What’s at the heart of California’s uncertain future precipitation? New study finds natural cycles are likely cause.

New analysis demonstrates that the Madden-Julian Oscillation can influence tropical cyclones in the Pacific through both the atmosphere and the ocean.

A new study demonstrates how researchers can model human–Earth system feedbacks in a single internally consistent, computationally efficient framework.

Simulations show a strong correlation between the water content and the viscosity of organic aerosol over the Amazon rainforest.

Johannes Lercher, Battelle Fellow and director of the PNNL Institute for Integrated Catalysis, envisions energy storage solutions at the new Energy Sciences Center.

Model results show that uncertainties in farmers’ expectations of market and weather conditions amplify agricultural supply and demand variability under a changing climate.

Investigating the soil moisture–precipitation feedbacks that are associated with mesoscale convective system and non-mesoscale convective system rainfall.

Arun Devaraj elected vice president of an international society representing the atom probe tomography researcher community.

New research finds that reaction rates for cyclic alcohol dehydration increase as ionic strength increases, independent of reaction mechanism.

A PNNL study has shown the nation’s wastewater resource recovery facilities could generate revenue by converting sludge into biofuel—while significantly reducing disposal costs—using an in-house-developed technology.

Researchers found that increasing restrictions on nonrenewable groundwater use for irrigation shifts agricultural production from western states to the east.

Numerical modeling shows the effects of nonlinear tide–surge–river interactions on three coastal flooding zones within the Delaware Bay Estuary.

PNNL has published a workshop report that outlines recommended actions to bring sustainable aviation fuel to the airline industry, using a PNNL-developed technology.

The mountains of central Argentina provide an ideal cloud-generating hotspot for field studies of environmental controls on the evolution of clouds.

Developing a new approach for defining energy-water-agriculture linkages highlights U.S. regions where focusing on individual sectors may miss cross-sectoral impacts.

A climatological analysis presents the hydrological extremes caused by tropical cyclones from 1950‒2019 over the Mid-Atlantic region.

A new analysis assesses the impact of model resolution on the Subtropical Eastern North Pacific sea surface temperature bias.

New climate pledges issued ahead of COP26 boost the chances of limiting global warming to 2 degrees, according to a new study in Science.

A research team is exploring the safety and feasibility of clean hydrogen to replace some fossil fuel in medium- and heavy-duty vehicles and maritime uses at the Port of Seattle.

Fundamental research conducted at the $90-million research facility will help the nation meet its clean energy goals.