Geography

Credit: Buckfastleigh Flood Action Group The planting of woodlands in upland areas could play a significant role in preventing the flash flooding which has increasingly affected communities across the world in recent years. A…

Regrowing forests are absorbing just a small proportion of the carbon dioxide released from widespread deforestation in the Amazon, according to new evidenceCredit: Marizilda Cruppe/RAS Regrowing forests are absorbing just a small…

Credit: University of Cambridge Researchers have shown that over the past two thousand years, volcanoes have played a larger role in natural temperature variability than previously thought, and their climatic effects may have…

MADISON, Wis. -- Nearly 30 years after recording a temperature of minus 93.2 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 69.6 Celsius) in Greenland, the measurement has been verified by the World Meteorological Organization as the coldest recorded…

Study delivers new knowledge on thunderstorms and heavy rain Thunderstorms are weather disturbances characterized by concentrations of thunder, lightning and fierce winds. When they accumulate in clusters, these storms are often…

New scientific publications reviewed since January 2020 strengthen the evidence that climate change increases the frequency and/or severity of fire weather in many regions of the world. Published today at ScienceBrief.org, the updated…

WASHINGTON--Scientists have spotted a once-in-a-century climate anomaly during World War I that likely increased mortality during the war and the influenza pandemic in the years that followed. Well-documented torrential rains and…

Credit: Courtesy of Sebastian Busby | Portland State University In recent years -- and 2020 is no exception -- parts of the Pacific Northwest that are typically too wet to burn are experiencing more frequent, severe and larger…

A University of Liverpool study of air pollution in the UK during the first 100 days of lockdown has revealed that whilst nitrogen oxide levels were cut by half, levels of sulphur dioxide increased by over 100%. Researchers from the…

Research project will explore impact of global warming on fungi speciesCredit: Dr Matthew Pound, Northumbria University Scientists from universities in the UK, US and Argentina are joining forces in a $1m research project to…

A total of $7.97 million will fund new research and preserve important data across the NationCredit: USGS The U.S. Geological Survey and the Association of American State Geologists are pleased to announce the projects that have received…

An international team of researchers has found that some of the oldest terrain on Venus, known as tesserae, have layering that seems consistent with volcanic activity. The finding could provide insights into the enigmatic planet's…

Credit: Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan - In a new climate modeling study, researchers from the Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo have revealed major implications for…

As oceans warm due to climate change, scientists are trying to predict how marine animals -- from backboned fish to spineless jellyfish -- will react. Laboratory experiments indicate that many could theoretically tolerate temperatures…

First international assessment of the protection state of mostly 'untouched' forests in EuropeCredit: Tzvetan Zlatanov Primary forests are forests without any signs of past human use and where ecological processes are not…

Credit: Virginia Tech Look out your window or step outside and look around you. Depending on where you live, you're sure to see trees, grass, bushes, mountains, perhaps palm trees and sand. All of this is part of a layer of the…

What The Study Did: Researchers compared changes from 2000 to 2017 in premature deaths in the U.S. due to drug poisonings, suicide and alcohol-induced causes by geographic areas and demographic characteristics. Authors: Meredith S.…

Credit: Alexander Osadchiev et al./Scientific Reports The Ob, Yenisei, and Lena rivers flow into the Kara and Laptev seas and account for about half of the total freshwater runoff to the Arctic Ocean. The transport and…

For the first time, long-term photogrammetic series document the "life cycle" of a volcano. The analyses shows that volcanoes have a kind of memoryCredit: GFZ Volcanoes are born and die - and then grow again on their own…

It's unclear how the COVID-19 pandemic and efforts to fight inequality will affect future trendsCredit: Life on the Edge Drones Land development in New Jersey has slowed dramatically since the 2008 Great Recession, but it's unclear how…