Comparing Modeled & Observed Trends (Science Review):

Confronting Earth System Model trends with observations
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Bangladesh > Migration & Inequality (Nature):

Economic inequality is a crucial determinant of observed patterns of environmental migration
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New Book (Routledge):

Confronting Climate Coloniality: Decolonizing Pathways for Climate Justice
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Earth's Energy Imbalance & Ocean Warming (ERL):

Reconciling Earth's growing energy imbalance with ocean warming
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Arctic Sea-Ice Loss & Atmospheric Response (Nature):

Arctic sea-ice loss drives a strong regional atmospheric response over the North Pacific & North Atlantic on decadal scales
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Greenland > Fjord Heat Exchange (Nature):

Winter subglacial meltwater detected in a Greenland fjord
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UK > Extreme Heat & Fires (ERL):

Very high fire danger in UK in 2022 at least 6 times more likely due to human-caused climate change
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Amazonia > Threatened Peatlands (ERL):

Surge of peatland destruction by an advancing front of artisanal gold mining in Amazonia
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Svalbard > Methane Emissions (Biogeosciences):

Proglacial methane emissions driven by meltwater & groundwater flushing in a high-Arctic glacial catchment
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Predicting Weather Extremes (Nature):

How to stop being surprised by unprecedented weather
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Whales & Nutrient Movement (Nature):

Migrating baleen whales transport high-latitude nutrients to tropical & subtropical ecosystems
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Himalayan Ag Adaptation (Sci. Total Environ.):

Climatic vulnerability & adaptation strategies for vegetable production in the Northern Himalayan region
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Global Tree Restoration Impacts (Nature):

Observed different impacts of potential tree restoration on local surface & air temperature
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Madagascar > Farmer Adaptation (PLOS):

Climate Change Perceptions & Adaptive Behavior Among Smallholder Farmers in Northeast Madagascar
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Geoengineering Implications (Nature):

Assessing the impacts of mitigation & geoengineering intervention scenarios on Earth system dynamics & climatological variability with multimodal simulations
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Antarctica > Dynamics of Projecting Ice Loss (Nature):

Rare ice-base temperature measurements in Antarctica reveal a cold base in contrast with predictions
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Mitigation Via Worldwide Solar Panels (Nature):

Worldwide rooftop photovoltaic electricity generation may mitigate global warming
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Greenland > Ice Sheet Instability (Nature):

Active ice sheet conservation cannot stop the retreat of Sermeq Kujalleq glacier, Greenland
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Emissions From Global Ditches/Canals (Global Change Biology):

The Importance of Ditches & Canals in Global Inland Water CO2 and N2O Budgets
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Shifting N Atlantic Hurricanes (Nature):

The southward shift of hurricane genesis over the northern Atlantic Ocean
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Mesoamerica > Vulnerable Cloud Forests (Science):

Upslope plant species shifts in Mesoamerican cloud forests driven by climate & land use change
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West Antarctic Ice Loss Dynamics (Nature):

The influence of subglacial lake discharge on Thwaites Glacier ice-shelf melting & grounding-line retreat
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Monitoring Forests Worldwide (EDS):

OpenForest: a data catalog for machine learning in forest monitoring
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Risks to Tropical American Plant Communities (Science):

Tropical forests in the Americas are changing too slowly to track climate change
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US > Marine Heatwaves (Nature):

Climate change & variability drive increasing exposure of marine heatwaves across US estuaries
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Caribou Conservation & Indigenous Observations (Global Change Biology):

The Erosion of Threatened Southern Mountain Caribou Migration
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UK > Decarbonization Via Tree-Planting (PNAS):

Resilient tree-planting strategies for carbon dioxide removal under compounding climate & economic uncertainties
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Declining Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ERL):

Decline of Antarctic Circumpolar Current due to polar ocean freshening
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High-Mountain Asia > Precipitation Changes (Nature):

Warming triggers snowfall fraction loss Thresholds in High-Mountain Asia
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US Washington State > Community Natural Solutions (PLOS):

Opportunities & challenges to community-level adoption of natural climate solutions in Washington State
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Japan > Extreme Typhoons & Power Outages (Nature):

Extreme typhoon events trigger long-lasting power outages & require demand-side solutions to enhance energy resiliency
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Predicting Mid-Latitude Extreme Events (Nature):

Recent changes in ENSO’s impacts on the summertime circumglobal teleconnection & mid-latitude extremes
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US > Increasing Winter Precipitation Extremes (Nature):

Projected increase in ENSO-induced US winter extreme hydroclimate events in SPEAR large ensemble simulation
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Global Biomass Supply Chain Emissions (Nature):

Rising greenhouse gas emissions embodied in the global bioeconomy supply chain
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Social Networks, AI & Emotions (Nature):

