W Antarctic Ice Sheet & Sea-Level Rise (Nature):

Southern Ocean evidence for recurring West Antarctic Ice Sheet destabilization during Marine Isotope Stage 11

Southern Ocean & CO2 Uptake (GRL):

Increased Carbon Sink Within the Seasonal Sea Ice Zone Associated With Climate Variability in the Southern Ocean

Tropical SE Atlantic > Marine Heatwaves (Science):

Positive Indian Ocean Dipole intensifies marine heatwaves in the tropical southeast Atlantic coastal region

Alaska > Peat-Fires (Nature):

Peatland fires in Alaska will double by the end of the century

China > Heatwaves & Ozone (Nature):

Future warming exacerbates heatwave-ozone compound extremes in China

New Fossil Fuel Projects (Nature):

Quantifying the regional to global climate impacts of individual fossil fuel projects to inform decision-making

Mountain Glacier Impacts (Nature):

Mountain glaciers recouple to atmospheric warming over the twenty-first century

Global Tipping Points (Int'l Research Group Report):

Global Tipping Points Report 2025 (download)

Nature News: Coral die-off marks Earth’s first climate ‘tipping point’, scientists say

Tipping Points in Circulation Systems (ESD):

Tipping points in ocean & atmosphere circulations

Germany > Livestock & Wolves (People & Nature):

How to reconcile pasture grazing & wolf recolonisation? Perceptions of management options by livestock farmers in Germany

Stefan Rahmstorf on AMOC (RealClimate Blog):

High-resolution ‘fingerprint’ images reveal a weakening Atlantic Ocean circulation (AMOC)

Projecting Emissions & Sea-Level Rise (Cornell U News re: Nature Paywalled Study):

Cornell Chronicle: To prevent rapid sea-level rise, reduce emissions now

Nature (Paywall): The interplay of future emissions & geophysical uncertainties for projections of sea-level rise

Ag Heat Impacts (ERL):

Amplified agricultural impacts from more frequent & intense sequential heat events

Impacts on Marine Ecosystems (BG):

Mapping the safe operating space of marine ecosystems under contrasting emission pathways

E Asia > Summer Heatwaves (ERL):

Hotspots of summer heatwaves in East Asia & their associated radiative & dynamical forcing

SW North America > Hot Drought (GRL):

Hot Drought of Summer 2023 in Southwestern North America

Aviation Clouds & Warming (Earth's Future):

A Stylized Study of the Climate Response to Longwave & Shortwave Forcing at the Altitude of Aviation-Induced Cirrus

India > Malaria Risk (Nature):

Changing climate & its impacts on the dynamics of future malaria transmission over certain endemic regions in India

Global Mountain Landscape Loss (Nature):

Global loss of mountain vegetated landscapes & its impact on biodiversity conservation

Migration & Immobility (Annual Review):

Immobility in the Context of Climate Change

Europe > Extreme Weather Ag Risks (STOTEN Review):

Extreme weather risks for European agriculture (1981–2020): A quantitative review using the E3CI

China > River Runoff (Nature):

Climate change & human activities amplify runoff variability risks in lower reaches of large rivers

Africa > Ag Adaptation (Nature Review):

A systematic review of climate change adaptation in vegetable farming systems in Africa

Amazon Forest Fire-Driven Degradation (BG Ltrs):

Extensive fire-driven degradation in 2024 marks worst Amazon forest disturbance in over 2 decades

Canada > Burned Peatland Emissions (GRL):

Large Carbon Losses From Burned Permafrost Peatlands During Post-Fire Succession

Marine Heatwaves, Food Webs & Carbon (Nature):

Marine heatwaves modulate food webs & carbon transport processes

Amazon River > Plastic Pollution (Ambio Review):

Plastic pollution in the Amazon: The first comprehensive & structured scoping review

Arctic Stratosphere Dynamics (Nature):

Arctic stratospheric ozone as a precursor of ENSO events since 2000s

Europe's Marine Heatwaves (Nature):

Recent European marine heatwaves are unprecedented but not unexpected

Austria > Rain & Debris Flows (Nature):

Climate induced increase in frequency & area affected by critical rainfall conditions triggering debris flows in Austria

Global Crop Water Consumption (Nature):

Global spatially explicit crop water consumption shows an overall increase of 9% for 46 agricultural crops from 2010 to 2020

Global Food Waste (Cell Rep. Sustain. Commentary):

The global convergence of food waste: A growing sustainability challenge

Energy Transition Macroeconomics (Energy Strategy Reviews):

Macroeconomic impact of energy transition: A comparative study of developed & developing countries

