An investigation published in National Science Review firstly presents comprehensive analysis for the spatiotemporal patterns and underlying drivers of compound low-solar-low-wind extremes over time across China. This research underscores the importance for nations engaging in progressive decarbonization to consider compound low-solar-low-wind extremes in renewable energy development and power sector planning, and proposes interregional renewable electricity transmission as a potential solution.

The Ocean Science Journal (OSJ) has unveiled a groundbreaking special issue titled "Recent Multifaceted Studies on the Physical, Chemical, Geological, and Biological Processes in the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea and Implications to Global Environmental Changes". This edition serves as a comprehensive collection of pioneering research, offering insights into the interconnected dynamics of these marginal seas and their roles in the global climate system.

Recently, a research team led by Professor Shuxiao Wang from the School of Environment at Tsinghua University integrated a comprehensive global natural archive database of mercury (Hg) accumulation with modelled global atmospheric Hg deposition data. This integration revealed how global ecosystems respond to changes in atmospheric Hg input. The findings of this research were published in the National Science Review.

[Boston, MA—23 December, 2024]  Thousands of professionals and students will gather to share the latest science and address key issues in weather, water, and climate at the 105th Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society (AMS) in January. The world’s largest annual meeting focused on atmospheric and related sciences, AMS 2025 will be held 12–16 January, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana, at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, and will highlight the latest scientific and professional advances in areas from extreme weather to environmental health, from cloud physics to space weather and more.

Researchers revealed significant limitations in current atmospheric models by comparing observed gravity waves with ERA5 simulations. ERA5 underestimated wave amplitudes and failed to capture a key wave packet. The findings highlight challenges in simulating small-scale phenomena.

An Osaka Metropolitan University research team has revealed that to use the aquifer thermal energy storage (ATES) system safely over the long term it is crucial to investigate the groundwater quality before operating the system and to continuously monitor the water quality.

Fossilized skeletons and shells clearly show how evolution and extinction unfolded over the past half a billion years, but a new Virginia Tech analysis extends the chart of life to nearly 2 billion years ago. The chart shows the relative ups and downs in species counts, telling scientists about the origin, diversification, and extinction of ancient life. With this new study, the chart of life now includes life forms from the Proterozoic Eon, 2,500 million to 539 million years ago. Proterozoic life was generally smaller and squishier — like sea sponges that didn’t develop mineral skeletons — and left fewer traces to fossilize in the first place.