Parched soils spark hot droughts thousands of miles away
Parched soils in northern Mexico trigger hot droughts in the southwestern U.S., linking soil moisture to intensified droughts and high nighttime temperatures
Category: Earth
Climate change threatens hydropower dams with sedimentation and glacier loss
Hydropower, long considered a stalwart of renewable energy, is facing a precarious future as the accelerating impacts of climate change…
Study Finds Major Flaws in Forest Carbon Offsets: Up to One-Third of Credits Overstated
A comprehensive analysis of forest carbon offset programs has revealed significant shortcomings, with a large percentage of credits not representing…
Intensifying Storms Challenge Current Hurricane Rating Scale
Scientists say the Saffir-Simpson scale’s wind focus misses surge and rainfall, prompting talk of a Category 6 above 192 mph to reflect evolving hurricane threats
Climate Change Is Fueling Ocean Neurotoxins, Threatening Seafood Safety and Marine Life
Fundamental changes in ocean chemistry and temperature are creating conditions ripe for the proliferation of potent neurotoxins, threatening marine ecosystems…
Absorptive roots drive forest soil carbon accumulation
A new study is reshaping the scientific understanding of how forests capture and store carbon, revealing that the smallest, most…
AI advances modeling of the entire Earth system
Researchers have developed a novel climate modeling approach that pairs an artificial intelligence-driven atmospheric model with a traditional physics-based ocean…
Refinery fire and chemical disaster investigations may be discontinued
A new budget proposal for fiscal year 2026 seeks to eliminate federal funding for the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard…
Satellites show plant diversity fluctuates with seasons and climate
A global analysis using advanced satellite technology reveals that the functional diversity of plant life—the varied roles plants play within…
Path to decarbonization presents tough choices
Decarbonization faces tough trade-offs as $9.2 trillion per year in capital is needed, with misaligned costs and benefits, equity concerns, and grid hurdles