Antarctic Meltwater & AMOC (Nature):

Antarctic meltwater reduces the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation through oceanic freshwater transport & atmospheric teleconnections
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Arctic Sea Ice (Nature):

Summer snow on Arctic sea ice modulated by the Arctic Oscillation
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Patagonia > Changes to Rivers & Coastal Waters (Nature):

Hydrographic shifts in coastal waters reflect climate-driven changes in hydrological regimes across Northwestern Patagonia
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Antarctica > Response to Atmospheric River (Earth's Future):

Response of a Terrestrial Polar Ecosystem to the March 2022 Antarctic Weather Anomaly
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Threats to Global Soil Biodiversity (iScience):

Global changes & their environmental stressors have a significant impact on soil biodiversity—A meta-analysis
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Industry Influencing Higher Ed (WIREs):

Fossil fuel industry influence in higher education: A review & a research agenda
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Changes To Global Wetlands (Earth's Future):

Climate-Driven Projections of Future Global Wetlands Extent
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Africa > E. Atlantic Ocean Sea Level Rise (Nature):

Exploring steric sea level variability in the Eastern Tropical Atlantic Ocean: a three-decade study (1993–2022)

Author Correction
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Tropical Forest Soil Carbon Storage (Nature):

Experimental warming & drying increase older carbon contributions to soil respiration in lowland tropical forests
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US > Community Engagement in Clean Energy (ERSS):

Halfway up the ladder: Developer practices & perspectives on community engagement for utility-scale renewable energy in the US
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Global Economic Growth & Emissions Growth (Nature):

World economies’ progress in decoupling from CO2 emissions
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Arctic Ice Dynamics (Nature):

Multiscale mushy layer model for Arctic marginal ice zone dynamics
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Blue Carbon In Marine Protected Areas (Nature):

Blue carbon storage in a sub-Antarctic marine protected area
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Global Marine Nutrient & Carbon Cycle (Nature):

Transient overturning changes cause an upper-ocean nutrient decline in a warming climate
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Denmark > Changing Bird Populations (Oikos):

Changes in Danish bird communities over four decades of climate & land-use change
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Sea Surface Temps (Nature):

Tropical & Antarctic sea ice impacts of observed Southern Ocean warming & cooling trends since 1949
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Global Urban Green Space Inequality (Nature):

Green spaces provide substantial but unequal urban cooling globally
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Arctic–Boreal Wildfires (Nature):

Spatial variability in Arctic–boreal fire regimes influenced by environmental & human factors
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Antarctica > Cold-Adapted Species At Risk (Nature Review):

Antarctic benthic ecological change
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Intense Tropical Cyclones (Nature):

Robust future projections of global spatial distribution of major tropical cyclones & sea level pressure gradients
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Global Urban Bldg Growth (Nature):

Global urban structural growth shows a profound shift from spreading out to building up
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New Global Flood Map (Water Resources Research):

A 30 m Global Flood Inundation Model for Any Climate Scenario
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Predicting Extreme Rains (Weather & Climate Extremes):

A new conceptual model for understanding & predicting life-threatening rainfall extremes
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Global Water Security Risks (Nature):

Upwind moisture supply increases risk to water security

Press Release (Stockholm Resilience Centre): The risk of global water shortages is greater than previously thought, new research shows
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US > Beef Production Emissions (Nature):

Greenhouse gas emissions in US beef production can be reduced by up to 30% with the adoption of selected mitigation measures
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Global Dengue Virus Transmission (Nature):

Population at risk of dengue virus transmission has increased due to coupled climate factors & population growth
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US > EV Equity Issues (Energy & Climate Change):

Toward just & equitable mobility: Socioeconomic & perceptual barriers for electric vehicles & charging infrastructure in the US
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Arctic Ocean > Mercury Risk (Nature):

Near surface oxidation of elemental mercury leads to mercury exposure in the Arctic Ocean biota
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Eucalyptus, Soil & CO2 Dynamics (Nature):

Assessing soil CO2 emission on eucalyptus species using UAV-based reflectance & vegetation indices
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A New Global Seasonal Classification System (Nature):

WorldSeasons: a seasonal classification system interpolating biome classifications within the year for better temporal aggregation in climate science
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Global Ag & Timber Lands (Nature):

Climate change will exacerbate land conflict between agriculture & timber production
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Arctic Compound Day-Night Heatwaves (Weather & Climate Extremes):

Mechanism for compound daytime-nighttime heatwaves in the Barents–Kara Sea during the boreal autumn & their relationship with sea ice variability
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E. Africa > Rainfall (RMetS):

Beyond the regional average: Drivers of geographical rainfall variability during East Africa's short rains
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Australia > Coastal Storm Erosion (Coastal Engineering):

Data-driven modelling of coastal storm erosion for real-time forecasting at a wave-dominated embayed beach
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New Book (Cambridge U Press):

