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Himalayan valley-floor widths controlled by tectonically-driven exhumation (2023)
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Clubb, F. J., Mudd, S. M., Schildgen, T. F., van der Beek, P. A., Devrani, R., & Sinclair, H. D. (2023). Himalayan valley-floor widths controlled by tectonically-driven exhumation. Nature Geoscience, 16, 739–746. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-023-01238-8

Himalayan rivers transport around a gigaton of sediment annually to ocean basins. Mountain valleys are an important component of this routing system: storage in these valleys acts to buffer climatic and tectonic signals recorded by downstream sedimen... Read More about Himalayan valley-floor widths controlled by tectonically-driven exhumation.

Predicting turbidity current activity offshore from meltwater-fed river deltas (2023)
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Bailey, L. P., Clare, M. A., Pope, E. L., Haigh, I. D., Cartigny, M. J., Talling, P. J., …Heijnen, M. (2023). Predicting turbidity current activity offshore from meltwater-fed river deltas. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 604, Article 117977. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2022.117977

Quantification of the controls on turbidity current recurrence is required to better constrain land to sea fluxes of sediment, carbon and pollutants, and design resilient infrastructure that is vulnerable to such flows. This is particularly important... Read More about Predicting turbidity current activity offshore from meltwater-fed river deltas.

The characteristics and preservation potential of Hurricane Irma's overwash deposit in southern Florida, USA (2023)
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Joyse, K. M., Khan, N. S., Moyer, R. P., Radabaugh, K. R., Hong, I., Chappel, A. R., …Horton, B. P. (2023). The characteristics and preservation potential of Hurricane Irma's overwash deposit in southern Florida, USA. Marine Geology, 461, Article 107077. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.margeo.2023.107077

Overwash deposits from tropical cyclone-induced storm surges are commonly used as modern analogues for paleo-storm studies. However, the evolution of these deposits between their time of deposition and their incorporation into the geologic record is... Read More about The characteristics and preservation potential of Hurricane Irma's overwash deposit in southern Florida, USA.

On the varied impact of the Storegga tsunami in northwest Scotland (2023)
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Woodroffe, S. A., Hill, J., Bustamante‐Fernandez, E., Lloyd, J. M., Luff, J., Richards, S., & Shennan, I. (in press). On the varied impact of the Storegga tsunami in northwest Scotland. Journal of Quaternary Science, https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.3539

In this paper we evaluate new data and those from previous studies in northwest Scotland and perform a modelling study to test the hypothesis that the Storegga tsunami (submarine slope failure off the continental shelf of Central Norway dated to 8120... Read More about On the varied impact of the Storegga tsunami in northwest Scotland.

Channel migration in the northeastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau and its implication for fluvial response to the interaction between rapid tectonic activity, climatic fluctuation and human influence (2023)
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Pan, B., Li, X., Hu, Z., Bridgland, D., Mo, Q., Dong, Z., …Zhong, M. (2023). Channel migration in the northeastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau and its implication for fluvial response to the interaction between rapid tectonic activity, climatic fluctuation and human influence. Quaternary Science Reviews, 310, Article 108126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2023.108126

Direct measurement of warm Atlantic Intermediate Water close to the grounding line of Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden (79° N) Glacier, northeast Greenland (2023)
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Bentley, M. J., Smith, J. A., Jamieson, S. S., Lindeman, M. R., Rea, B. R., Humbert, A., …Roberts, D. H. (2023). Direct measurement of warm Atlantic Intermediate Water close to the grounding line of Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden (79° N) Glacier, northeast Greenland. The Cryosphere, 17(5), 1821-1837. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-1821-2023

The Northeast Greenland Ice Stream has recently seen significant change to its floating margins and has been identified as vulnerable to future climate warming. Inflow of warm Atlantic Intermediate Water (AIW) from the continental shelf has been obse... Read More about Direct measurement of warm Atlantic Intermediate Water close to the grounding line of Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden (79° N) Glacier, northeast Greenland.

Stata tip 151: Puzzling out some logical operators (2023)
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Cox, N. J. (2023). Stata tip 151: Puzzling out some logical operators. The Stata Journal, 23(1), https://doi.org/10.1177/1536867x231162009

The logical operators & (“and”) and | (“or”) can sometimes be tricky in statistical software such as Stata. They are extremely useful, so you need to understand thoroughly how they work. Any trickiness arises mostly in translating from ordinary langu... Read More about Stata tip 151: Puzzling out some logical operators.

Increased warm water intrusions could cause mass loss in East Antarctica during the next 200 years (2023)
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Jordan, J. R., Miles, B., Gudmundsson, G., Jamieson, S., Jenkins, A., & Stokes, C. (2023). Increased warm water intrusions could cause mass loss in East Antarctica during the next 200 years. Nature Communications, 14(1), Article 1825. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37553-2

The East Antarctic Ice Sheet (EAIS) is currently surrounded by relatively cool water, but climatic shifts have the potential to increase basal melting via intrusions of warm modified Circumpolar Deep Water (mCDW) onto the continental shelf. Here we u... Read More about Increased warm water intrusions could cause mass loss in East Antarctica during the next 200 years.

