New Indigenous Book (Hachette):

The Water Remembers: My Indigenous Family's Fight to Save a River & a Way of Life
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Declining Great Lakes Indigenous Wild Rice Harvest (Nature):

Climate change contributes to the decline in off-reservation tribal harvest availability in the Great Lakes region
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China > Changing Temps (Nature):

Changes in the annual cycle of surface air temperature over China in the 21st century simulated by CMIP6 models
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China > Urban Heat Islands (Nature):

Exploring spatial–temporal evolution patterns of urban heat islands in summer & winter: evidence from a megacity of China
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Tropical Cyclone Risk (Science):

Navigating & attributing uncertainty in future tropical cyclone risk estimates
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Threat to Frog Diversity (Nature):

Climate change is projected to shrink phylogenetic endemism of Neotropical frogs
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Black Carbon Impacts on Antarctic Sea Ice (EDS):

Impact of increased anthropogenic Amazon wildfires on Antarctic Sea ice melt via albedo reduction
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Permafrost & Heatwaves (Nature):

Unstable permafrost regions experience more severe heatwaves in a warming climate
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Global Bird Resilience (Nature):

The global determinants of climate niche breadth in birds
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Southern Africa > Adaptation Planning (Climate Policy):

How is climate science used to inform national-level adaptation planning in southern Africa?
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N Atlantic > 2023 Marine Heat Extreme (Nature):

Internal variability effect doped by climate change drove the 2023 marine heat extreme in the North Atlantic
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Global Coastal Megacities & Hot–Wet Compound Events (Nature):

Increasing probability of extreme rainfall preconditioned by humid heatwaves in global coastal megacities
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Indigenous Conservation & Traditional Ecological Knowledge / TEK (Nature News):

The future of conservation lies in listening, not just science
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S Asia > GHG Emissions & CO2 Sinks (GBC):

South Asia's Ecosystems Are a Net Carbon Sink, But the Region Is a Major Net GHG Source to the Atmosphere
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Global Urban Green Infrastructure (Urban Forestry & Urban Greening):

Where should the green go? A systematic literature review of methods for siting green infrastructure to mitigate rising heat & stormwater risks in cities worldwide
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Columbia > Carbon Stock of Peatlands (ERL):

Widespread carbon-dense peatlands in the Colombian lowlands
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UK > Local Governance (Environmental Science & Policy):

Integrating citizens’ assemblies into local climate governance: Lessons from a UK case study
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S Atlantic > Marine Heatwaves & Compound Events (Nature):

Extreme compound events in the equatorial & South Atlantic
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West Antarctic Sea Ice (Nature):

Distinct Impacts of the Central & Eastern Atlantic Niño on West Antarctic Sea Ice
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Global Estuary Salt Intrusion (Nature):

Global increases of salt intrusion in estuaries under future environmental conditions
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Overshoot Concepts & Knowledge (Annual Reviews):

Overshoot: A Conceptual Review of Exceeding & Returning to Global Warming of 1.5°C
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Hawaiʻi > Coastal Erosion (Nature):

Wave driven cross shore & alongshore transport reveal more extreme projections of shoreline change in island environments
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Projecting Sea Level Rise (Nature Editorial):

Studying past sea level change is key to understanding ongoing & future sea level rise
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Impacts to Large Mammals of the Alborz Mountains, Iran (Nature):

Climate change impacts on altitudinal movements of society large mammals in the Alborz
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Impacts to Migratory Raptor, the lesser kestrel (Nature):

Evolutionarily distinct lineages of a migratory bird of prey show divergent responses to climate change
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The Future of Nuclear Power (Energy Policy):

Atomic rivers. The (Un)sustainability of nuclear power in an age of climate change
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Indian Monsoon Extreme Rain (Nature):

Seasonal prediction of Indian summer monsoon extreme rainfall frequency
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Global Snow Drought (GRL):

Patterns of Snow Drought Under Climate Change: From Dry to Warm Dominance
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Global Tree Cover (Nature):

Potential tree cover under current & future climate scenarios
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Europe > Projecting Changing Rivers (Wtr Resources Research):

Identifying & Quantifying the Impact of Climatic & Non-Climatic Drivers on River Discharge in Europe
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Global Ocean Management (Nature):

Challenges in expert ratings of marine habitat & species sensitivity to anthropogenic pressures
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Arctic Warming & Time of Emergence (Nature):

The time of emergence of Arctic warming, wetting & sea ice melting
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Tracing Emissions from Global Fossil Fuel & Cement Producers (ERL):

Estimating the sea level rise responsibility of industrial carbon producers
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Europe > Bird Declines (J of Biogeography):

European Breeding Bird Declines Associated With Narrower Climatic Niches
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Antarctic Basal Melt (Nature):