Climate Change & Youth Mental Health: Multidisciplinary Perspectives
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Scaling Up CO2 Storage (Nature):

The feasibility of reaching gigatonne scale CO2 storage by mid-century

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Europe > Rewilding Opportunities (Current Biology):

Expanding European protected areas through rewilding
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Arctic Ocean, Coastal Erosion & CO2 Uptake (Nature Addendum):

Addendum: Reduced Arctic Ocean CO2 uptake due to coastal permafrost erosion

Original Study: Reduced Arctic Ocean CO2 uptake due to coastal permafrost erosion
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Canada > Wildfire Emissions (Nature):

Carbon emissions from the 2023 Canadian wildfires
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Global Overfished Stocks (Science):

Stock assessment models overstate sustainability of the world’s fisheries
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Nepal > High-Altitude Rock-Ice Avalanches (Nature):

An earthquake-triggered avalanche in Nepal in 2015 was exacerbated by climate variability & snowfall anomalies
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AMOC & Labrador Current (Nature):

Role of the Labrador Current in the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation response to greenhouse warming
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Arctic Glacier Dynamics (Cryosphere):

Arctic glacier snowline altitudes rise 150 m over the last 4 decades
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The Anthropocene (Nature Commentary):

The meaning of the Anthropocene: why it matters even without a formal geological definition
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China & US > Conspiracy Theories & Understanding (J of Enviro Psych):

Hotter weather, less of a hoax? Testing the longitudinal association between experience of temperature anomalies & belief in climate change conspiracy theories
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Effective Messaging On Consensus (Nature):

A 27-country test of communicating the scientific consensus on climate change
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Canada > Forest Assisted Migration (Frontiers):

Assisted migration outcomes for oak species & seed sources in southern Ontario, Canada
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Our Hot 2023 (Nature):

2023 temperatures reflect steady global warming & internal sea surface temperature variability
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AMOC's Lower Limb (Nature):

Formation of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation lower limb is critically dependent on Atlantic-Arctic mixing
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Light Rain Impacts On Humid Heat (Nature):

Light rain exacerbates extreme humid heat
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Urban Coastal Adaptation Worldwide (Nature):

Progress & gaps in climate change adaptation in coastal cities across the globe
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Tropical Cyclones (Nature):

Translation speed slowdown & poleward migration of western North Pacific tropical cyclones
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N. American Extreme Weather (Nature):

The driving of North American climate extremes by North Pacific stationary-transient wave interference
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Extreme Event Attribution (Science):

Machine learning–based extreme event attribution
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Antarctica > Non-Native Species (Global Change Biology):

Floating debris & organisms can raft to Antarctic coasts from all major Southern Hemisphere landmasses
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Global Drought Dynamics (BioScience):

Drought as an emergent driver of ecological transformation in the twenty-first century
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Johan Rockström TED Talk (July 2024):

The Tipping Points of Climate Change & Where We Stand (18:35 Min)

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US > Wildfire & Vulnerable Communities (ERL):

Socially vulnerable US Pacific Northwest communities are more likely to experience wildfires

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Europe Temp-Related Mortality (Lancet):

Temperature-related mortality burden & projected change in 1368 European regions: a modelling study

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Children’s Eco-Anxiety (Nature Commentary):

Exploring children’s despair in the face of climate change

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Effective Emission Reduction Policies (Science):

Climate policies that achieved major emission reductions: Global evidence from two decades
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Tipping Point Early Warnings (ESD):

Tipping point detection & early warnings in climate, ecological, & human systems

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Amazon Forest & Indigenous Peoples (Climatic Change):

Climate justice, forests, & Indigenous Peoples: toward an alternative to REDD + for the Amazon
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Ethiopia > Farmers’ Resilience (Climate Services):

Smallholder farmers’ coping strategies to climate change & variability: Evidence from Ethiopia
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California > Migrant Farmworkers & Wildfire Smoke (GeoHealth):

Air Quality Monitoring & the Safety of Farmworkers in Wildfire Mandatory Evacuation Zones

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Ag Diversification In Low-Income Countries (Climate Services Review):

Diversification of agriculture practices as a response to climate change impacts among farmers in low-income countries: A systematic literature review
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S. Africa > Youth Heat Stress (Biometeorology):

Exploring the risk of heat stress in high school pre-season sports training, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Africa > Deforestation (Nature):

Deforestation amplifies climate change effects on warming & cloud level rise in African montane forests
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India > Groundwater Depletion (Earth's Future):

Summer Monsoon Drying Accelerates India's Groundwater Depletion Under Climate Change
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Predicting E Asian Winter Precipitation (Nature):

Climatic influence of the Antarctic ozone hole on the East Asian winter precipitation
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Brazil > Deforestation (PNAS):

A large net carbon loss attributed to anthropogenic & natural disturbances in the Amazon Arc of Deforestation
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S. Korea > Heatwaves (Nature):

