The authors theoretically delineate the maximal increases in tree growth that can be expected from increases in plant intrinsic water-use efficiency, which increases with rising CO2. They highlight en...

UW–Madison could lose tens of millions of dollars in annual research support due to a proposed change in federal funding. But what’s really at stake? The university’s ability to advance life-saving re

Fellowship Details Fellowships include three years of salary support for the postdoc at an eligible research institution in Washington state. The salary for the first year is $80,000, increasing to […...

Pluvials in Southwestern North America occur as often as droughts, including two 20th century megapluvials from 1905 to 1923 and 1978-1999 The 1978–1999 megapluvial was the wettest interval of th...

Biodiversity hotspots in Earth’s mountain ranges suggest a strong connection between topographic development and biological processes. However, it remains unclear whether high biodiversity in mountain...

Climate change adds conceptual and quantitative challenges to traditional drought assessments Reducing the sensitivity of drought indicators to non-stationarity is essential for accurately assess...

Researchers use tree ring records to help reconstruct hydroclimate patterns and isolate drivers of drought.

Rigorous climate change detection and attribution is possible without the use of general circulation model simulations 21st century Eurasian hydroclimate patterns are incompatible with pre-indust...