Artificial intelligence, digital social networks, & climate emotions
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Global Water & Carbon Cycling (Nature):

Soil moisture-atmosphere interactions drive terrestrial carbon-water trade-offs
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Yangtze River > Ecosystem Impacts (Nature):

Extreme drought-heatwave events threaten the biodiversity & stability of aquatic plankton communities in the Yangtze River ecosystems
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Antarctic Ice & Warm Water Dynamics (Nature):

Seasonal regimes of warm Circumpolar Deep Water intrusion toward Antarctic ice shelves
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US > Journalism & Communication (Nature Review):

A temperature check on climate communication: where are we?
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Decreasing Natural CO2 Sequestration (Weather):

Natural sequestration of carbon dioxide is in decline: climate change will accelerate
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US Southwest > Extreme Wildfires (Global Change Biology):

Extreme Fire Spread Events Burn More Severely & Homogenize Postfire Landscapes in the Southwestern US
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Shifting Ocean Currents (Nature):

Onshore intensification of subtropical western boundary currents in a warming climate
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Yellowstone Nat'l Park, US > Wolves & Biodiversity (Global Ecology & Conserv.):

The strength of the Yellowstone trophic cascade after wolf reintroduction
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Antarctic Sea Ice Predictability (Nature):

ENSO’s impact on linear & nonlinear predictability of Antarctic sea ice
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Indonesia > Coastal Hazards & Mental Health (Nature):

Association between climate related hazards & depression among coastal communities in Indonesia
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NE Atlantic Fish Health (Nature):

How will the cumulative effects of fishing & climate change affect the health & resilience of the Celtic Sea ecosystem?
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Predicting Changing AMOC (Nature):

Continued Atlantic overturning circulation even under climate extremes

Stefan Rahmstorf Comments on RealClimate.org: How will media report on this new AMOC study?
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Flu Epidemics (Nature):

Climate warming & influenza dynamics: the modulating effects of seasonal temperature increases on epidemic patterns
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Projecting Global Weather Damages (Nature):

Statistical downscaling differences strongly alter projected climate damages
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Birds at Risk (Ecology Letters):

Environmental Variability Shapes Life History of the World's Birds
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US > Lake Algae Blooms (PNAS):

Abrupt changes in algal biomass of thousands of US lakes are related to climate & are more likely in low-disturbance watersheds
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Impacts of Changing AMOC (PNAS):

Weakening AMOC reduces ocean carbon uptake & increases the social cost of carbon
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AMOC Stability Dynamics (Nature):

Structural stability changes of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation
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Researcher Communication Driving Action (Nature Commentary):

How scientists can drive climate action: celebrate nature & promote hope
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Identifying Misinformation (Nature):

Automated fact-checking of climate claims with large language models
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Analyzing Extreme Events Via AI (Nature Review):

Artificial intelligence for modeling & understanding extreme weather & climate events
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Arctic Impacts (Science Special Issue Review):

Disappearing landscapes: The Arctic at +2.7°C global warming
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Hawaiʻi > Nature Based Solutions (Nature):

Scaling biocultural initiatives can support nature, food, & culture from summit to sea
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Antarctica > Soil Carbon Sinks (Nature):

Global warming may turn ice-free areas of Maritime & Peninsular Antarctica into potential soil organic carbon sinks
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UK > Peatland Wildfires (ERL):

Spikes in UK wildfire emissions driven by peatland fires in dry years

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Europe > Energy Transition (Nature):

Multi-country evidence on societal factors to include in energy transition modelling
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Indigenous Resilience > Gitxsan Nation (Canadian Geographies):

A framework for Indigenous climate resilience: A Gitxsan case study
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Thailand > Ag pathogens (Nature):

Modelling the effects of climate change on the interaction between bacteria & phages with a temperature-dependent lifecycle switch
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E Antarctic Ice Sheet > Predicting Sea Level Rise (Nature):

East Antarctic tectonic basin structure & its implications for ice-sheet modeling & sea-level projections
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California Current & Marine Heatwaves (Nature):

Vertical structure of subsurface marine heatwaves in a shallow nearshore upwelling system
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Urban Driving Emissions (Nature):

Predictive methods for CO2 emissions & energy use in vehicles at intersections
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AMOC & Indian Ocean Dynamics (Nature):

Limited influence of the Agulhas leakage on the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation under present-day climate conditions
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California > Wildfire Risk (Nature):

Compounding effects of climate change & WUI expansion quadruple the likelihood of extreme-impact wildfires in California
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Antarctica > Changing Sea Ice Extent (Nature):

A twenty-first century structural change in Antarctica’s sea ice system
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S Mediterranean Basin > Coastal Risks (Earth's Future):

