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Soil moisture controls the permafrost carbon cycle — new paper in Earth's Future

Using CESM2, Mun et al. show that thaw-induced soil water is a primary regulator of permafrost carbon loss under warming and mitigation.

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[KBS NEWS] The strongest El Niño on record is coming… “heavy rain from next month”

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[YouTube 'Economy in Hand'] Weather that brings war: a super El Niño is coming — Prof. Jong-Seong Kug (SNU School of Earth and Environmental Sciences)

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AMOC slowdown amplifies North Atlantic salinity variability — new paper in Nature Communications

A slowing Atlantic overturning circulation amplifies North Atlantic salinity variability to unprecedented levels.

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Low cloud feedback and irreversible sea level rise — new paper in Nature Communications

Why does sea level keep rising even after emissions are cut? A new study points to the critical role of low cloud feedback.

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Stronger ENSO-induced global SST variability in a warming climate — new paper in Nature Communications

In a warming climate, ENSO drives stronger sea surface temperature variability across the globe.

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Super El Niño events drive climate regime shifts — new paper in Nature Communications

Super El Niño events can push the climate into a new regime, with enhanced risks under global warming.

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Noise-induced tipping of the AMOC under climate mitigation — new paper in Nature Communications

Even under climate mitigation scenarios, natural variability (noise) can tip the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation.

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