Research briefs

With an increase in land subsidence occurring in densely populated areas, a key factor driving subsidence is groundwater abstraction.

As climate change threatens to bring more extreme heat and adverse impacts for these workers, a new study published today in the journal One Earth examines the scale of this threat and explores pathways to boost workers’ resiliency to warming.

A study published in Nature, “A global assessment of actors and their roles in climate change adaptation,” was conducted to identify the actors of climate adaptation and their roles.

In new research, the authors compared cultural burning to agency-led prescribed burning or no burning. We studied the effects on soil properties such as moisture content, density, and nutrient levels.

This study combines satellite-obtained measurements of sinking land, with sea-level rise projections and tide charts to provide a new comprehensive look at the potential for flooding in a combined 32 cities along the Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf coasts.

The Digital Twin Earth Hydrology Platform, a ground-breaking step toward a virtual replica of the terrestrial water cycle, combines new high-resolution satellite observations and cutting-edge modeling to build a test environment for our planet.

Global warming caused by increased concentrations of greenhouse gases is already affecting our lives. Scorching summers, more intense heatwaves, longer drought periods, more extended floods, and wilder wildfires are consequences linked to this warming.

A new analysis identifies compelling coverage by news outlets in less-resourced countries.

New research suggests that sunlight-blocking particles from an extreme eruption would not cool surface temperatures on Earth as severely as previously estimated.

New research shows rooftop greenery coverage can help cool down a major city while reducing energy demand.