Soaring Building Collapses in Southern Mediterranean Coasts: Hydroclimatic Drivers & Adaptive Landscape Mitigations
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SE Asia > Impacts from Arctic Sea Ice Loss (Nature):

Beaufort sea ice loss contributes to enhanced health exposure to fire weather over Southeast Asia
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Arctic Indigenous Food Cultures (Nature Commentary):

Arctic food & energy security at the crossroads
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Africa > Ag Grasslands (Nature Commentary):

Make African grasslands climate-change resilient
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Korean Peninsula > Groundwater Dynamics (Nature):

Climate change effects on submarine groundwater discharge & regional variations along the Korean Peninsula
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Tropical Andes > Decreasing Glacier Mass (Cryosphere):

Physically based modelling of glacier evolution under climate change in the tropical Andes
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Bioenergy & Planetary Boundaries (Nature):

Multiple planetary boundaries preclude biomass crops for carbon capture & storage outside of agricultural areas
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US > Electrifying Freight Trucks & Enviro Justice (Nature):

Impact of truck electrification on air pollution disparities in the US
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Marine Ecosystem Restoration with Indigenous & Community Involvement (Nature Review):

A framework for just seascape restoration
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S Africa > Sea Level Rise (Nature):

Sea level trends along the South African coast from 1993 to 2022 using XTRACK altimetry, tide gauges, & GNSS measurements
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Latin America > Urban Flooding & Inequity (Nature):

Social disparities in neighborhood flood exposure in 44,698 urban neighborhoods in Latin America
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Indigenous Knowledge & Human-Polar Bear Coexistence (Nature):

Coexistence between people & polar bears supports Indigenous knowledge mobilization in wildlife management & research

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New Zealand > Indigenous Water Management (Nature):

Untapping the potential of Indigenous water jurisdiction: perspectives from Whanganui & Aotearoa New Zealand
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Indigenous Knowledge & Futures Thinking (Sustainability Science Review):

Framings in Indigenous futures thinking: barriers, opportunities, & innovations
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AMOC Update by Stefan Rahmstorf (RealClimate.org):

The AMOC is slowing, it’s stable, it’s slowing, no, yes, …
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Utilizing Indigenous Knowledge & other Traditional Knowledge re: Adaptation (Nature):

Curating transformation can strengthen adaptation & minimize losses & damages
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Iran > Pastoralist Adaptation (Nature):

Climate change adaptation strategies adopted by pastoralists in rangelands in Golestan province, Iran
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China > Urbanization & Ozone (Nature):

Research on the impact of land use & land cover changes on local meteorological conditions & surface ozone in the north China plain from 2001 to 2020
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E Asia > Urban Heatwave Mortality (Nature):

Nonlinear exposure-response associations of daytime, nighttime, & day-night compound heatwaves with mortality amid climate change
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Sub-Saharan Africa > Sustainable Ag (Nature):

Modelling mixed crop-livestock systems & climate impact assessment in sub-Saharan Africa
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Borneo > Tropical Forest Clearance (Science):

Tropical forest clearance impacts biodiversity & function, whereas logging changes structure
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New Zealand > Indigenous Knowledge on Coastal Change (Camb. Prism., Coast. Futures):

Braiding archaeology, geomorphology & indigenous knowledge to improve the understanding of local-scale coastal change
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Nigeria > Ag Impacts (Science):

Cropland expansion links climate extremes & diets in Nigeria
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Indigenous Rights, Big Data & Open Science (Nature):

Governance of Indigenous data in open earth systems science
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US > Justice & Indigenous Co-Management (Nature):

From paternalism to self-determination: examining evolving tribal-federal relationships & co-management arrangements through three case studies
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SE Asia > Wet & Dry Extremes (Nature):

Impact of land use changes & global warming on extreme precipitation patterns in the Maritime Continent
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China > Heatwave & Drought Soil Impacts (Nature):

Synergistic effects of high atmospheric & soil dryness on record-breaking decreases in vegetation productivity over Southwest China in 2023
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Tibetan Plateau > Heatwaves (Nature):

Heatwave magnitude quantization & impact factors analysis over the Tibetan Plateau
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African Mountain Regions > Impacts & Adaptation (Nature):

Perceived climate change impacts & adaptation responses in ten African mountain regions
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Egypt > Inland Waterbody CO2 Sinks (Nature):

Integrated approach for estimating climate change impacts on CO2 sink capacity of inland waterbodies using hydrodynamic modelling & GIS analysis
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Indigenous, Land-Based Knowledge (Book Chapter, Open Access, Springer Nature):

Chapter: Transforming the Planetary Health Crisis Through an Indigenous Land-Based Meta-Narrative

Full Open Access Book: Transforming Global Health Partnerships; Critical Reflections & Visions of Equity at the Research-Practice Interface
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