Vulnerability of Global Grain to Shocks (PLOS):

Assessing the resilience of global grain supplies to compound climatic & non-climatic shocks
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Brazil > Reef Health & Tourism (Coral Reefs):

Reducing local stressors enhances the resistance of the coral Mussismilia hispida & the zoantharian Palythoa caribaeorum to global stressors in island reefs under marginal conditions
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Coastal Urban Temps & Liveability (Nature):

Ocean warming weakens the sea–land breeze in coastal megacities
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Vegetation Recovery Following Permafrost Thaw (Nature):

Vegetation recovery following retrogressive thaw slumps across northern tundra regions
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Risks to Amazon Forest (Nature):

Deforestation-induced drying lowers Amazon climate threshold
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US > ENSO & Wildfires (JGR Atmos):

The Relationship Between the El Niño-Southern Oscillation & Extensive Wildfire Area Burned in Contiguous US Geographic Area Coordination Centers
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Conserving Arctic Biodiversity (Nature):

Barren depths from 82° N to the North Pole reveal scarcity of fish in the Central Arctic Ocean
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Global Flash Droughts (Nature):

Increased spread of global flash droughts threatens vegetation productivity resilience
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Rapa Nui (Easter Island) > Rising Sea Level (Nature):

Hydrostatic sea-level rise inundation impacts on ahu & harbors of Rapa Nui (Easter Island)
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Indigenous Land Stewardship (PN Review):

The relationship between Indigenous Peoples' lands & conservation: A systematic literature review
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Grassland Nitrogen Cycling (Science):

Integrated climate effects on nitrogen cycles in global grasslands
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AMOC Weakening & Temp Dynamics (GRL):

Impact of the AMOC Weakening on Upper Troposphere/Lower Stratosphere Warming Over the Extratropical North Pacific

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Antarctic Ice Shelf Stability (Nature):

Channelized topography amplifies melt-sensitivity of cold Antarctic ice shelves
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Arctic Ocean Light Absorption (GRL):

Terrestrial Runoff Divides the Central Arctic Ocean & Shapes the Biologically Relevant Marine Lightscape
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British Isles > Seagrass Meadow Health (Glob Ecol Conserv):

Increasing nutrients negatively impact seagrass-associated biodiversity
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Europe > Changing Tree Species (Nature):

Loss of competitive strength in European conifer species under climate change
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Extreme Rain “Sitting Duck” Regions (Weather Clim Extrem):

Unseen but increasing: recent changes in risk of extreme precipitation over Southern Africa & Southeast Asia
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Alaska > Glacial Retreat, Landslides & Tsunamis (Science):

A 481-meter-high landslide-tsunami in a cruise ship–frequented Alaska fjord
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Antarctic Sea Ice Loss (Science):

Compound drivers of Antarctic sea ice loss & Southern Ocean destratification
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Canada > Tundra & Northern Taiga Fires (ERL):

Determinants of wildfire risk in the low Arctic & northern subarctic of Canada
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Europe > Bottom Trawling (Ocean Coast Manag):

The value of bottom trawling in Europe
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California > WildFire Trends (Frontiers):

Deforestation & reforestation in a world hotspot of fire-driven forest loss: trends in California conifer forests 1991–2023

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Louisiana > Adaptation to Shoreline Retreat (Nature Paywalled Paper):



Guardian: ‘Point of no return’; New Orleans relocation must start now due to sea level, study finds
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Changing Antarctic Temps (Nature):

Interior Antarctica is undergoing marked climate change
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Community Centered Risk Reduction (Int J Disaster Risk Reduct):

From understanding disaster risk to risk reduction solutions
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IPCC Marginalization of Indigenous Knowledge (Climatic Change):

Understanding the mechanisms that exclude indigenous knowledges from the IPCC reports
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Arctic Deep-Ocean Dynamics (Nature):

Warmer Atlantic Water intrusion energizes the Arctic Eurasian Basin
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Changing North Atlantic Jet Stream (Nature):

Subseasonal variability of the winter North Atlantic jet stream has decreased due to climate change
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Global Tropical Cyclone Landward Extension (Nature):

Tropical cyclone rainfall extends inland
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Chinook Salmon Risks & Restoration (GCB):

A Modern Ghost Story: Increased Selective Mortality of Salmon Under Climate Extremes
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North America > Heat Stress (Climate Dynamics):

Future humidex extremes over North America: projections & uncertainties from the CanESM5 large ensemble
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Antarctic Intermediate Water & Global CO2 Cycle (Science):

Shifts in Antarctic Intermediate Water properties coincide with atmospheric CO2 rise across the Mid-Brunhes Event
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New Book (Edward Elgar):

