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Map from the study.
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Midlatitude Storm Dynamics Better Explained by Lagrangian Analysis

by Alberto Montanari 9 July 20258 July 2025

Examining the growth of storms using ERA-5 reanalysis data reveals a nonlinear relationship between baroclinicity and storm activity under extreme conditions.

A photo of bubbles near the ocean’s surface, taken from underwater
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More Bubbles Means More Variation in Ocean Carbon Storage

by Saima May Sidik 8 July 20258 July 2025

A new model accounting for the role of bubbles in air-sea gas exchanges suggests that ocean carbon uptake is more variable than previously thought.

A scientist stands behind a camera on a tripod in front of a short patch of wavy sand in an orange desert.
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Mini Dunes Form When Sand Stops Bouncing

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 11 June 20259 June 2025

Decoding how sand grains move and accumulate on Earth can also help scientists understand dune formation on Mars.

A satellite image of the Labrador Sea off the coast of Labrador, Canada. Green land can be seen to the left, and white swirls of ice are in the center of the image atop the blue water.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Water Density Shifts Can Drive Rapid Changes in AMOC Strength

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 28 May 202528 May 2025

High-latitude variations in density, which appear to be driven by changes in atmospheric pressure, can propagate to midlatitudes and affect the current’s strength within just a year.

A dirt road curves into the distance. On either side are trees and brush.
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Flood Prediction Could Boost Road Resilience off Georgia’s Coast

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 2 May 20252 May 2025

Researchers and community members worked together to develop recommendations for how Little Cumberland Island can mitigate flooding hazards.

Diagram of the Insight lander and graphs from the study.
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Come on Feel the Noise: Machine Learning for Seismic-Wind Mapping on Mars

by Germán Martinez and Beatriz Sánchez-Cano 1 April 202527 March 2025

Wind vibrations measured by NASA’s InSight mission seismometer are mapped into wind speed and direction to detect major annual weather patterns and open new possibilities for planetary instrumentation.

Graphs from the study.
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Simulating a Unique Wind System in a Kilometer-Scale Model

by Aditi Sheshadri 27 February 202526 February 2025

A new study shows that a kilometer-scale model can directly simulate aspects of the Quasi-Biennial Oscillation.

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How Much Did Climate Change Affect the Los Angeles Wildfires?

by Emily Dieckman 28 January 202530 January 2025

High heat, dry fuel, and strong winds drove the Palisades and Eaton blazes.

Imagen de un bosque en donde varios árboles se han caído o están descansando sobre otros
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Las tormentas están tirando cada vez más árboles

by Nathaniel Scharping 13 December 202413 December 2024

La cantidad de árboles derribados por el viento ha incrementado casi cuatro veces en la región, probablemente por tormentas más fuertes.

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Storms Are Knocking Down More and More Trees in the Amazon

by Nathaniel Scharping 8 November 202416 December 2024

Windthrows have increased nearly fourfold in the region, likely because of stronger storms.

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