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Why Are There Fewer Tropical Cyclones in the Southern Hemisphere?
When the usual explanation failed, the weakening Madden–Julian Oscillation emerged as the main reason for the decline in tropical cyclones over recent decades.
The hidden cost of plastic for coastal communities in Viet Nam
Viet Nam contributes approximately 4% of the plastic currently found in the world's oceans each year. Fishing is a major contributor to GDP, but fishers are now losing 25% of their annual income dealing with the consequences of plastic in catches and on fishing operations.
When Land Stops Storing Carbon: Lessons from the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum
As temperatures rise, will land ecosystems keep absorbing CO2 or become carbon sources that accelerate warming? A new XTBG–CAS study in Communications Earth & Environment looks 56 million years back and shows that extreme heat can push land carbon stores toward a tipping point.
Farmer perceptions of climate variability, adaptation practices, and livelihood implications in the Garhwal Himalaya
How are Himalayan farmers responding to climate variability? Our recent study from the Garhwal Himalaya combines climate records with household surveys to examine farmer perceptions, adaptation strategies, and their implications for livelihoods and resilience.
Regime shift in Arctic Ocean N biogeochemistry
Sea ice loss in the Arctic Ocean has increased light availability leading to increased productivity but this relationship has changed. We identify a regime shift toward nutrient limitation, driven by a decline in nitrate levels linked to enhanced benthic denitrification on shallow Arctic shelves.
