Flurin Babst

Dec 27, 2023 | nature.com | Laibao Liu |Elisabet Martínez-Sancho |Flurin Babst |Arthur Gessler |Benjamin Poulter |Sonia I. Seneviratne | +26 more

AbstractThe vapor pressure deficit reflects the difference between how much moisture the atmosphere could and actually does hold, a factor that fundamentally affects evapotranspiration, ecosystem functioning, and vegetation carbon uptake. Its spatial variability and long-term trends under natural versus human-influenced climate are poorly known despite being essential for predicting future effects on natural ecosystems and human societies such as crop yield, wildfires, and health.

Oct 19, 2023 | nature.com | Shan Gao |J. Julio Camarero |Flurin Babst

AbstractAlthough the global climate is warming, external forcing driven by explosive volcanic eruptions may still cause abrupt cooling. The 1809 and 1815 Tambora eruptions caused lasting cold extremes worldwide, providing a unique lens that allows us to investigate the magnitude of global forest resilience to and recovery from volcanic cooling.