Research briefs

Climate change is altering where and when rocks are most likely to fracture across Spain, according to new research that suggests warming temperatures are redistributing a key process responsible for breaking down mountain landscapes.

As the planet continues to warm, marine heat waves are growing longer and deadlier, hurting the seafood supply that billions of people worldwide rely on for their food and livelihoods.

The study showed that trees around a low-rise building can reduce the wind force on segments by as much as 50%.

Sedimentary basins – depressions in Earth’s crust caused by tectonic activity – tend to be flat and are favoured places to build cities. But during earthquakes, they can become natural resonance chambers.

Green wall installation can provide cooling effects for both indoor and outdoor environments.

A Stanford-led study based on two decades of satellite data finds California could cut deadly pollution from wildfire smoke by 20% in active fire years by expanding use of prescribed fire in conifer forests each year.

A new study projects the intertwined relationship between fires and the money spent fighting them.

Climate Central-led paper finds climate change tripled the number of days with extreme water-levels at worldwide locations since the 1970s.