Aerosol observations from EPIC—a sensor aboard a satellite—align well with ground- and aircraft-based data, including measurements of smoke plumes produced by recent megafires.Read More »
The frequencies of heat waves and heat-induced mortality have soared in India. Now government agencies and research organizations are developing city-specific action plans to mitigate heat impacts.Read More »Planetary Sciences
Hace sesenta y seis millones de años, un asteroide reinició la mayor parte de la vida en la Tierra. Pero sin este evento catastrófico, la composición de las selvas tropicales neotropicales no sería la misma.Read More »Climate Change
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s first assessment report since 2013 describes two illustrative scenarios that keep warming below 2°C—and several others that go wildly offtrack.Read More »Biogeosciences
A new study looks into how air movement in the atmospheric boundary layer affects ozone removal by deciduous forests, which are a significant ozone sink.Read More »Natural Hazards
Un estudio de caso en Brasil apunta a una profunda brecha de género que aún debe abordarse en el debate sobre la formulación de políticas.Read More »Geohealth
