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Hydrology
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Large global-scale vegetation sensitivity to daily rainfall variability
Pendergrass, A. G., Knutti, R., Lehner, F., Deser, C. & Sanderson, B. M. Precipitation variability increases in a…
Global influence of soil texture on ecosystem water limitation
Linking stomatal regulation and soil–plant hydraulics As the soil dries, its water potential, ψ (which is the negative…
Rules of river avulsion change downstream
Syvitski, J. & Brakenridge, R. Causation and avoidance of catastrophic flooding along the Indus River, Pakistan. GSA Today…
Observation-constrained projections reveal longer-than-expected dry spells
Seneviratne, S. I. et al. Weather and climate extreme events in a changing climate. In Climate Change 2021:…
A mighty river’s radical shift changed the face of ancient Egypt
Around 4,000 years ago, the Nile River in what is now Egypt changed its ways. It stopped flowing…
Why snow is crucial for water supply — and what will happen when it becomes scarce
Han, J. et al. Nature 629, 1075–1081 (2024). Article Google Scholar Wasko, C., Nathan, R. & Peel, M.…
Streamflow seasonality in a snow-dwindling world
Bintanja, R. & Andry, O. Towards a rain-dominated Arctic. Nat. Clim. Change 7, 263–267 (2017). ADS Google Scholar …
Nearly half of China’s major cities are sinking — some ‘rapidly’
One in ten residents of China’s coastal cities could be living below sea level within a century, as…
Artificial intelligence can provide accurate forecasts of extreme floods at global scale
RESEARCH BRIEFINGS 03 April 2024 Anthropogenic climate change is accelerating the hydrological cycle, causing an increase in the…
Global prediction of extreme floods in ungauged watersheds
AI model The AI streamflow forecasting model reported in this paper extends work in ref. 35, which developed…