Global water security threatened by rising inequality
He, C. et al. Future global urban water scarcity and potential solutions. Nat. Commun. 12, 4667 (2021). Article …
Climate mode interactions amplify coastal flood risks and their seasonal predictability
McMichael, C., Dasgupta, S., Ayeb-Karlsson, S. & Kelman, I. A review of estimating population exposure to sea-level rise…
Weak self-induced cooling of tropical cyclones amid fast sea surface warming
TC datasets Global TC best-track data from 1992 to 2021, distributed by the US National Hurricane Center and…
West Antarctica’s history of rapid melting foretells sudden shifts in continent’s ‘catastrophic’ geology
The ice that now covers West Antarctica was not there 3.6 million years ago, after a massive collapse…
The Doomsday Glacier Is Getting Closer and Closer to Irreversible Collapse
Known as the “Doomsday Glacier,” the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica is one of the most rapidly changing glaciers…
The story of the Gallatin Range—magnificent mountains northwest of Yellowstone Caldera
Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This…
Autistic voices are an overlooked minority in geosciences
Autism is a lifelong condition impacting how individuals process information and interact with the world, simultaneously protected as…
Arctic Divers Reach Never-Before Explored Ocean Ridge Studded with Volcanoes
The submersible Fendouzhe being deployed off a Chinese icebreaker in the Arctic Ocean. Credit: Courtesy of the Fendouzhe…
Before their big smashup, Theia and Earth were neighbors
View larger. | Theia and Earth collided about 4.5 billion years ago, as depicted in this artist’s concept.…
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.…
Breakup of Ancient Supercontinent Nuna 1.5 Billion Years Ago May Have Created Giant Incubators for Complex Life
Credit: Unsplash/Javier Miranda. From 1.8 billion to 800 million years ago, Earth was seemingly quite a boring place.…
Scientists have finally confirmed what lies deep inside the Moon and it’s surprisingly Earth-like
The structure of the moon has perplexed astronomers for centuries before the advent of spacecraft. In the early…