N Atlantic - Europe > Changing Precipitation (WCD):

How relevant are frequency changes of weather regimes for understanding climate change signals in surface precipitation in the North Atlantic–European sector? A conceptual analysis with CESM1 large ensemble simulations

Mitigation / Adaptation Decision-Making Tool (ERL Review):

The (Co)Benefits Portal—an evidence-based & climate policy-relevant tool for decision-making

Our Global Food System & Planetary Boundaries (Lancet):

Lancet (Paywall): The EAT–Lancet Commission on healthy, sustainable, and just food systems

Explained by Johan Rockström (5.5 min):

 

Antarctic Sea Ice Dynamics (ERL):

Reversal of Ross Sea shelf water freshening is linked to a persistent decline in Antarctic sea ice since the mid-2010s

Marine Heatwave Attribution (ERC):

Lagrangian attribution of marine heatwave drivers

Reservoir CO2 & CH4 Emissions (Nature):

Freeze-thaw seasonal variations & environmental controls of CO2 & CH4 diffusive emissions from reservoirs in the upper Yellow River

Net Zero & Heatwaves (Environ. Res. Clim.):

Heatwaves in a net zero World

Arabian Gulf > Marine Heatwaves (Nature):

Intensification of marine heatwaves & their climate drivers in the Arabian Gulf

AMOC & Bipolar Convection Seesaw (Nature):

Earth system response to Heinrich events explained by a bipolar convection seesaw

Europe > Changes in Hailstorms (NHESS):

Insights from hailstorm track analysis in European climate change simulations

Southern Ocean Ice & Heat Uptake Dynamics (ESD):

Increased future ocean heat uptake constrained by Antarctic sea ice extent

IPCC Emissions Scenarios (Nature):

Influence of individual models & studies on quantitative mitigation findings in the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report

Consumption by the Rich (Nature):

Nudge the rich! The case for targeting the top 10% in behavioural climate policy

Destabilising Tipping Elements (Potsdam Inst. Press Release on Nature Paywalled Paper):

Nature (Paywall): Destabilization of Earth system tipping elements

PIK Press Release: Four major Earth system components are losing stability

Antarctica > Seafloor Seeps (Nature):

Antarctic seep emergence & discovery in the shallow coastal environment

The Warming Arctic (GRL):

Intensified Warm & Moist Arctic Coast in Summer Due To Future Sea Ice Retreat

Justice & Int'l Migration (Nature):

Evidence of climate & economic drivers affecting migration in an unequal & warming world

Renewed Doughnut Framework for Human Needs & Planetary Integrity (Nature):

Doughnut of social & planetary boundaries monitors a world out of balance

Nature Editorial: End GDP mania: how the world should really measure prosperity

Predicting Sea Level Changes (Science):

Relative sea level projections constrained by historical trends at tide gauge sites

N Hemisphere > Compound Extreme Events (AGU Adv):

A Millennium of ENSO Influence on Jet Stream Driven Summer Climate Extremes

California's Glaciers (Science):

Glaciers in California’s Sierra Nevada are likely disappearing for the first time in the Holocene

Mississippi River, US > Extreme Storms & Floods (Science):

Increasing flood hazard in the Lower Mississippi River due to extreme storm clustering

Opening of the Arctic Sea Route (Nature):

Arctic Sea Route access reshapes global shipping carbon emissions

Global Forest Fragmentation (Nature):

A globally consistent negative effect of edge on aboveground forest biomass

Global Flood-Induced Displacement (Nature):

Socioeconomic predictors of vulnerability to flood-induced displacement

Great Britain > Land Use Trade-Offs (Nature):

Strategic land reallocation enhances carbon sequestration & biodiversity protection without compromising agricultural productivity in Great Britain

Aviation Emissions & Contrails (Nature):

The social costs of aviation CO2 & contrail cirrus

AMOC & N Atlantic Temp / Salinity (Nature):

North Atlantic temperature & salinity changes are driven by external forcing, underestimated by CMIP6 models

E Asia > Sea-Level Rise & Extreme Cold (Nature):

Intensification of extreme cold events in East Asia in response to global mean sea-level rise

W Mediterranean Regional Warming (JGR Atmos.):

Regional Aspects of Observed Temperature & Precipitation Trends in the Western Mediterranean: Insights From a Timescale Decomposition Analysis

Tibetan Plateau > Extreme Precipitation (GRL):

Rapid Intensification of Persistent Extreme Precipitation Over the Eastern Periphery of the Tibetan Plateau After 2000: The Role of Southwest Vortices

Vietnam > Mangrove Carbon Storage (PLOS):

