High-resolution sensors and deep learning models for tree resource monitoring
Trees contribute to carbon dioxide absorption through biomass, regulate the climate, support biodiversity, enhance soil, air and water quality, and…
Tag: Climate change
Hydroclimate volatility on a warming Earth
Hydroclimate volatility refers to sudden, large and/or frequent transitions between very dry and very wet conditions. In this Review, we examine ho…
Antarctic coastal polynyas in the global climate system
Coastal polynyas describe regions of persistent open water within the sea-ice pack. In this Review, we outline the critical importance of Antarctic…
Mortality impacts of the most extreme heat events
Extreme heat threatens human life, evidenced by >260,000 heat-related fatalities collectively in the deadliest events since 2000. In this Review…
Atmospheric rivers in Antarctica
Antarctic atmospheric rivers (ARs) are a form of extreme weather that transport heat and moisture from the Southern Hemisphere subtropics and/or mi…
Coral bleaching and mortality overestimated in projections based on Degree Heating Months
Influential projections of coral reef futures have used Degree Heating Months—a monthly reformulation of the well-validated Degree Heating Weeks …
Increased crevassing across accelerating Greenland Ice Sheet margins
Surface crevassing on the Greenland Ice Sheet is a large source of uncertainty in processes controlling mass loss due to a lack of comprehensive ob…
Mapping global financial risks under climate change
There is growing concern about the potential impacts of climate change on financial stability but little quantitative evidence available on the pot…
Observed multi-decadal increase in the surface ocean’s thermal inertia
The ocean’s surface layer has a crucial role in Earth’s climate, absorbing excess atmospheric heat, thereby regulating global temperatures. Her…
A year above 1.5 °C signals that Earth is most probably within the 20-year period that will reach the Paris Agreement limit
The temperature goals of the Paris Agreement are measured as 20-year averages exceeding a pre-industrial baseline. The calendar year of 2024 was an…