Regional conditions determine thresholds of accelerated Antarctic basal melt in climate projection
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Global Lake Heatwaves (Nature):

Subsurface heatwaves in lakes
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Landlocked Caspian Sea at Risk (Nature):

Rapid decline of Caspian Sea level threatens ecosystem integrity, biodiversity protection, & human infrastructure
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Southern Ocean Sea Ice Decline (Nature):

Pacific sub-decadal sea surface temperature variations contributed to recent Antarctic Sea ice decline trend
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Land-Ocean Transboundary Heatwaves (Nature):

Frequent land-ocean transboundary migration of tropical heatwaves under climate change
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Permafrost Thaw & Organic Nitrogen (Soil & Environmental Health):

Role of permafrost thaw transitions in biogeochemical nitrogen cycling
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Lightning, Forests & Carbon Storage (Global Change Biology):

Lightning Impacts on Global Forest & Carbon Dynamics: Current Understanding & Knowledge Gaps
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Global Health Impacts (Future Healthcare J):

Understanding the health impacts of the climate crisis
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Global Freshwater Depletion Hotspots (Nature):

Tracking grid-level freshwater boundary exceedance along global supply chains from consumption to impact
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Ice Sheets & Sea-Level Rise (Nature):

Subglacial water amplifies Antarctic contributions to sea-level rise
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Global Record-Breaking Impacts (Nature):

Global & regional drivers for exceptional climate extremes in 2023-2024: beyond the new normal
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Urban Heat Islands > Mitigation & Adaptation (Nature):

Surface urban heat island effects intensify more rapidly in lower income countries
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Wildfire & Respiratory Risk (Nature):

Respiratory risks from wildfire-specific PM2.5 across multiple countries & territories
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Global Methane Mitigation (Nature):

Drivers of persistent changes in the global methane cycle under aggressive mitigation action
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Eurasia & AMOC (Nature):

Future increases in Eurasian mid-latitude winter temperature variability shaped by a weakened Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation
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Canada > Arctic Watershed Erosion (Nature):

Fluvial erosion linked to warming in the Canadian Arctic
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Global Mangroves at Risk (Nature):

Mangroves & their services are at risk from tropical cyclones & sea level rise under climate change
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Italy > Multi-Year Droughts (Int. J. Climatol.):

Widespread Multi-Year Droughts in Italy: Identification & Causes of Development
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Southern Ocean & Iceberg Meltwater Dynamics (Nature):

Giant iceberg meltwater increases upper-ocean stratification & vertical mixing
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Importance of Diverse Forests (Ecology Ltrs):

Tree Diversity Increases Forest Temperature Buffering via Enhancing Canopy Density & Structural Diversity
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Ocean CO2 Uptake Dynamics (Nature):

Emergence of an oceanic CO2 uptake hole under global warming
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Global Kelp Forests & Marine Heatwaves (Nature):

Global floating kelp forests have limited protection despite intensifying marine heatwave threats
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US > Indigenous Knowledge, Impacts & Resilience Report (Inst. for Tribal Environmental Professionals):

Status of Tribes & Climate Change Report (Vol. 2, Download 125 Pg)

Vol. 1 (2021, Download 317 Pg)

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E Asia & US West > Increasing Precipitation (Nature):

Higher precipitation in East Asia and western US expected with future Southern Ocean warming
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Global Deforestation & Carbon Stores at Risk (Nature):

Hedging our bet on forest permanence for the economic viability of climate targets

PIK: Losing forest carbon stocks could put climate goals out of reach
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Warming of the Southern Ocean (Nature):

The greater role of Southern Ocean warming compared to Arctic Ocean warming in shifting future tropical rainfall patterns
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Achieving Net Zero (Nature Commentary):

Six roadblocks to net zero — & how to get around them
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China > Lake Biodiversity & Stability (Nature):

Climate warming & nutrient enrichment destabilize plankton network stability over the past century
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Geopolitical Conflicts Hamper Mitigation (Nature Perspective):

Geopolitical conflict impedes climate change mitigation
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Arabian Peninsula > Extreme Precipitation Events (Nature):

Dynamics of intensification of extreme precipitation events over the Arabian Peninsula derived from CMIP6 simulations
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US > Atmospheric River Trends (Nature):

Opposing trends in winter Atmospheric River over the Western & Eastern US during the past four decades
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Global Wind Power Challenges (Nature):

Escalating wind power shortages during heatwaves
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Coral Atoll Islands & Sea Level Rise (Earth's Future):

Climate Adaptation for a Natural Atoll Island in the Maldives - Predicting the Long-Term Morphological Response of Coral Islands to Sea Level Rise & the Effect of Hazard Mitigation Strategies
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Asia > Soil & Croplands at Risk (Earth's Future, 3 Studies):

