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8/28/24: The Atacama Desert is dry, but not dusty
The Atacama Desert has very few dust storms or dusty days, even though it is the driest non-polar desert on Earth, a new JGR Atmospheres study finds. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/ Luca Galuzzi/ CC BY-SA...
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9/4/24: Wildfires dump sediment into California’s already stressed water...
Erosion caused by wildfires has been increasing since the 1980s, with most topsoil sediment produced in the last decade, a new JGR Earth Surface study finds. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/ Vulpinus2/ CCA...
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9/11/24: Extreme rainfall events becoming more common in the US East Coast...
Extreme summer rainfall events are increasing in the U.S., mostly in the upper Midwest and along the East Coast, a new Geophysical Research Letters study finds. Credit: Unsplash/ Dave Hoefler AGU News...
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9/18/24: West Antarctic Ice Sheet to collapse by 2300
The collapse of the Antarctic ice sheet could contribute up to seven meters of sea level rise by 2300, a new Earth’s Future study finds. Credit: Unsplash/Henrique Setim AGU News AGU24 press...
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9/25/24: Wildfires change how snow melts in Colorado
Wildfires in mountainous areas change the timing of snowpack melt, a new Water Resources Research study finds. Credit: Wyatt Reis AGU News AGU24 press registration Press registration for AGU’s Annual...
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10/2/24: Storms in the tropics are intensifying as climate warms
Climate change is causing storms to change around the world, a new Earth’s Future study finds. Credit: Unsplash/Beau Horyza AGU News AGU24 press registration Press registration for AGU’s Annual...
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10/9/24: Shredded tires speed snow melt
Microplastics from car tires could increase melt in Colorado snow, a new JGR Atmospheres study finds. Credit: Unsplash/Autumn Mott Rodeheaver AGU News AGU24 press registration Press registration for...
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10/16/24: Bat feces record fire history
Bat guano can record local fire history, a new Geophysical Research Letters study finds. Bats collect charcoal on their bodies when foraging in burned areas, and later ingest it when grooming. Credit:...
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10/23/24: South China Sea starfish takeovers linked to phosphorus surplus
Excess phosphorus is fueling coral-chomping crown-of-thorns starfish in the South China Sea, a new JGR Oceans study finds. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Bernard Dupont AGU News AGU launches ethical...
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10/30/24: Titan’s craters may be caused by underground gas explosions
Craters on Titan’s north pole may be caused by underground methane or nitrogen gas explosions, a new JGR Planets study finds. Credit: NASA AGU News AGU24 press registration Press registration for...
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