A team of scientists led by François Lapointe, a research associate at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, has combined paleoclimatic data from the last 2,000 years with powerful computer modeling and in-the-field research on lake sediments and tree rings to show that an understudied phenomenon, known as atmospheric blocking, has long influenced temperature swings in the Arctic.
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Summer Droughts in Northern Hemisphere Increasingly Likely as Seasonal Streamflows Change
Declining snowfall is changing the seasonal patterns of streamflow throughout the Northern hemisphere boosting chances of water shortages in the summer, scientists have found.
Climate Change Will Make Air Pollution Worse. Here’s How
A new study finds climate change is likely to make upward spikes of ozone at ground level worse by 2050, which could result in many parts of the United States falling out of compliance with air quality standards and increasing risks to public health.
Exploring Three Frontiers in Marine Biomass and Blue Carbon Capture
A new study offers first-time insights into three emerging climate innovations to safeguard or increase the carbon naturally captured by ocean and coastal ecosystems: rapid interventions to save the Great Barrier Reef, satellite-tracked kelp beds in the deep ocean, and seagrass nurseries in the United Kingdom.
Iceland Eruption Goes Another Round
A volcanic fissure on Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula reawakened in late May 2024.
Mapping Lava Flows with Groundbreaking Field Instrument
Millions of people live near active volcanoes that are constantly monitored for signs of an impending eruption.