Holocene history of the 79° N ice shelf reconstructed from epishelf lake and uplifted glaciomarine sediments (2023)
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Smith, J. A., Callard, L., Bentley, M. J., Jamieson, S. S., Sánchez-Montes, M. L., Lane, T. P., …Roberts, D. H. (2023). Holocene history of the 79° N ice shelf reconstructed from epishelf lake and uplifted glaciomarine sediments. The Cryosphere, 17(3), https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-1247-2023

Nioghalvfjerdsbrae, or 79◦ N Glacier, is the largest marine-terminating glacier draining the Northeast Greenland Ice Stream (NEGIS). In recent years, its ∼ 70 km long fringing ice shelf (hereafter referred to as the 79◦ N ice shelf) has thinned, and... Read More about Holocene history of the 79° N ice shelf reconstructed from epishelf lake and uplifted glaciomarine sediments.

(Dis)connectivity in hydro-geomorphic systems - emerging concepts and their applications (2023)
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Poeppl, R., Polvi, L., & Turnbull, L. (2023). (Dis)connectivity in hydro-geomorphic systems - emerging concepts and their applications. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 48(6), 1089-1094. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.5574

In geomorphology, connectivity has emerged as a framework for understanding the transfer of water and sediment through landscapes. Over the past decade, sessions on (dis)connectivity at the General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union (EGU), an... Read More about (Dis)connectivity in hydro-geomorphic systems - emerging concepts and their applications.

Future sea level rise dominates changes in worst case extreme sea levels along the global coastline by 2100 (2023)
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Jevrejeva, S., Williams, J., Vousdoukas, M. I., & Jackson, L. P. (2023). Future sea level rise dominates changes in worst case extreme sea levels along the global coastline by 2100. Environmental Research Letters, 18(2), Article 024037. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/acb504

We provide the magnitude of a worst case scenario for extreme sea levels (ESLs) along the global coastline by 2100. This worst case scenario for ESLs is calculated as a combination of sea surface height associated with storm surge and wave (100 year... Read More about Future sea level rise dominates changes in worst case extreme sea levels along the global coastline by 2100.

Resolving uncertainties in foraminifera-based relative sea-level reconstruction: a case study from southern New Zealand (2023)
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Garrett, E., Brain, M., Hayward, B., Newnham, R., Morey, C., & Gehrels, W. (2023). Resolving uncertainties in foraminifera-based relative sea-level reconstruction: a case study from southern New Zealand. Journal of foraminiferal research, 53(1), 78-89. https://doi.org/10.2113/gsjfr.53.1.78

Since the pioneering work of David Scott and others in the 1970s and 1980s, foraminifera have been used to develop precise sea-level reconstructions from salt marshes around the world. In New Zealand, reconstructions feature rapid rates of sea-level... Read More about Resolving uncertainties in foraminifera-based relative sea-level reconstruction: a case study from southern New Zealand.

Geomorphological record of a former ice stream to ice shelf lateral transition zone in Northeast Greenland (2023)
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Lane, T., Darvill, C., Rea, B., Bentley, M., Smith, J., Jamieson, S., …Roberts, D. (in press). Geomorphological record of a former ice stream to ice shelf lateral transition zone in Northeast Greenland. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.5552

Understanding ice stream dynamics over decadal to millennial timescales is crucial for improving numerical model projections of ice sheet behaviour and future ice loss. In marine-terminating settings, ice shelves play a critical role in controlling i... Read More about Geomorphological record of a former ice stream to ice shelf lateral transition zone in Northeast Greenland.

Public Health Preparedness for Extreme Heat Events (2023)
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Hess, J., Errett, N., McGregor, G., Isaksen, T., Wettstein, Z., Wheat, S., & Ebi, K. (2023). Public Health Preparedness for Extreme Heat Events. Annual Review of Public Health, 44, 301-321. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-publhealth-071421-025508

Heat is a dangerous hazard that causes acute heat illness, chronic disease exacerbations, adverse pregnancy outcomes, and a range of injuries. Risks are highest during extreme heat events (EHEs), which challenge the capacity of health systems and oth... Read More about Public Health Preparedness for Extreme Heat Events.

The impact of Holocene deglaciation and glacial dynamics on the landscapes and geomorphology of Potter Peninsula, King George Island (Isla 25 Mayo), NW Antarctic Peninsula (2023)
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Heredia Barión, P. A., Strelin, J. A., Roberts, S. J., Spiegel, C., Wacker, L., Niedermann, S., …Kuhn, G. (2023). The impact of Holocene deglaciation and glacial dynamics on the landscapes and geomorphology of Potter Peninsula, King George Island (Isla 25 Mayo), NW Antarctic Peninsula. Frontiers in Earth Science, 10, Article 1073075. https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2022.1073075

The timing and impact of deglaciation and Holocene readvances on the terrestrial continental margins of the Antarctic Peninsula (AP) have been well-studied but are still debated. Potter Peninsula on King George Island (KGI) (Isla 25 de Mayo), South S... Read More about The impact of Holocene deglaciation and glacial dynamics on the landscapes and geomorphology of Potter Peninsula, King George Island (Isla 25 Mayo), NW Antarctic Peninsula.