Observations from the Little Bunker

West Africa is undergoing rapid agricultural intensification driven by population growth, leading to significant anthropogenic land use and land cover change (LCC), including both deforestation and afforestation. These changes can...

Economic collapse in Palestinian territories has led to illegal digs at prominent Bronze Age site, new study finds

In test of NIH director’s support of dissent, NIH staff sign Bethesda Declaration urging reversal of grant cuts and freezes

As world leaders gather to address a global marine crisis at the UN Ocean Conference, scientists from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution demonstrate promising tech to monitor and restore dying...

Renewable energy advocates point to a 2021 law and state dollars as reasons for optimism in a challenging time.By Douglas J. GuthIllinois saw unprecedented solar growth in 2024, adding 2.5...

Just below Greenland is a menacing stretch of water known as the Cold Blob. As the planet heats up, the Cold Blob remains a spooky outlier — positioned right above...

Just below Greenland is a menacing stretch of water known as the Cold Blob. As the planet heats up, the Cold Blob remains a spooky outlier — positioned right above...

Abstract Arctic amplification (AA), referring to the greater warming of the Arctic relative to lower latitudes, is a robust feature in observations and in climate model simulations driven by increasing...

Abstract The tendency for the atmosphere to reside in one of two radiative states (“transmissive” or “opaque”) is unique to the high latitudes. This phenomenon makes the Arctic climate particularly...

Abstract The northeastern Qinghai‐Tibetan Plateau experienced a persistently wet regime since the 1960s. However, a severe drought occurred in the summer of 2023, pointing to the critical need to assess...

Abstract Passive seismic methods hold valuable information about the physical properties of the subsurface, enabling continuous, non‐intrusive monitoring of groundwater dynamics. This study introduces a novel methodology for monitoring near‐surface...

Abstract Uncertainty in estimates of Arctic Amplification is largely sensitive to the simulation of Arctic clouds in climate models. Mixed‐phase stratiform clouds are of particular interest due to their ubiquity...

Abstract Parameterization of submarine melting represents a large source of uncertainty in modeling ice sheet response to climate change. Here we present in situ observations of melt at near‐vertical ice...

Abstract Various studies have been dedicated to quantifying the atmospheric chemical effects of energetic electron precipitation (EEP), but the contribution from relativistic electron precipitation (REP) was largely overlooked. Based on...

Abstract Sublithospheric diamonds and their inclusions are the deepest known samples from the Earth’s mantle. Typically, the inclusions are trapped as minerals which are only stable in the deep mantle,...

Abstract This study uses the 2023/2024 winter as a case study to analyze California precipitation response in atmospheric model simulations to illustrate the nuances in the response to variations in...

Abstract This study investigates the impact of the Madden‐Julian Oscillation (MJO) on North American summer precipitation, focusing on tropical cyclones (TCs). Using observations and state‐of‐the‐art subseasonal‐to‐seasonal (S2S) models, the influence...

Abstract Recent Earth energy budget observations show an increase in the sunlight absorbed by the Earth of 0.45 W/m2 per decade, caused primarily by a decrease in cloud reflection. Here...

Abstract Transported mineral dust in a Saharan air layer (SAL) contains active ice‐nucleating particles (INPs) that may be transported across the Atlantic Ocean and subsequently seed clouds in the Caribbean...

Abstract The measured variations in the turbulent static pressure structure function Dpp(r) ${D}{pp}(r)$ with scale r $r$ in the roughness sublayer above a subarctic forest are empirically shown to exhibit...

Abstract Traditional remote sensing techniques are limited in providing the necessary spatial and temporal resolution to capture the reservoir dynamics accurately. In this study, we introduce a novel algorithm to...

For millions of years, large herbivores like mastodons and giant deer shaped the Earth’s ecosystems, which astonishingly stayed stable despite extinctions and upheavals. A new study reveals that only twice...

Declines in resilience have been observed in several climate tipping elements over the past decades, including the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) and the Amazon rainforest (AR). Large-scale nonlinear and...

Leeds councillor, who made headlines by intervening in 2024 riots, says climate crisis and cost of living face all races and classesA Green councillor who intervened to stop rioters and...