Land Research update Researchers classify city hinterlands Mix of ecosystem services conforms to one of several archetypes, data show Read article: Researchers classify city hinterlands
Climate Research update Forests reduce cyclone intensity Reforestation of Europe could cut number of cyclones by as much as four-fifths and reduce heavy rainfall Read article: Forests reduce cyclone intensity
Nuclear power Video Taking a bird’s-eye view of Chernobyl Researchers are building a radiation map of the Chernobyl exclusion zone Read article: Taking a bird’s-eye view of Chernobyl
Renewables Research update Renewable energy has space to grow Low-carbon electricity can meet Paris commitments without encroaching on pristine land Read article: Renewable energy has space to grow
Climate Research update Thaw slump of high Arctic permafrost rises Monitoring reveals more than twice as many retrogressive thaw slumps in record-warm summers Read article: Thaw slump of high Arctic permafrost rises
Climate Research update Could climate change make more of Siberia habitable? More of Asian Russia may suit human settlement by late 21st century Read article: Could climate change make more of Siberia habitable?
Climate Research update There’s more to Indonesian fires than drought Topography and population, as well as low rainfall, behind Indonesian wildfires of 2015 Read article: There’s more to Indonesian fires than drought
Environment and energy News Is your Earth-based citizen science project a winner? European Space Agency’s Citizen Science Earth Observation Lab looks for creative ideas Read article: Is your Earth-based citizen science project a winner?
Land Blog EGU delegates map Zimbabwe to help Cyclone Idai recovery First EGU mapathon tags more than 200 buildings in OpenStreetMap Read article: EGU delegates map Zimbabwe to help Cyclone Idai recovery
Earth sciences Blog Mapping Vienna’s hidden depths Ground beneath city contains up to 42 metres of man-made material Read article: Mapping Vienna’s hidden depths