Biotic Regulation: News

Publications: Physics of Fluids and Rehydrating Earth

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 01:00:00 +0300

Makarieva A.M., Nefiodov A.V. (2025)Alternative expressions for the maximum potential intensity of tropical cyclones.Physics of Fluids, 37, 036620.

Makarieva A.M., Nefiodov A.V., Cuartas L.A., Nobre A.D., Pasini F., Andrade D., Nobre P. (2025)Assessing changes in atmospheric circulation due to ecohydrological restoration: how can global climate models help?Frontiers in Environmental Science, 13, 1516747.

See discussion of this research on our blog First research paper from the newly established Biotic Pump Greening Group Institute

BR for Everyone: Some results of 2024

Tue, 31 Dec 2024 01:00:00 +0300

The main scientific result of 2024 was the revealed relationship between precipitation and intensification rate of tropical cyclones. This result was published in two arxiv preprints, Condensation mass sink and intensification of tropical storms and On the possible role of hydrostatic adjustment in the intensification and weakening of tropical storms. This was discussed in our Telegram channel here (in Russian) and here.
Why are tropical cyclones important? Because tropical cyclones are relatively simple purely physical systems, without all those biotic complications, where one can understand and demonstrate the same physical principles that underlie the much more complex biospheric phenomenon of the biotic pump of atmospheric moisture.
Erica Gies published an essay referring to these results, Is Deforestation Supercharging Cyclones?

Another important event was the organization of an international conference "Embracing Nature\'s Complexity: How to Communicate the Value of Water- and Climate-Regulating Ecosystems?". It took place in Munich on April 9-14, 2024. Some conference materials and videos can be assessed from here. More materials are to be added in due course.

A new film released in 2024, "The Return of Old Growth Forests", contains an informative explanation of the biotic pump.

The biotic pump podcast co-hosted by Rachel Donald was released at Mongabay.com and mentioned in the Top Mongabay podcast picks for 2024.

On our new blog, "Biotic Regulation and Biotic Pump" that took a start in November 2024, four materials have been published so far: "Global cooling from plant transpiration", "Why it is urgent to take a proactive attitude towards protecting the extant natural forests", "Amazon drought cries out from graphs but not mentioned in a Science paper on abnormal 2023 warming", and Information processing by natural ecosystems. Please consider subscribing.

Let 2025 bring peace and safety. To all, including the wild nature of Russia.

BR for Everyone: Talk at the EcoSummit "Eco-civilization for Sustainable and Desirable Future" in China

Mon, 30 Dec 2024 01:00:00 +0300

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BR for Everyone: Talk on the role of forests in global climate

Tue, 27 Feb 2024 01:00:00 +0300

28 February 13.00 Central European Time
A.M. Makarieva. The role of water vapor phase transitions generated by forests in cooling the atmosphere: Can forests regenerate a healthy climate?
Webinar "Science for Human Security: Natural Geoengineering Methods for Cooling the Planet" organized by the World Academy of Art and Science moderated by Prof. Ugo Bardi (Italy) and Prof. Nebojša Nešković (Serbia).
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