The laws of thermodynamics dictate that a warmer atmosphere can hold more water vapor, but new research has found that atmospheric moisture has not increased as expected over arid and semi-arid ...

Together, the findings suggest that climate change could shift the balance of greenhouse gas emissions across ecosystems in arid mountain regions. Warmer and wetter conditions may transform some ...

A research team led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst, in collaboration with the University of Alaska-Anchorage and Columbia University, has conducted the widest-ever hydrological tracer ...

Strategies deployed for the restoration of degraded land have had promising results in Brazil’s semi-arid region, improving the microbial properties of the soil and contributing to a return of native ...

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New Mexico is the fifth largest state by size with over 121,000 square miles of land and about one third of it is covered in ...

Mountainous and high-altitude regions are considered to be among the most fragile ecosystems on Earth. From melting glaciers to land erosion, these environments face mounting threats from climate ...

China is sounding the alarm that its driest deserts and arid northern regions, long defined by dust and drought, are entering a new and dangerous era of extreme flooding.

Climate change is likely to drive tree species towards colder and wetter regions. Climate change is likely to drive tree species towards colder and wetter regions of their geographical distribution, a ...

In an unprecedented study of the South American 'Lithium Triangle,' hydrologists discover that not all water responds the same way to environmental change and human use. A research team led by the ...