European Alps > Warming Caves (Nature):

Climate warming detected in caves of the European Alps
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Global Mountain Snow Cover (Nature):

Uneven global retreat of persistent mountain snow cover alongside mountain warming from ERA5-land
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England & Wales > Coastal Risks (Nature):

Vulnerability assessment of English & Welsh coastal areas
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Antarctic Seasonal Responses (Nature):

Antarctic extreme seasons under 20th & 21st century climate change
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Global Wildfires & Plant-Soil Water Cycling (Nature):

Widespread & systematic effects of fire on plant–soil water relations
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Bangladesh > Monsoons & Mental Health (Nature):

Psychological health declined during the post-monsoon season in communities impacted by sea-level rise in Bangladesh
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Arctic-Boreal Region > Snow & Soil Carbon (Nature):

Warming-induced contrasts in snow depth drive the future trajectory of soil carbon loss across the Arctic-Boreal region
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National Action Pathways (Nature):

The 4A climate action framework
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China > Cultural Ecosystem Services (Nature):

Modeling the distribution of cultural ecosystem services based on future climate variables under different scenarios
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Antarctic Ice Shelf Dynamics (Science):

Ross Ice Shelf frontal zone subjected to increasing melting by ocean surface waters
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Salt Marshes As Blue Carbon Sinks (Nature):

Salt marsh litter decomposition varies more by litter type than by extent of sea-level inundation
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Antarctic Sea Ice Variability (Nature):

Antarctic sea ice multidecadal variability triggered by Southern Annular Mode & deep convection
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Europe > Extreme Rainfall (Nature):

How climate change intensified storm Boris’ extreme rainfall, revealed by near-real-time storylines
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AMOC & Sea Ice (J of Climate):

The Role of Sea Ice Insulation Effects on the Probability of AMOC Transitions
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New TEK Book (Oregon State U):

Indigenous Critical Reflections on Traditional Ecological Knowledge

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Planetary Boundaries Update, Rockström, et al. (Nature Review):

Planetary Boundaries guide humanity’s future on Earth
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Adaptation & The Vulnerable (Science Commentary):

Misguided negative adaptation narratives are hurting the poor
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Island Nations > Flooding Risks (ERL):

Population exposure to flooding in Small Island Developing States under climate change
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N Europe > Risks & Adaptation (Nature):

Modulation of Northern Europe near-term anthropogenic warming & wettening assessed through internal variability storylines
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Growing Private Aircraft Emissions (Nature):

Private aviation is making a growing contribution to climate change
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Global Plastic Pollution (One Earth):

Plastics pollution exacerbates the impacts of all planetary boundaries
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Global Oceans & Changing Phytoplankton Biomass (Science):

Ocean-scale patterns of environment & climate changes driving global marine phytoplankton biomass dynamics
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US > Western Drought (Science):

Anthropogenic warming has ushered in an era of temperature-dominated droughts in the western US
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Salt Marsh Resilience To Sea-Level Rise (Nature):

Vegetation traits & biogeomorphic complexity shape the resilience of salt marshes to sea-level rise
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US > Weather Shocks & Migration (PNAS):

Weather deviations linked to undocumented migration & return between Mexico & the US
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US > Polarization, Politics & Fear (Nature):

How natural disasters & environmental fears shape American climate attitudes across political orientation
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Arctic Sea Ice & N Pacific Cyclones (Nature):

Tropical cyclone activity over western North Pacific favors Arctic sea ice increase
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Global Marine Pollution (Science):

Exploring global oceanic persistence & ecological effects of legacy persistent organic pollutants across five decades
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Attribution Science (Nature Editorial):

Advances in attribution
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Oceans, Energy & Carbon Cycles (Nature):

Submesoscales are a significant turbulence source in global ocean surface boundary layer
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Mitigation & Tropical Atmospheric Dynamics (Nature):

Irreversible changes in the sea surface temperature threshold for tropical convection to CO2 forcing
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US > Inland Water CO2 Emissions (AGU Adv.):

Toward Modeling Continental-Scale Inland Water Carbon Dioxide Emissions
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Antarctic Fisheries (Nature):

Tropical teleconnections through the Amundsen Sea Low impact Antarctic toothfish recruitment within the Ross Gyre
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Baja California Peninsula, Mexico > Marine Heatwaves (Nature):

Past & future impacts of marine heatwaves on small-scale fisheries in Baja California, Mexico
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US > Extreme Heat (Environ. Res. J.):

A rapid response process for evaluating causes of extreme temperature events in the US: The 2023 Texas/Louisiana heat wave as a prototype
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Global Soil Carbon (National Science Review):

Global decline in microbial-derived carbon stocks with climate warming & its future projections
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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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