Climate Change Drives Extreme Amazon Drought and Affects Coastal Upwelling Systems

Overview

• Climate change is the main driver behind the extreme drought that affected the Amazon last year, threatening one of the world's most crucial ecosystems for climate stabilization.
• Coastal upwelling systems, some of the most productive and biodiverse areas of the world's oceans, are driven by waves and mixing.
• Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory are using a new modeling framework to improve predictions of climate-warming methane and nitrous oxide emissions.
• Glacier melting is leading to the destruction of important climate data archives as part of the Ice Memory initiative.
• Equatorward winds in coastal upwelling regions cause near-surface water to rise, contributing to their biodiversity and productivity.