Wavier Jet Stream Dynamics (Nature):

Fast-get-faster explains wavier upper-level jet stream under climate change
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W Africa > Soil Erosion (Sci. Total Environ.):

Climate change is intensifying rainfall erosivity & soil erosion in West Africa
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Academic Conference Emissions (Nature):

A behaviour change strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from international scientific conferences & meetings
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Mitigation & N Atlantic Sea Level (Nature):

Fast recovery of North Atlantic sea level in response to atmospheric carbon dioxide removal
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China & US > Interlinked Construction Emissions (Nature):

Comparative analysis of CO2 emission linkages of construction between China & the US using structural path analysis
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France > Extreme Wildfire (Nature):

Attribution of summer 2022 extreme wildfire season in Southwest France to anthropogenic climate change
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UK > Meat Consumption (Nature):

Smaller meat portions contribute the most to reducing meat consumption in the UK
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Simulating Warming Stabilization (ESD):

Exploring climate stabilisation at different global warming levels in ACCESS-ESM-1.5
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Global Ocean Heat Uptake (Nature):

Mitigation-driven global heat imbalance in the late 21st century
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Arctic Dust, Cloud & Warming Dynamics (Nature):

Increasing Arctic dust suppresses the reduction of ice nucleation in the Arctic lower troposphere by warming
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US > Energy Inequality (Science):

US federal resource allocations are inconsistent with concentrations of energy poverty
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Global Streamflow Dynamics (Nature):

Direct vegetation response to recent CO2 rise shows limited effect on global streamflow
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Predicting Arctic Sea Ice Extent (Nature):

Indian summer monsoon’s role in shaping variability in Arctic sea ice
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Greenland Ice Sheet & Sea Level Dynamics (Nature):

Vertical bedrock shifts reveal summer water storage in Greenland ice sheet
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Pursuing Sustainable Development Goals (ERL):

Multiple pathways towards sustainable development goals & climate targets
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Global Tropical Forest Restoration (Nature):

Global potential for natural regeneration in deforested tropical regions
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High Arctic Marine Ecosystem Disruption (PLOS):

Exploring novel North Water Polynya ecosystems under climate change
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N Atlantic Sea-Surface Temps (Nature):

Accelerated North Atlantic surface warming reshapes the Atlantic Multidecadal Variability
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Barrier Island Sea Level Risks (Nature):

The projected exposure & response of a natural barrier island system to climate-driven coastal hazards
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Lake Erie > Water Quality & Fisheries (PNAS):

Water quality–fisheries tradeoffs in a changing climate underscore the need for adaptive ecosystem–based management
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London > Cool & Solar Roof Benefits (Nature):

Modeled temperature, mortality impact & external benefits of cool roofs & rooftop photovoltaics in London
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Southern Ocean > Ice, Krill & Whales (Nature):

Population changes in a Southern Ocean krill predator point towards regional Antarctic sea ice declines
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Europe > Heat Wave Mortality (Nature):

Mortality burden attributed to anthropogenic warming during Europe’s 2022 record-breaking summer
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North Sea > Bottom Trawling & CO2 Storage (Nature):

Long-term carbon storage in shelf sea sediments reduced by intensive bottom trawling
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New Research Synthesis Report:

10 New Insights in Climate Science 2024/2025 (download 52 pg)
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Nordic Sea Freshwater Dynamics (Nature):

Arctic freshwater outflow suppressed Nordic Seas overturning & oceanic heat transport during the Last Interglacial
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S America > Forest Loss (Nature):

Non-adaptedness & vulnerability to climate change threaten Plathymenia trees (Fabaceae) from the Cerrado & Atlantic Forest
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Arctic Oscillation Variability & Weather Predictions (Nature):

Structural fluctuations of the Arctic Oscillation tied to the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation
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New Book (U of California Press):

Climate Anxiety & the Kid Question: Deciding Whether to Have Children in an Uncertain Future
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New Book (Springer Nature):

Heatwaves: Causes, Consequences & Responses
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Rainfall Extremes (Weather Clim. Extrem.):

Unravelling the complex interplay between daily & sub-daily rainfall extremes in different climates
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Stratospheric Disturbance Dynamics (Nature):

Enhanced stratosphere-troposphere & tropics-Arctic couplings in the 2023/24 winter
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US > Winter Extremes & Energy Grid (Nature):

The impact of North American winter weather regimes on electricity load in the central US
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Alaska > Permafrost & Oil / Gas Extraction (Nature):

Frozen no more, a case study of Arctic permafrost impacts of oil & gas withdrawal
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Antarctic Sea Ice Decreasing (Nature):

A drop in Antarctic sea ice extent at the end of the 1970s
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Antarctic Marine Viral Communities (Nature):