Unveiling teleconnection drivers for heatwave prediction in South Korea using explainable artificial intelligence
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Predicting Tipping Elements (Science):

Uncertainties too large to predict tipping times of major Earth system components from historical data
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Tipping Point Risks, Johan Rockström, et al. (Nature):

Achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions critical to limit climate tipping risks

PIK - Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research Press Release: Tipping risks from overshooting 1.5 °C can be minimised if warming is swiftly reversed
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Johan Rockström Interview > Planetary Boundaries (The Great Simplification Podcast, 1 hr 32 min):


 June 19, 2024
(See Blog Resources Page For More On Planetary Boundaries)

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Arctic Indigenous Food Systems (PNAS):

Indigenous food production in a carbon economy
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Planetary Boundaries > Johan Rockström Interview (McKinsey & Co):

Pulling back from the boundaries: An interview with Johan Rockström (26 July 2024)
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New Zealand > Reestablishing Indigenous Natural Law (Climate Policy):

An Indigenous climate justice policy analysis tool
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Asia > Increasing Dengue Fever Transmission (Earth's Future):

Emerging Risk to Dengue in Asian Metropolitan Areas Under Global Warming
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US > Heat-Related Social Inequities (Nature):

Racial/ethnic disparities in the distribution of heatwave frequency & expected economic losses in the US
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Brazil > Shifting Forest Composition (J Veg. Sci.)

Elevational shifts in tree community composition in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest related to climate change
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Madagascar > Biodiversity Hotspot (Nature):

Modelling reveals the effect of climate & land use change on Madagascar’s chameleons fauna
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Africa > Adaptation Tracking (Nature):

Opportunities to strengthen Africa’s efforts to track national-level climate adaptation
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US > New Alliance Expanding Tribal-Led Buffalo Restoration (Press Release):

Tribal Buffalo Lifeways Collaboration

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African Sahel Region > Health Impacts (Royal Society Review):

Climate change & health in the Sahel: a systematic review
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Brazilian Amazon > Community Drought Adaptation (Nature):

Severe droughts reduce river navigability & isolate communities in the Brazilian Amazon
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ENSO May Be A Tipping Element (GRL):

Is El Niño-Southern Oscillation a Tipping Element in the Climate System?
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New Planetary Boundary > Marine Deoxygenation? (Paywalled Nature Perspective):

UC Santa Cruz Press Release: Loss of oxygen in lakes & oceans another sign of Earth systems under strain

Nature (Paywall Perspective): Aquatic deoxygenation as a planetary boundary & key regulator of Earth system stability 
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Ecuador > Sustainable Fishing (Nature):

Sustainability & climate change: gender perspective in the traditional fishing sector in Ecuador
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Global South > Nature Based Urban Solutions (Enviro Research - Ecology):

Nature based solutions in cities of the global South - The 'where, who & how' of implementation

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Brazil > Savanna Fire & Conservation (Nature):

Human land occupation regulates the effect of the climate on the burned area of the Brazilian Cerrado
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Indigenous Peoples > Health & Housing (Canadian Climate Institute Report):

Beyond Sustainability: The Power of Indigenous Healthy Energy Homes; A new approach to Indigenous housing can address health & climate (download 41 pg)

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Bangladesh > Ag & Nature-Based Solutions (Environmental Challenges):

Vulnerability & effectiveness of nature-based solutions (NbS) in the farming communities of coastal Bangladesh
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Africa > Sea Level Rise (Sustainability):

Sea Level Variability Assessment along the African Coast (download)
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Southeast Asia > Changing Tropical Cyclones (Nature):

Changes to tropical cyclone trajectories in Southeast Asia under a warming climate
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Arctic Indigenous Communities At Risk (Nature Commentary):

Climate change is worsening the housing crisis — we must tackle the two together;  Thousands of people are being displaced across the Arctic. Governments must listen to Indigenous & local communities & act on their advice.

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Mexico > Risk & Adaptation (Nature):

Asset-level assessment of climate physical risk matters for adaptation finance
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Action, Inequity & Justice (Nature Commentary):

Climate action & the vantage point of imagined futures: a scenario-based conversation
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Oklahoma Tribes & Inequitable Risks (News Stories on WCAS Paywalled Paper):

Scripps News: Study shows climate change is affecting some Native American tribes; A University of Oklahoma study examined changes of climate change & the risk they pose to tribal lands.

Cherokee Phoenix: Study finds climate change intensifies hazard risk for Oklahoma’s Native Americans

WCAS (Paywall): Future Heavy Rainfall & Flood Risks for Native Americans under Climate & Demographic Changes: A Case Study in Oklahoma

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Brazil > Indigenous & Conservation Land (PECON):

Indigenous lands & conservation units slow down non-GHG climate change in the Cerrado-Amazon ecotone
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