Northeastern United States Archives

Acidification of Northeastern USA Lakes From Rising Anthropogenic-Sourced Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide and Its Effects on Aluminum Speciation

Published:November 2023

Author(s):Karen H. Johannesson, Jaxon Dii Horne, Anant Misra, Catherine Aliperta, Orpheus V. Meletis, Robert C. Santore, Christopher D. White, Georgia Mavrommati, David J. Burdige

Publisher:Geophysical Research Letters

This peer-reviewed study assesses how rising atmospheric CO2 will impact terrestrial freshwaters such as lakes and streams, and finds that acidification of lakes in the northeastern USA could be of similar magnitude to ocean acidification.Read More →

Twenty-first century increases in total and extreme precipitation across the Northeastern USA

Published:May 2023

Author(s):Christopher J. Picard, Jonathan M. Winter, Charlotte Cockburn, Janel Hanrahan, Natalie G. Teale, Patrick J. Clemens, and Brian Beckage

Publisher:Climatic Change

This peer-reviewed study uses a regional climate model to project increases in extreme events across the northeastern United States over the coming century, particularly during winter months. Read More →

Divergent effects of climate change on the egg-laying opportunity of species in cold and warm regions

Published:January 2023

Author(s):Liang Ma, Chao Hu, Zhong-Wen Jiang, Wei-Guo Du

Publisher:Conservation Biology

This peer-reviewed study evaluates egg-laying opportunity within a model species of lizard to evaluate the impact of climate change on population decline in egg-laying species.Read More →