Seasonal dynamics & diversity of Antarctic marine viruses reveal a novel viral seascape
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US > Externalized Costs Of Materials Production (ERL):

The unaccounted-for climate costs of materials
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New Climate Extremes Documentary (53 min):


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Weakening Global Land CO2 Sink (Nat'l Science Review):

Low latency carbon budget analysis reveals a large decline of the land carbon sink in 2023 (download PDF)
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Polar Bears, Pathogens & Parasites (PLOS):

Increased pathogen exposure of a marine apex predator over three decades
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Urban Heat Island Dynamics (Nature):

Nonlinear changes in urban heat island intensity, urban breeze intensity, & urban air pollutant concentration with roof albedo
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N Atlantic Sea Levels (Nature):

Exploring multiyear-to-decadal North Atlantic sea level predictability & prediction using machine learning
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Needed: Transparent & Realistic National Mitigation Plans (Nature):

Over-reliance on land for carbon dioxide removal in net-zero climate pledges
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Marine Heatwaves & Shifting Sardine Range (Molecular Ecology):

Crossing the Pacific: Genomics Reveals the Presence of Japanese Sardine (Sardinops melanosticta) in the California Current Large Marine Ecosystem
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Heat Waves & Air Pollution (PNAS):

Heat waves may trigger unexpected surge in aerosol & ozone precursor emissions from sedges in urban landscapes
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Conserving Global Biodiversity (Nature):

Involving citizens in monitoring the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
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Canada > Heatwaves & Streamflow Responses (Earth's Future):

The Streamflow Response to Multi-Day Warm Anomaly Events: Sensitivity to Future Warming & Spatiotemporal Variability by Event Magnitude
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Global Heatwaves (Nature):

Characterizing heatwaves based on land surface energy budget
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Marsh-Fronted Seawall Coastal Solutions (Nature):

Marsh restoration in front of seawalls is an economically justified nature-based solution for coastal protection
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Pacific Ocean & Atmospheric Rivers (Nature):

Response of the upper ocean to northeast Pacific atmospheric rivers under climate change
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US > Floods, Skepticism & Vulnerable Communities (ERL):

Triple exposure: the geographic correlation between flood risk, climate skepticism, & social vulnerability in the US
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Indian Ocean > Vulnerable Whale Sharks (Sci. Total Environ.):

Effects of climate warming on energetics & habitat of the world's largest marine ectotherm
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Cape Cod, US > PFAS Fish Contamination (Environ. Sci. Technol.)

Characterizing the Areal Extent of PFAS Contamination in Fish Species Downgradient of AFFF Source Zones
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Global Plant CO2 Uptake (Oak Ridge Lab Story On Paywalled Nature Paper):

Oak Ridge Nat'l Lab: Plant CO2 uptake rises by nearly one third in new global estimates

Nature (Paywall): Terrestrial photosynthesis inferred from plant carbonyl sulfide uptake
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Europe > Drought (Nature):

Direct & lagged climate change effects intensified the 2022 European drought
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CO2 R&D Activities (Nature Review):

Sustainable production of CO2-derived materials
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S Korea > Heatwaves & Public Health (Nature):

Compound impact of heatwaves on vulnerable groups considering age, income, & disability
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Ocean Temp Dynamics (Nature):

Synchronous decadal climate variability in the tropical Central Pacific & tropical South Atlantic
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Brazilian Amazon > Deforestation & Malaria (PNAS):

Ecological change increases malaria risk in the Brazilian Amazon
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Wildfire & Human Health (Potsdam Institute Story On 2 Paywalled Nature Studies):

PIK News: New attribution studies: Increasing effects of global warming on fire dynamics & public health

Nature (Paywall): Attributing human mortality from fire PM2.5 to climate change

Nature (Paywall): Global burned area increasingly explained by climate change
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Arctic Warming & Severe Winters (Nature):

Anomalous Arctic warming linked with severe winter weather in Northern Hemisphere continents
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Coastal Urbanization & Mangroves (Nature):

Coastal urbanization may indirectly positively impact growth of mangrove forests
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Wildfire Prediction (Nature):

Warm Arctic-Cold Eurasia pattern helps predict spring wildfire burned area in West Siberia
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The Carbon Cycle & Mountains (Nature):

Variation of CO2 concentration & its provenance in alpine on the south slope of Tomur Peak, Tianshan Mountains
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Disruption of Microalgae & Ecosystems (Nature):

Warming could shift the phenological responses of benthic microalgae in temperate intertidal zones
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Communication, Justice & Action (Nature):

Climate justice beliefs related to climate action & policy support around the world
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Coral Reefs & Marine Heatwaves (Nature):