Decolonizing Industrial Heritage: Adaptive Reuse, Community Engagement, & Climate Resilience
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Europe > Heatwaves & Mosquitoes (GCB):

Heatwaves Constrain the Future Persistence of Mosquito Vectors in Europe
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Southern Ocean Water Mass Changes (Nature):

Poleward migration of warm Circumpolar Deep Water towards Antarctica
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Amazonia > Forest Recovery (PNAS):

Forest recovery pathways after fire, drought, & windstorms in southeastern Amazonia
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Increasing Compound Heatwave-Extreme Precipitation Events (Weather Clim Extrem):

Large & projected increases in compound heatwaves-extreme precipitation events driven by anthropogenic emissions
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Ocean Oxygen Loss (BG):

Emerging Climate Signals in Tropical Oxygen Minimum Zones
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British Columbia > Wildfire Risk Reduction (Frontiers):

Short-term carbon, biodiversity, & forest structure responses to a fire risk reduction treatment in Interior British Columbia, Canada

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North American Wildfires (Science):

A weakened diurnal weather constraint leads to longer burning hours in North America
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AMOC & Nordic Seas Overturning Circulation [NOC], Rahmstorf, et al. (OS):

Nordic overturning increases as AMOC weakens in response to global warming
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Coastal Catchments & Sea Level Rise (Wtr Resources Research):

Runoff Capture by Sea Level Rise Alters the Area, Geometry, & Quantity of Coastal Catchments
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Global Risk to Land Vertebrates (Nature):

Land vertebrates increasingly exposed to multiple extreme events by 2085
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Global Sea Level Rise (Royal Society Opinion):

The achievability of low-emission IPCC sea-level rise scenarios
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Global Natural & Cultural Heritage at Risk (Nature Comment):

An ambitious global goal on adaptation for heritage
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Equitable Adaptation to Urban Heat (Lancet Planet Health Comment):

Disentangling urban vulnerability to rising temperatures
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AMOC & Bering Strait Dynamics (Science):

The effects of a constructed closure of the Bering Strait on AMOC tipping behavior
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Antarctic Grounding Zones & Sea Level Rise (Science):

Ocean stratification & tides control basal melting at the Ross Ice Shelf Grounding Zone
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Changing Global Estuaries (Nature):

Human footprint on estuarine tidal hydrodynamics
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Urban Heat Adaptation (ERL):

Street green space is relevant but not sufficient for adapting to growing urban heat in world cities
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Integrated Approach to Sustainability (One Earth):

Global interventions show synergistic but uneven positive impacts on climate & biodiversity
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Arctic Oil & Gas Infrastructure Overlapping Indigenous Lands (PLOS):

Unburnable carbon in the rapidly warming Arctic: Mapping spatial relationships among oil & gas development, ecologically sensitive areas & Indigenous Peoples’ lands
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AMOC & Nordic Seas Dynamics (GRL):

Enhanced Decadal Variance in Nordic Seas With AMOC Weakening in CESM
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Antarctic Ice Sheet & Sea Levels (GRL):

Antarctic Meltwater-Stratification Feedback Is Less Pronounced Under High Climate Forcing
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US Gulf & Atlantic Coasts > Urban Flood Risk (Science):

A tale of two coasts: Unveiling US Gulf & Atlantic coastal cities at high flood risk

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Meat & Dairy Industry Greenwashing (PLOS):

Environmental claims, climate promises, & ‘greenwashing’ by meat & dairy companies
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Global Efforts on Paris Accord (Nature):

Promising climate progress from net-zero ambitions to the Paris Agreement goal
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US West > Tree Epidemics (Nature):

Future climate will not save high-elevation white pines
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CO2 Removal Technology (Nature):

Negative emissions technologies & practices could challenge global resource supply & environmental limits
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South America Wildfires (Nature):

South American fire activity in spring is linked to Antarctic sea ice variability
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Greenland > Extreme Melting Events (Nature):

Record-breaking Greenland ice sheet melt events under recent & future climate
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Global Urban Heat Risk (Climatic Change):

Three billion urban residents can avoid unprecedented future heat
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Texas Gulf Coast > Compound Flooding (Earth's Future):

Rapid Intensification & Relative Sea-Level Rise Amplify Compound Flooding From Hurricanes Harvey & Beryl
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Arctic Moisture Transport Dynamics (Nature):

Interlinks between sea-ice melting & continental wetting under a changing Arctic moisture transport
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Global Land Carbon Sink (BG):

Soil moisture-induced changes in land carbon sink projections in CMIP6
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India > Forest Carbon Stocks (Environ Res-Climate):

