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Comparing climate change impact on Arctic tundra over different time periods

November 25, 2020

Although climate change is accelerating fastest at high latitudes, it is still uncertain how the carbon cycle within Alaskan tundra soils will respond over different periods of time. Arctic soils house vast stores of carbon, and the response of these ecosystems to warming could determine how much of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide makes it…

Two EESA researchers among 2020’s most highly cited

November 24, 2020

Trevor Keenan, pictured right below, and Charlie Koven, at left, have been named among the world’s most cited researchers. Since 2002, the Highly Cited Researchers list has identified global research scientists and social scientists who have demonstrated exceptional influence – reflected through their publication of multiple papers frequently cited by their peers during the last decade. Seventy…

Bill Collins Named 2020 AGU Fellow

November 18, 2020

The director of Berkeley Lab’s Climate and Ecosystem Sciences Division, Bill Collins, has been named a 2020 American Geophysical Union Fellow. Every year, the AGU Fellows program recognizes members who have made exceptional contributions to the Earth and space sciences. Vetted by a committee of AGU Fellows, honorees represent no more than 0.1 percent…

Evergreens Identified as Source for Greater Future Water Loss in Mountain-Fed Rivers

October 29, 2020

About 40 million residents in the Western U.S. from Denver to Los Angeles rely on the Colorado River Basin (CRB) for water. Scientists and policy makers routinely use regional or global-scale models with resolutions ranging from 200 km to 25 km to predict the impact of climate change on future stream flows. An EESA…