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News 14 December 2020

Tracing the Moisture That Nourishes the World’s Highest Glacier

Using data from weather stations on and around Mount Everest, scientists find that the Khumbu Glacier receives most of its moisture from the Bay of Bengal.
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Biogeosciences
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News 11 December 2020

La Geología y la Química Impulsan la Migración Animal en el Serengueti

Trabajo de campo en Tanzania sugiere que la química del suelo—influenciada por el vulcanismo local y la actividad tectónica—podría ayudar a determinar la migración sin precedentes de más de un millón de ñus.
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Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface
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Editors' Highlights 11 December 2020

How to Hedge the Risk of Reduced Snowpack for Hydropower

A new index insurance contract – a financial product innovation seeking to cope with climatic variability – could help hydropower operators to manage climate risks.
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Natural Hazards
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News 10 December 2020

Homes and Other Buildings Abound in Natural Hazard Hot Spots

Researchers mined maps of natural hazards and land use to show that nearly 60% of structures are built in regions at high risk of earthquakes, wildfires, floods, hurricanes, and/or tornadoes.
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Geohealth
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News 8 December 2020

El Oleoducto Keystone Derrama 9,120 Barriles de Petróleo en los Humedales de Dakota

La fuga tuvo lugar en una sección pre-existente del oleoducto Keystone. Este es el cuarto derrame del oleoducto en 9 años.
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News 4 December 2020

Our Food Systems Are Complicated. Food Data Don’t Have to Be

Researchers made a “Google Maps” for global food systems. Could it help us tackle food’s thorniest problems?
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Science Policy & Funding
Doune Hill towers over a peat bog in Scotland.

News 3 December 2020

Building an Early-Career Researcher Community from the Ground Up

An international group of early-career scientists has developed its own network to virtually moor connections within the peatlands community.
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Biogeosciences
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Research Spotlight 1 December 2020

Can Satellites Fill Gaps in Agricultural Water Monitoring?

Past studies that have estimated irrigation water usage based on satellite remote sensing have had large uncertainties that could hamper effective water management.
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Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface
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News 30 November 2020

Modeling Groundwater and Crop Production in the U.S. High Plains

Innovative new research by a team of international scholars borrows modeling methods from ecology and applies them to groundwater sustainability.
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Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface
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Research Spotlight 19 November 2020

Different Models, Different Answers in Water Resource Planning

The experimental design used in climate vulnerability assessments can strongly influence the assessments’ findings and skew decisions about which factors are most important for informing adaptation.
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