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Photo of Hüfifirn, a medium-sized glacier in Central Switzerland.
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Mountains Undergo Enhanced Impacts of Climate Change

by Nicholas Pepin, Carolina Adler, Sven Kotlarski and Elisa Palazzi 10 May 202210 November 2022

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

Illustrations showing the uses of fractures in the subsurface.
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Understanding and Utilizing the Fractured Earth

by Hari Viswanathan and Jeffrey Hyman 26 April 20222 August 2022

The prediction of flow and transport in fractured rock is one of the great challenges in the Earth and energy sciences with far-reaching economic and environmental impacts.

A salt marsh in the Yangtze River estuary (Jiuduansha Wetland) on December 25, 2006.
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Understanding the Importance of Salt Marshes

by Pei Xin, Alicia Wilson, Zhenming Ge and Isaac Santos 19 April 202217 June 2022

Hydrological processes affect plant ecology and the biogeochemical exchange between salt marshes and the sea.

Photograph of the the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve in Costa Rica
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Modeling Forest-Atmosphere Exchange

by A. Robert MacKenzie and Edward J. Bannister 11 February 202213 March 2023

Studying the interactions between the atmosphere and forests is a key component of understanding forest ecosystems and the interplay between our atmosphere and the living world.

Inspecting mine drainage in a river
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Using Hematite to Decipher Past Climates and Environments

by Zhaoxia Jiang, Qingsong Liu, Andrew Roberts, Mark J. Dekkers, Vidal Barrón, José Torrent and Sanzhong Li 7 February 20223 January 2023

The magnetic and color properties of the mineral hematite give clues to past environmental conditions and is being used for paleoclimatic reconstruction.

Sea ice in the Arctic Ocean.
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Tracking Heat Gains and Losses in the Nordic Seas

by Lars H. Smedsrud 31 January 20221 February 2022

The Nordic Seas experience influxes of warm water and losses of heat to the atmosphere with knock-on effects on sea ice, glacier retreat, and carbon dioxide uptake.

Satellite topography map of central Amazon floodplain.
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Amazon Water Cycle Observed from Space

by Alice Fassoni-Andrade, Fabrice Papa, Rodrigo Paiva, Sly Wongchuig and Ayan Fleischmann 13 January 202218 January 2022

Satellite observations offer invaluable insights into hydrological processes and environmental change in the Amazon.

The Amazon River and its tributaries as seen from the International Space Station
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The Perspective from Space Unlocks the Amazon Water Cycle

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 23 December 202126 April 2022

Satellite imaging and remote sensing offer unique insights into the Amazon’s complex hydrology. A new review summarizes decades of findings and charts a path forward for new remote sensing missions.

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New Insights into Terrestrial Ecosystems Through Reanalysis

by Roland Baatz, Harrie-Jan Hendricks-Franssen and Harry Vereecken 10 December 202122 December 2021

Reanalysis data, already used to understand terrestrial processes on the physical land surface, the carbon cycle, and the hydrologic cycle, is now being applied to terrestrial ecosystems.

A picture of rainfall in a tropical rainforest.
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Understanding Abrupt Climate Change in the Late Quaternary

by Raymond S. Bradley and Henry F. Diaz 18 November 20212 July 2024

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.

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