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Photo of Hüfifirn, a medium-sized glacier in Central Switzerland.
Posted inEditors' Vox

Mountains Undergo Enhanced Impacts of Climate Change

by Nicholas Pepin, Carolina Adler, Sven Kotlarski and Elisa Palazzi 10 May 202211 May 2022

As climate change persists, amplified temperature increases in mountains and changes in precipitation will diminish snow and ice.

Plot showing how the height of melting layer is higher than that of the freezing level in cyclones.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Melting Layer Characteristics of Cyclones

by Jonathan H. Jiang 22 March 202221 March 2022

Dual‐frequency Precipitation Radar observations reveal the characteristics and microphysical processes of the melting layer in cyclone precipitation over the western North Pacific.

Posted inEditors' Highlights

What Caused the Open Habitat Transition in the West-Central U.S.?

by Susan Trumbore 10 March 202212 April 2022

Between 26-15 My ago, forests covering west-central North America gave way to open, grassy habitats. Now, oxygen isotope records suggest this shift is owed to drier winters and increased aridity.

A picture of rainfall in a tropical rainforest.
Posted inEditors' Vox

Understanding Abrupt Climate Change in the Late Quaternary

by Raymond S. Bradley and Henry F. Diaz 18 November 20218 March 2022

During the late Quaternary period, a series of abrupt climate changes in the tropics and sub-tropics driven by changes in ocean circulation were both dramatic and disruptive.

A man holds two very large hailstones in his hand.
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Severe Hailstorms Are Costly and Hard to Predict

by Rebecca Dzombak 10 May 20214 October 2021

Hail causes huge financial losses worldwide every year. But we still can’t predict when hail will strike. Climate scientists from around the world are teaming up to figure out how to change that.

Map showing moisture contribution anomalies during the 2005 drought quantified as the deviation from long-term average.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Upwind Forest Buffers Rondonia Cropland Against Regional Drought

by G. Wang 27 April 20216 December 2021

During severe Amazonia droughts when oceanic supply of moisture failed, the magnitude of rainfall reduction over Rondonia was moderated by enhanced moisture supply from upwind forests.

Monsoon clouds over Kolkata, India
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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.

View of Long Valley Caldera in California with snow-covered mountains in the background
Posted inResearch Spotlights

How Heavy Rain and Drought Influence California Crustal Strain

by Kate Wheeling 27 January 20216 October 2021

New research using continuous GPS data reveals how multiyear precipitation patterns can amplify the effects of hydrological loading on crustal deformation.

An image of tea-colored water droplets hanging from a tree branch
Posted inNews

Dirty Trees Shape Earth’s Hydrologic and Carbon Cycles

by C. Hansen 16 December 20204 October 2021

Researchers peer into precipitation partitioning—the process by which plants and the organic matter coating them help shape the hydrologic cycle.

Photograph of a hailstone 2.5 inches in diameter
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Ice from Above: Toward a Better Understanding of Hailstorms

by J. T. Allen, I. M. Giammanco, M. R. Kumjian, H. J. Punge, M. Kunz, Q. Zhang and P. Groenemeijer 11 September 202025 February 2022

Globally relevant and locally devastating, hailstorms produce significant societal impacts; despite this, our understanding of hailstorms and our ability to predict them is still limited.

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