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Climate change induced eutrophication of cold-water lake in an ecologically fragile nature reserve

November 2018
Xiaotian Lu, Yonglong Lu, Deliang Chen, Chao Su, Shuai Song, Tieyu Wang, Hanqin Tian, Ruoyu Liang, Meng Zhang, Kifayatullah Khan
Journal of Environmental Sciences
This peer-reviewed study examines the extent to which the eutrophication of Tianchi Lake can be attributed to climate change. Climate change is determined to have played a significant role, suggesting similar impacts on other lakes and ponds.Read More →

California Wildfires: New Records Set by 2018 Fires

November 2018
Luis Gomez
The San Diego Union Tribune
This article describes the devastating effects of the California fires in fall 2018. At the time of publishing, the fires had burned 210,603 acres of land, destroyed 7,072 homes and structures, and led to the evacuation of 265,000 individuals.Read More →

Fourth National Climate Assessment

November 2018
David Reidmiller, Christopher W. Avery, Daniel Barrie, Apurva Dave, Benjamin DeAngelo, Matthew Dzaugis, Michael Kolian, Kristin Lewis, Katie Reeves, Darrell Winner, David R. Easterling, David W. Fahey, Sarah Doherty, James P. Kossin, William V. Sweet, Russell S. Vose, Michael F. Wehner, Donald J. Wuebbles, Thomas Johnson, Peter Colohan, Amir AghaKouchak, Sankar Arumugam, Casey Brown, Gregory McCabe, Roger Pulwarty, Craig D. Zamuda, Daniel E. Bilello, Guenter Conzelmann, Ellen Mecray, Ann Satsangi, Vincent Tidwell, Brian J. Walker, Thomas Loveland, James Wickham, Grant Domke, Nate Herold, Nathan Wood, James M. Vose, David L. Peterson, Grant M. Domke, Christopher J. Fettig, Linda A. Joyce, Robert E. Keane, Charles H. Luce, Jeffrey P. Prestemon, Shawn Carter, Jay Peterson, Lisa Crozier, Michael Fogarty, Sarah Gaichas, Kimberly J. W. Hyde, Toni Lyn Morelli, Jeffrey Morisette, Hassan Moustahfid, Roldan Muñoz, Rajendra Poudel, Michelle D. Staudinger, Charles Stock, Laura Thompson, Robin Waples, Jake F. Weltzin, Je
U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP)
This report analyzes the effects of global change on the natural environment, examines current trends in global change, and projects major trends for the subsequent 25 to 100 years. Read More →

Methane Emissions from Natural Gas Production Sites in the United States: Data Synthesis and National Estimate

September 2018
Mark Omara, Naomi Zimmerman, Melissa R. Sullivan, Xiang Li, Aja Ellis, Rebecca Cesa, R. Subramanian, Albert A. Presto, Allen L. Robinson
Environmental Science & Technology
This peer-reviewed study uses site-level methane emissions data from natural gas production sites across the United States to develop a new, more accurate national CH4 emission estimate for the natural gas production sector.Read More →

Marine Heatwaves Under Global Warming

August 2018
Thomas L. Frölicher, Erich M. Fischer, Nicolas Gruber
Nature
This report argues that marine heat waves (MHWs) are becoming longer-lasting and more frequent, extensive and intense in the past few decades, and that this trend will accelerate under further global warming.Read More →