Changes in Compound Extreme Events & Their Impacts on Cropland Productivity in China, 1985–2019

Future Soil Erosion Risk in China: Differences in Erosion Driven by General & Extreme Precipitation Under Climate Change

Historical & Projected Cropland Impacts of Heatwaves in Central Asia Under Climate Change
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US > Escalating Heatwaves (Nature):

Understanding spatiotemporal variation of heatwave projections across US cities
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Global Soil Moisture Decline (CarbonBrief Story on Paywalled Science Paper):

Science (Paywall): Abrupt sea level rise & Earth’s gradual pole shift reveal permanent hydrological regime changes in the 21st century

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Spread of Human Pathogenic Bacteria (Science):

Anthropogenic activity & climate change exacerbate the spread of pathogenic bacteria in the environment
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Reducing Urban Heat Stress (Urban Climate):

Thermal hazards in urban spaces: A review of climate-resilient planning & design to reduce the heat stress
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AMOC Dynamics (GRL):

Collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation in a Strongly Eddying Ocean-Only Model
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Health of the Baltic Sea (Nature):

Major Baltic Inflows come in different flavours
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US > Beef Emissions (PNAS):

US grass-fed beef is as carbon intensive as industrial beef & ≈10-fold more intensive than common protein-dense alternatives
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Tropical Forests & Road Networks (Nature):

Sprawling roads enhanced tropical forest loss during the period 2001–2020
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Conservation in Global Borderlands (Nature):

Three-quarters of species’ ranges have not been covered by protected areas in global borders
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Germany > Sustainable Farming (Earth Stewardship):

Farmer motivation to participate in cooperative agri-environmental & climate measures
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Carbon Cycle Feedbacks, Rockström, et al. (ERL):

Interplay between climate & carbon cycle feedbacks could substantially enhance future warming

PIK News: Amplified global heating risk due to climate & carbon cycle feedbacks
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Global Lake Deoxygenation (Science):

Climate warming & heatwaves accelerate global lake deoxygenation
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Saving Glaciers (Nature Comment):

Glaciers are not just blocks of ice — plans to save them mustn’t overlook their hidden life
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China > Rhododendron (Woody Plant) Survival (Nature):

Predicting the impact of climate change on the distribution of rhododendron on the qinghai-xizang plateau using maxent model
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Alaska > Permafrost Thaw-Related Damages (Nature):

Permafrost thaw-related infrastructure damage costs in Alaska are projected to double under medium & high emission scenarios
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Training for a Green Economy (Nature Perspective):

Foundations for a green economy: how institutions shape green skills
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Siberia > Boreal Wildfires (Global Change Biology):

What Are the Limits to the Growth of Boreal Fires?
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Retreat of Marine-Terminating Glaciers (Nature):

New coasts emerging from the retreat of Northern Hemisphere marine-terminating glaciers in the twenty-first century
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Predicting Tropical Cyclones (Science):

An annually resolved 5700-year storm archive reveals drivers of Caribbean cyclone frequency
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Antarctica > Subglacial Drainage & Ice Loss (Nature):

The past, present, & future evolution of Aurora Subglacial Basin’s subglacial drainage system
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Baltimore, MD, US > Urban Heat Island (Nature):

Distributional outcomes of urban heat island reduction pathways under climate extremes
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Arctic Warming & Marine Heatwaves in NE Pacific (Nature):

Arctic warming as a potential trigger for the warm blob in the northeast Pacific
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Global Socio-Economics, Mitigation & Adaptation (Nature):

Quantifying both socioeconomic & climate uncertainty in coupled human–Earth systems analysis
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US > City Action Plans (Climatic Change):

A review of US city climate action plans
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Global Update (WMO Report):

State of the Global Climate 2024 (download 42 pg)
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Antarctica > Effects of Warming (Nature):

Surface darkening by abundant & diverse algae on an Antarctic ice cap
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Tropical Atlantic Extreme Marine Heatwaves (Nature):

The severe 2020 coral bleaching event in the tropical Atlantic linked to marine heatwaves
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Storytelling & Justice (Climate & Development):

A review of intersectionality & climate change & the potential of intersectional participatory methods & storytelling to co-produce climate justice
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Using Indigenous & Local Knowledge (Nature Career Feature):

How researchers can work fairly with Indigenous & local knowledge
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Amsterdam > Green Roofs & Food Crops (SCS):

Optimizing productive green roofs for urban food self-sufficiency in Amsterdam
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Our Carbon Budget (ESSD):

Global Carbon Budget 2024
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AI & Early Warning Systems (Nature Perspective):

Early warning of complex climate risk with integrated artificial intelligence
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