountain-building processes.

Tucson, Arizona, with the Santa Catalina Mountains in the background
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Parsing Routes to Aquifer Recharge Along Mountain Fronts

by Terri Cook 8 February 202128 January 2022

Research from the Tucson Basin indicates that tracers can be used to distinguish surface and subsurface recharge, providing crucial data to support sustainable water management in arid environments.

A view of landslides in the mountains of Puerto Rico after the extreme rainfall from Hurricane Maria in 2017
Posted inFeatures

A Slippery Slope: Could Climate Change Lead to More Landslides?

by Jane Palmer 23 November 202031 March 2022

Scientists investigate whether warming temperatures and changing rainfall patterns could be triggering more landslides in mountainous areas.

Small conifers grow along the edge of an open grassy meadow along the John Muir Trail.
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Traversing the High Sierra on the People’s Paths

by Mary Caperton Morton 2 November 202029 September 2021

Living in Geologic Time: Backpacking through the past, present, and future of fire on the John Muir Trail.

Schematic cross section across the Cordillera Blanca massif and conceptual model for structural controls on fluid circulation
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Structural Style Controls Crustal Fluid Circulation in Andes

by W. Behr 26 August 202028 January 2022

Variations in hot spring geochemistry from adjacent mountain ranges with different styles of faulting highlight the influence of crustal-scale structures on circulating fluids in the Peruvian Andes.

A hilltop in the Crowsnest Forest Reserve, Alberta, Canada
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Canada’s Rocky Mountain Forests Are on the Move

by Mara Johnson-Groh 7 August 202011 December 2021

Using century-old surveying photos, scientists have mapped 100 years of change in the Canadian Rockies to document the climate-altered landscape.

Shaded relief map illustrating the high topography of the Southern Central Andes and sampling locations used in the study
Posted inEditors' Highlights

What Controlled the Growth of the Southern Central Andes?

by T. Schildgen 15 July 20203 May 2022

Flat-slab subduction appears to have played a minor role in the growth of the Southern Central Andes, with evidence for eastward migrating deformation.

A caribou runs along a hill with Denali in the background
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Cold Cuts: Glaciers Sculpt Steep Peaks

by P. Waldron 20 May 202024 February 2022

In environments raked by glaciers, tall peaks like Denali still survive, held up by surprisingly thin crust.

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