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precipitation

Floodwaters fill the streets of a town in Germany, with a damaged railroad in the foreground.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Exploring Just How Extreme Future Storms Could Get

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 15 September 202315 September 2023

A novel approach to storm simulations could help prepare for increasingly heavy precipitation events.

2 maps of the western United States
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Wet Conditions Delay Wildfire Detection

by Guiling Wang 29 August 202328 August 2023

When accompanied by a considerable amount of rainfall, ignition of wildfire by lightning over forested land may not be detected until days later.

The aftermath of a debris flow on 11 August 2023 at Weiziping in Shaanxi Province, China. Still from a video posted to Youtube by Sky News Australia.
Posted inThe Landslide Blog

The 11 August 2023 debris flow at Weiziping in Shaanxi Province, China

by Dave Petley 14 August 202314 August 2023

27 people killed in a debris flow at Weiziping, near to Xi’an, in China.

A Regina X55 train, similar to the one that derailed at Hudiksvall in Sweden.
Posted inThe Landslide Blog

Hudiksvall – an interesting embankment failure that caused a train derailment in Sweden

by Dave Petley 9 August 20239 August 2023

120 people have been evacuated from a derailed train near Hudiksvall after heavy rainfall brought by Storm Hans caused embankment failure

Photo of lightning striking trees.
Posted inEditors' Vox

Lightning-Caused Wildfires are 80 Percent More Likely Under Dry Vegetation

by Krishna Rao, Noah S. Diffenbaugh, Alexandra G. Konings, A. Park Williams, Marta Yebra and Colleen Bryant 2 August 20232 August 2023

Mimicking a randomized control trial of wildfires, scientists use satellites to uncover the key role of vegetation dryness in wildfire risk, aiding wildfire management and preparedness in California.

Photo of a flat brown and green landscape with gray metal single-story structures scattered throughout.
Posted inNews

Displaced from Home and Sheltered in an Extreme Environment

by Humberto Basilio 31 July 202331 July 2023

Millions of people, displaced from their home countries, take refuge in areas that are highly vulnerable to extreme weather.

Graph from the paper.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

How Much Terrestrial Precipitation is Used by Vegetation?

by Alberto Montanari 27 July 202325 July 2023

Precipitation is partly used by vegetation and partly transformed into river flow. Quantifying the amount of water that is directly used by vegetation is essential to decipher climate change’s impact.

Photo of a flooded neighborhood.
Posted inEditors' Vox

Unlocking the Secrets of Floods: Breakthroughs in Riverine and Coastal Modeling

by Keighobad Jafarzadegan, Hamed Moftakhari and Hamid Moradkhani 5 July 20235 July 2023

To enhance flood modeling, it is imperative to gain a comprehensive understanding of the causative mechanisms and cutting-edge models and tools, while also acknowledging their uncertainties. 

A diagram from the paper.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Simulating Clouds on Arbitrary Grids in Any Spatial Direction

by Jiwen Fan 14 June 202314 June 2023

A new non-column based spectral element implementation of cloud microphysics enables full 3D flexibility in computing clouds and improves computational efficiency.

A dry creek bed in Hartz Mountains, Tasmania, Australia
Posted inNews

Flash Droughts Are Getting Flashier

by Roberto González 7 June 20237 June 2023

Warming temperatures and less rain are causing flash droughts to develop more quickly and strike more often.

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