Southern Annular Mode dynamics, projections and impacts in a changing climate
Thompson, D. W. J. & Wallace, J. M. Annular modes in the extratropical circulation. Part I: month-to-month variability.…
Variable renewable energy pathways in the Lower Mekong Basin under projected river flow extremes
Our analysis mainly includes three parts: (1) simulation of hydroclimate shock scenarios based on synthetic streamflow data; (2)…
Recent south-central Andes water crisis driven by Antarctic amplification is unprecedented over the last eight centuries
Haddeland, I. et al. Global water resources affected by human interventions and climate change. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci.…
Drones gather critical health info above a right whale’s blowhole
Why is a drone collecting this whale’s ‘spit?’ Researchers used a drone with a petri dish attached to…
Ocean submesoscales as drivers of submarine melting within Antarctic ice cavities
Rignot, E. et al. Four decades of Antarctic ice sheet mass balance from 1979–2017. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci.…
Natural carbon uptake by ocean biology will not deliver credible carbon credits
Smith, S. M. et al. The State of Carbon Dioxide Removal 2nd edn https://www.stateofcdr.org/edition-2-resources-1 (2024). Lecerf, M. et…
A call for integrated and cooperative global sharing of China’s Earth observation data
Department of Geographical Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA Dong Chen & Alexandra Tyukavina Center for Global Change…
Bioplastics spark viral activity, reshape microbiomes and accelerate organic matter degradation in the marine environment
MacLeod, M. et al. The global threat from plastic pollution. Science 373, 61–65 (2021). Article CAS Google Scholar …
Predicting water scarcity in northern Bangladesh using deep learning and climate data
Baseline Maps Figures 1 and 2a illustrate the area percentage of drought susceptibility classes across three agricultural periods:…
More land is needed for solar and wind infrastructure under a high renewables scenario in the Western US by 2050
This study uses results from an internally consistent, multi-model integrated framework developed by the Grid Operations Decarbonization Environmental…
Indo-Pacific leopard sharks caught on camera mating in ‘threesome’
See shark trio recorded in rare mating scene Three Indo-Pacific leopard sharks observed near New Caledonia are believed…
Map shows where orcas are attacking and sinking boats
For the last five-plus years, killer whales have been ramming – and in some cases sinking – expensive yachts, sailboats and…