Rain, Not Just Heat, Decides How Alpine Plants Answer Warming on the Tibetan Plateau
A three-year experiment on the Qinghai–Xizang Plateau shows that precipitation and grassland degradation, not temperature alone, control how annual and ...
Tag: soil moisture
Wet soils and warm winds keep Yangtze heatwaves burning through the night
A new study shows that day–night compound heatwaves over the Yangtze River Basin follow a 10–30-day rhythm driven by pre-event ...
New Satellite Drought Index Reveals Hidden Future Drying Across China’s Loess Plateau
Scientists have fused three satellite-based drought indicators into a single comprehensive index that accurately tracks soil moisture across China's Loess ...
Terraces That Heal: Conservation Structures Rebuild Soil and Water in Ethiopia’s Highlands
A factorial field study in Ethiopia's Tigray highlands shows that integrated soil and water conservation measures significantly reduce compaction, boost ...
Better Soil Data Sharpen Deadly Himalayan Rainfall Forecasts, Study Finds
A new study shows that initializing a weather model with assimilated soil moisture and satellite-derived Indian land cover data significantly ...
Kenya’s Soil Moisture Science Has a Blind Spot Where It Matters Most
The first national-scale systematic review of Kenyan soil moisture research finds that remote sensing dominates the field while the drought-prone ...
Deep Soil Moisture Loss Intensifies Drought Impacts on Global Ecosystems
New research shows that depletion of moisture in deep soil layers, rather than surface drought alone, drives severe and lasting ...
Drought Is Fading in the Northeastern United States as Rising Rainfall Wins Out
A new Dartmouth study in the Journal of Hydrometeorology finds that increased precipitation has made drought in the northeastern United ...
Machine Learning Reveals What Drives Soil CO₂ Emissions in Semi-Arid India
A new field study in semi-arid southern India shows forest soils emit up to thirty times more CO₂ than fallow ...
Ancient Honeycomb Stone Walls Slash Erosion and Boost Sorghum Yields in Benin
A two-year field experiment in Benin shows that farmers' traditional honeycomb stone arrangements cut soil loss by up to 52 ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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