Sometimes an opinion piece is carefully planned. This was not one of those times; it was written in the moment when the need for another perspective became immediately clear. The opinion piece article was written in response to Dutch news coverage celebrating the Tulip Fund, a €50 million initiative that has already attracted several researchersContinue reading "Behind the article on the Dutch Tulip Fund"
When the Topic Comes Back to You
On being invited to write about storylines, extreme rainfall, and why this matters to me. A few months ago, I received an email that made me pause for a moment. I was invited to write a News & Views in Nature Communications on a paper attributing the 2024 Valencia flash floods — a complex, convectiveContinue reading "When the Topic Comes Back to You"
Tipping Point of AMOC Expected in 2060: New Study Shows
A new study led by my colleague René van Westen investigates the future of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) — the great conveyor belt of ocean currents that moves warm water northward and returns colder, denser water southward at depth. This circulation plays a crucial role in regulating Earth’s climate, including weather patterns inContinue reading "Tipping Point of AMOC Expected in 2060: New Study Shows"
🚨 New paper highlight: Spectrally nudged storylines in extreme event attribution
A brand new paper by Frauke Feser and Ted Shepherd has just been published:“The concepts of spectrally nudged storylines for extreme event attribution” (Nature Communications Earth & Environment, 2025) I really enjoyed reading it. The paper is clearly explaining a concept that can often feel quite technical. It covers: What spectrally nudged storylines (SN storylines)Continue reading "🚨 New paper highlight: Spectrally nudged storylines in extreme event attribution"
Linda van Garderen 