Selective breeding enhances coral heat tolerance to marine heatwaves
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Global Sea Level Rise Doubling (Nature):




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Internal Migration Flows (Phys.Org Story on Paywalled Nature Paper):

Phys.org: Climate change impacts internal migration worldwide, census data analysis reveals

Nature (Paywall): Drought & aridity influence internal migration worldwide
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UK > Household Energy Consumption (Energy Efficiency):

Physical, socio-psychological, & behavioural determinants of household energy consumption in the UK
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Increasing Forest Fire CO2 Emissions (ScienceDaily Story on Paywalled Science Paper):

ScienceDaily: Global carbon dioxide emissions from forest fires increase by 60 percent

Science (Paywall): Global rise in forest fire emissions linked to climate change in the extratropics
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Extreme Event Attribution (Frontiers Review):

Frontiers in attributing climate extremes & associated impacts
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China > Extreme Drought (ERL):

Attribution analysis of the persistent & extreme drought in southwest China during 2022–2023

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California > Shifting Grasslands (Nature):

Rapid shifts in grassland communities driven by climate change
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Extreme Ocean Temps (Nature):

Common occurrences of subsurface heatwaves & cold spells in ocean eddies
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China > Heatwaves, Air Pollution & Greenery (Nature):

The combined effects of heatwaves, air pollution & greenery on the risk of frailty: a national cohort study
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Arctic Sea-Ice (Nature):

Drivers of summer Arctic sea-ice extent at interannual time scale in CMIP6 large ensembles revealed by information flow
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Antarctica > Refractory Black Carbon Emissions (Nature):

Seasonal changes in black carbon footprint on the Antarctic Peninsula due to rising shipborne tourism & forest fires
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Australia > Energy & Extreme Temps (Nature):

The risk of energy hardship increases with extreme heat & cold in Australia
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Recent Warming Acceleration (Nature):

A recent surge in global warming is not detectable yet

UCSC Press Release: Global warming is happening, but not statistically ‘surging,’ new study finds

Zeke Hausfather Explainer (4/4/24, CarbonBrief): Factcheck: Why the recent ‘acceleration’ in global warming is what scientists expect
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E. Antarctica > Emperor Penguins At Risk (ESR):

Fast ice variability in East Antarctica: observed repercussions for emperor penguins
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Southeast Asia > Extreme Heatwave (Nature):

The characterization, mechanism, predictability, & impacts of the unprecedented 2023 Southeast Asia heatwave
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Europe > Forest Diversity (Nature):

Resilience of genetic diversity in forest trees over the Quaternary
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Europe > Ozone Contributions (Nature):

National & transboundary contributions to surface ozone concentration across European countries
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US > Mental Health & Engagement (Nature):

Climate change psychological distress is associated with increased collective climate action in the US
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Social Media & Populist Tropes (Nature):

Social media engagement in people & climate change
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China > Household Carbon Footprints (Nature):

Assessing the impacts of fertility & retirement policies on China’s carbon emissions
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US > Incarceration Infrastructure (Environ. Plan. E: Nat. Space):

“Because we’re dying in here”: A study of environmental vulnerability & climate risks in incarceration infrastructure
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Kenya > Solar & Wind Power (Cell Rep.):

The map behind the roadmap—Introducing a geospatial energy model for utility-scale solar & wind power buildout in Kenya
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Weather Forecasting Via Deep-Learning (GRL):

Predictability Limit of the 2021 Pacific Northwest Heatwave From Deep-Learning Sensitivity Analysis
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Surface Warming Spikes (ACP):

The 2023 global warming spike was driven by the El Niño–Southern Oscillation
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Globally Shifting Atmospheric Rivers (Science):

A global poleward shift of atmospheric rivers
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Projecting Global Changes (Nature):

network-based constraint to evaluate climate sensitivity
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China > Sustainable Rice (Nature):

Signatures of local adaptation & maladaptation to future climate in wild Zizania latifolia
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Changing Pacific Atoll Islands (Nature):

Island change framework defines dominant modes of atoll island dynamics in response to environmental change
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Global Extreme Precip Events (Nature):

Amplified temperature sensitivity of extreme precipitation events following heat stress
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Mexico > Food Security During Extreme Weather (Nature):

Compound & cascading droughts & heatwaves decrease maize yields by nearly half in Sinaloa, Mexico
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Estimating Powerplant Emissions (ERL):

Assessment of the climate trace global powerplant CO2 emissions

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Arctic Vessel Noise Pollution (Nature):

Noise pollution from Arctic expedition cruise vessels: understanding causes, consequences & governance options
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Ripple & Rockström (Context Commentary):

We are near tipping points that will make the climate crisis worse
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