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Observed high vapor supersaturation provides crucial evidence for aerosol convective cloud invigoration

Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Peer-Reviewed Publication

An international scientist team from China, US and Israel find that tropical convective clouds can reach much higher supersaturation than previously documented by comparable aircraft-based approaches.

Journal: Advances in Atmospheric Sciences

Unlocking the carbon secrets of flooded rice fields

Biochar Editorial Office, Shenyang Agricultural University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Paddy soils are critical ecosystems for global food security, yet also significant contributors to atmospheric greenhouse gases like methane and carbon dioxide. These unique wetland environments, characterized by prolonged flooding, play a complex role in the global carbon cycle. Scientists at the Guangdong Academy of Sciences and South China Normal University undertook a detailed investigation to understand the specific biogeochemical turnover of organic carbon fractions within these soils during flooding. This work aims to unravel the intricate mechanisms that govern carbon's fate, helping to predict and manage emissions from these vast agricultural lands.

Journal: Carbon Research
Funder: National Natural Science Foundation of China, National Natural Science Foundation of China, National Natural Science Foundation of China, provincial rural revitalization strategy project framework’s seed industry revitalization action project in 2023, GDAS' Project of Science and Technology Development

Freshwater sediments may play a bigger role in slowing methane emissions than previously thought

University of Southern Denmark
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New study reveals how sulfate, iron, and organic matter regulate the activity of methane-consuming microbes in lakes.

Journal: Limnology and Oceanography
Funder: ERC, Independent Research Fund Denmark

Climate models are missing the first warning signs of deadly Middle East heatwaves, study finds

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New research reveals that the world's leading climate models capture extreme heat only after crucial atmospheric warning signals have already begun

Journal: Weather and Climate Extremes

50-megapixel Earth models capture storms in unprecedented detail — but share four consistent blind spots

Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New 50-megapixel Earth models capture storms in detail but share four blind spots: too many, too short, too small, too intense.

Journal: Advances in Atmospheric Sciences

AMS Science Preview: 30-day forecasts? Little ice age, wave-dampening hurricanes

American Meteorological Society
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Recent research in AMS journals discusses the possibility of 30-day weather forecasts; whether the Little Ice Age was caused by depopulation of the Americas; the cooling effects of multi-year La Niña; AI translation of weather warnings; and more.

Going up against the heat: Vertical greenery keeps cities cool

Osaka Metropolitan University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

An international research team led by Osaka Metropolitan University researchers evaluated the impacts of urban heat island mitigation strategies on both indoor and outdoor thermal environments in an educational facility located in Shahrud, Iran, a city characterized by extremely hot summers.

Journal: Energy and Buildings

Distant ocean temperatures found to influence snowfall in Antarctica

Research Organization of Information and Systems
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Snowfall deep inside East Antarctica has increased in recent decades, and distant ocean temperature changes may be partly responsible. Using long-term climate data and observations from Dome Fuji station, researchers found that the increase in snowfall is strongly linked to atmospheric blocking patterns that carry moist air into inland Antarctica. These patterns are, in turn, influenced by sea surface temperature changes in the subtropical South Atlantic Ocean—highlighting important climate connections across vast distances.

Journal: Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
Funder: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

New paper shows overlooked pollutants are responsible for about 15% of current global warming

Spark Climate Solutions
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new paper by leading climate scientists and policy experts finds that indirect greenhouse gases account for roughly 15% of current global warming from human emissions yet remain largely absent from climate policy. These overlooked pollutants, including carbon monoxide, non-methane volatile organic compounds, nitrogen oxides, and molecular hydrogen, do not warm the climate directly. Instead, they alter atmospheric chemistry in ways that increase levels of methane, ozone, and other greenhouse gases, which results in increased warming. Reducing these emissions represents an overlooked opportunity to slow warming while delivering air quality benefits.

Journal: Science

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