Explore the interacting atmosphere, oceans, land and ice that shape Earth's climate, including feedbacks and exchanges of energy.
Long, narrow corridors of water vapour transport enormous quantities of moisture, sometimes relieving drought and sometimes producing destructive flooding.
Sep 30, 2026 • 2 min readRead the discovery →New stories, explanations and research from Climate Systems.
Aquifers store groundwater in pores and fractures and transmit it through connected pathways. Recharge, pressure and pumping determine how that water becomes available.
Sep 30, 2026 • 3 min read
Cracking ice, sliding and calving generate vibrations. Seismic instruments help separate these processes, but a glacier recording needs context before it becomes an explanation.
Sep 23, 2026 • 2 min read
Layered polar ice stores old air, volcanic fallout, dust and water chemistry that scientists use to reconstruct past climates.
Sep 21, 2026 • 12 min read
Layered polar ice stores old air, volcanic fallout, dust and water chemistry that scientists use to reconstruct past climates.
Sep 21, 2026 • 12 min readOne remarkable idea at a time—nature, science, history and beyond.