Dynamics & future projections of Indian forest carbon stocks under different emission pathways using CMIP6 and LPJ-GUESS
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Nature Book Review (Yale U Press):

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Southern Ocean > Iceberg Discharge Dynamics (Nature):

Giant iceberg behaviour impacts regional biogeochemical cycling in the Southern Ocean
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Eurasia > Extreme Heatwaves (ERL):

Increasing extremity & accelerating expansion of heatwaves across Eurasia
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Drought, Fire & Ag in Tropical Woodlands & Savannahs (Nature):

Fire dynamics in the South American Chaco & their link to agriculture & drought
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N Atlantic Ocean CO2 Dynamics (BG):

Seasonal to long-term variability of natural & anthropogenic carbon concentrations & transports in the subpolar North Atlantic Ocean
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World Ocean Database (Nature Data Descriptor):

World Ocean Database 2023: A Foundational Data Resource for & by the Global Ocean & Coastal Communities
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Sea level Rise & Tree Resilience to Storms (Glob Planet Change):

Identifying hurricane & sea-level rise signatures in coastal oak forests of the Northeastern US using a multi-parameter approach
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Grassland Soil Health (Nature):

Effect of increasing persistence of alternating drought & rainfall events on grassland soil microbes intensifies over time
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Global Ocean CH4 Dynamics (PNAS):

Phosphate scarcity governs methane production in the global open ocean
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Global Economic Risks (Nature):

Global economic exposure to climate change amplified by spatially compounding climate extremes
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Global Transport Emissions (Nature):

Large present-day & future climate forcing due to non-CO2 emissions from global transport
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Hawai‘i > Flood Water Exposure (Nature):

Compound flood simulations indicate rising public exposure to sewage-contaminated waters in Waikīkī, Hawai‘i
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Venice > Sea Level Adaptation (Nature):

Long-term adaptation pathways for Venice & its lagoon under sea-level rise
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Japan > Forest Carbon Uptake (Sci Total Environ):

Revised estimates of forest carbon sequestration reveal the true sink capacity of Japanese forests
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New Book (Braided River):

Guardians of Life: Indigenous knowledge, indigenous science, & restoring the planet
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Antarctic Extreme Sea-Ice Reduction Events (Nature):

Regional extreme Antarctic sea-ice retreat linked to tropical forcing
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AMOC Weakening (Science):

Observational constraints project a ~50% AMOC weakening by the end of this century
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Global Coastal Groundwater Risk of Salinization (Nature):

Coastal groundwater-level trends reveal global susceptibility to seawater intrusion
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US > Improving Weather Forecasts (PNAS):

Weather forecasts become more important for reducing mortality as the climate warms
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Arctic Terrestrial Plants at Risk (Nature):

The Arctic vegetation is more sensitive to heatwave-induced photosynthetic decline than other climate zones in Europe (2009–2017)
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Indigenous & Local Community Sustainable Farming (Frontiers):

Key lessons from Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities’ farming systems: insights from a global review
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Greenland Sea Ice Melt & El Niño Influence (GRL):

El Niño Events Enhance Melting of Sea Ice in the West of Greenland
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Achieving Nature Positive" by 2030 (Frontiers):

Nature Positive: halting & reversing biodiversity loss toward restoring Earth system stability
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Global Marine Heatwaves & Intensifying Cyclones (Science):

Synergistic impact of marine heat waves & rapid intensification exacerbates tropical cyclone destructive power worldwide
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Sahel > Weather Extremes (Nature):

Anthropogenic aerosols override greenhouse gases in Sahel climate change
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N Atlantic Tropical Cyclones (Nature):

Warmer temperatures lead to wetter tropical cyclones in the North Atlantic
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Tropical Urban Heatwaves & Heat Islands (Nature):

Evaluating the relationship between heat waves & urban heat islands in tropical cities: a case study of Kuala Lumpur & George Town
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Arctic & Eurasian Winter Temp Linkages (Nature):

Stratospheric precursor induces wintertime phase reversal of the “warm Arctic-cold Eurasia” pattern
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Global Heatwaves & the Role of Land-Atmosphere Coupling (Nature):

Increasing global heatwave occurrence associated with land-atmosphere interactions
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Global Drought Dynamics (Nature):

Drought propagation as a nonlinear amplifier of ecohydrological damage
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Tropical Forest Biodiversity (Nature):

Biodiversity resilience in a tropical rainforest
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AMOC Strength (Science):

Meridionally consistent decline in the observed western boundary contribution to the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation
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Indonesia > Subsidence & Sea Level Risk (Science):

Land subsidence on Java Island & its contributions to relative sea level change
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Estimating Global & National GHG Emissions (ESSD):

Differences in anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions estimates explained
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