Fault systems impede incision of the Yarlung river into the Tibetan plateau
Crustal flow, exhumation and fault reactivation may hinder river incision and help preserve orogenic plateaus, according to a combination of thermochronology and numerical modelling applied to the Yarlung River in the southern Tibetan plateau
Why are we constantly surprised by extreme events?
If we rely on historical disasters to motivate preparedness, we will be constantly surprised by unprecedented events in a changing climate! In this study, we characterize unprecedented extremes and estimate the change in risk since 1980 in the Midwestern USA and Eastern China, major wheat producers.