Land use change drives decadal-scale persistence of sediment organic carbon storage of restored mangrove

Switzerland > Extreme Hailstorm (GRL):

A Storyline Climate-Change Attribution Study of a High-Impact Hailstorm in Switzerland

Amazonian Tree Size (Nature):

Increasing tree size across Amazonia

AMOC & Orbital Cycles (GRL):

Collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Ocean Circulation Induced by Precession: Sensitivity to Orbital Acceleration

Antarctic Atmosphere–Ocean Variability (Nature):

Dynamical reconstruction of Southern Ocean & Antarctic climate variability since 1700

Arctic Sea Ice Dynamics (Nature):

Recent slowing of Arctic sea ice melt tied to multidecadal NAO variability

East Asian Heatwaves (AGU Adv.):

Unprecedented Marine Heatwave Significantly Exacerbated the Record-Breaking 2023 East Asian Summer Heatwave

Europe > Forestry Impacts (Nature):

Rising cost of disturbances for forestry in Europe under climate change

Planetary Boundary Report (Potsdam Inst. for Climate Impact Research):

Planetary Health Check 2025 (Download 144 pg)

Mongabay: Interview with Johan Rockström

Global Urban Heat Exposure (Nature):

The world’s largest cities under climate change & their adaptive capacity to rising heat

Macroeconomic Impacts (PLOS):

Rising temperatures, melting incomes: Country-specific macroeconomic effects of climate scenarios

The Netherlands > Sea Level Rise Adaptation (Nature):

How an economic & financial perspective could guide transformational adaptation to sea level rise

China > Coastal Risks (Nature):

Development policy affects coastal flood exposure in China more than sea-level rise

Predicting Glacier Mass Balance (Cryosphere):

Decadal re-forecasts of glacier climatic mass balance

Greenland Ice Sheet & Atmospheric Rivers (AGU Adv.):

Atmospheric River Impacts on the Greenland Ice Sheet Through the Last Interglacial

US > Riverine Heat Waves (PNAS):

Riverine heat waves on the rise, outpacing air heat waves

Arctic Wildfire & Snow Cover Dynamics (Nature):

Delayed formation of Arctic snow cover in response to wildland fires in a warming climate

Global Water Scarcity (Nature):

The first emergence of unprecedented global water scarcity in the Anthropocene

Global Road Traffic Impacts (Nature):

Global expansion of the ecological impact of extra-urban road traffic

Pacific NW Heatwave & Asian Summer Monsoon Dynamics (GRL):

Impact of Asian Summer Monsoon on the 2021 Pacific Northwest Heatwave: Can It? Did It?

Sweden > Sustainable Food (Nature):

Diet changes in food futures improve Swedish environmental & health outcomes

Mongolia > Rangeland Degradation (Science):

Climate rather than overgrazing explains most rangeland primary productivity change in Mongolia

Amazonian Community Territorial Mgmt (Nature):

Community-based management expands ecosystem protection footprint in Amazonian forests

US West > Post Wildfire Snow Loss (Science):

Impact of current & warmer climate conditions on snow cover loss in burned forests

US > Equity, Mitigation & Bird Conservation (Nature):

A nature-based conservation framework that aligns opportunities for bird biodiversity, climate mitigation, & human equity

Global Human Health Losses (Nature):

Health losses attributed to anthropogenic climate change

Coral Reefs at Risk (Nature):

Reduced Atlantic reef growth past 2 °C warming amplifies sea-level impacts

Arctic Permafrost & Positive Feedback (Science):

Climate-carbon feedback tradeoff between Arctic & alpine permafrost under warming

Global Hydropower & Flood Risk (Earth's Future):

Has Hydropower Made the World More Flood-Prone?

S America > Reduced AMOC Impacts (JGR Atmos.):

Impacts of a Reduced AMOC on the South America Mean Climate & Extremes

Puerto Rico > Soil Respiration (Nature):

Warming induces unexpectedly high soil respiration in a wet tropical forest

Tipping Point Dynamics (ESD Ideas):

Climate tipping is not instantaneous – the duration of an overshoot matters

New Book (Hatchette):

Science Under Siege: How to Fight the Five Most Powerful Forces that Threaten Our World

Global Wetland CH4 Emission Feedbacks (Nature):

Addressing methane emission feedbacks from global wetlands

China > Wildfire Emissions (ACP):

Spatiotemporal patterns & drivers of wildfire CO2 emissions in China from 2001 to 2022

Africa > Growing Heatwaves & Heat Stress (Societal Impacts):

The societal impact of heatwave intensification & heat stress on African Urban populations