As extreme weather events become more frequent, scientists are searching for clues in the chaotic atmosphere, such as El Niño-Southern Oscillation, sea ice, the polar vortex, and tropical convection, to improve forecasts. These factors are key to predicting weather and climate, and their anomalies often relate to extreme events. But when examining a specific event, do we risk oversimplifying causality by confusing general patterns with specific roles?
A research team from the Institute of Geology and Geophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has found that lunar soil samples brought back by China’s Chang’e-6 mission contain high concentrations of OH/H₂O and low deuterium-to-hydrogen (D/H) ratios. These characteristics align with lunar water originating from the solar wind, the team noted.
A collaborative research team has discovered that the Southern Ocean releases substantially more carbon dioxide during the dark austral winter than previously thought. Their new study reveals that this winter outgassing has been underestimated by up to 40%.
A new study led by Prof. CHEN Hongsong from the Institute of Subtropical Agriculture has revealed that calcium-rich bedrock can reshape the latitudinal diversity gradient within karst forests. These findings provide empirical evidence that geodiversity can modulate or even overturn the traditional LDG by altering soil formation and nutrient availability.
A new study led by Prof. XIAO Wenjiao from the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has uncovered a rapid, two-phase uplift of the West Kunlun Range between 11 and 6 million years ago.
A team of researchers led by the Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences has quantified the added value of higher horizontal resolution in simulating long-term High Mountain Asia precipitation trends and identifies the underlying physical mechanisms.
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