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, convectiveContinueContinue reading “When the Topic Comes Back to You”
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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 inContinueContinue 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)ContinueContinue reading “🚨 New paper highlight: Spectrally nudged storylines in extreme event attribution”
Linda van Garderen 