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Africa’s carbon budget Nat. Clim. Change (IF 30.7) Pub Date : 2024-05-10 Samuel Royle
Yolandi Ernst and Sally Archibald from the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, and a global team of co-authors, have produced an up-to-date inventory of Africa’s greenhouse gas budget integrating the most comprehensive modelling and observational data available. This includes novel methods to incorporate termite, herbivore and fire emissions. They find that between 2010 and 2019, Africa
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Remote effects of melting Nat. Clim. Change (IF 30.7) Pub Date : 2024-05-10 Jasper Franke
In their study, Varunesh Chandra and Sukumaran Sandeep, working at the Indian Institute of Technology in Delhi, used model simulations to assess how reductions of polar sea ice affect the Indian summer monsoon, a key source of rainfall for much of South Asia. They find that both Arctic and Antarctic sea ice leads to a warming of tropical sea surface temperatures, leading to a weakening of the monsoonal
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Emergency loan Nat. Clim. Change (IF 30.7) Pub Date : 2024-05-10 Lingxiao Yan
The agricultural sector in low-income countries is vulnerable to increasing extreme weather events, yet adaptation capacities are largely constrained. Climate credits and insurance often fail to be effective adaptation measures as institutions fear losing money and farmers are hesitant about the high up-front costs. Eligible households with a pre-approved emergency loan are promised in advance that
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Gene plasticity higher in hybrids Nat. Clim. Change (IF 30.7) Pub Date : 2024-05-10 Tegan Armarego-Marriott
Climate-change-induced species redistribution has the potential to bring isolated species into contact, leading to increased rates of hybridization. While interspecific hybridization may be seen as a risk to local population identities, it can also lead to outcomes whereby hybrid offspring have novel features that can maximize their survival under global change. Transgressive phenotypes — in which
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Considering health can drive climate action Nat. Clim. Change (IF 30.7) Pub Date : 2024-05-10 Tegan Armarego-Marriott
Last December saw the inaugural Health Day at a Climate Conference of the Parties (COP) and the announcement of the COP28 UAE Declaration on Climate and Health, marking a substantial step in global recognition of the intersecting crises of climate change and health. Nature Climate Change speaks to Maria Neira, director of the Department of Environment, Climate Change and Health at the World Health
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Bringing health out of the clinic and into the courts Nat. Clim. Change (IF 30.7) Pub Date : 2024-05-10 Yessenia Funes
Scientists and health professionals acknowledge that climate change is also a health emergency, but responses have been slow. Now, citizens and experts are turning to the courts as a path towards accountability, action and adaptation.
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Talking about climate change and health Nat. Clim. Change (IF 30.7) Pub Date : 2024-05-10
The climate crisis is also an urgent and ongoing health crisis with diverse human impacts leading to physical, mental and cultural losses. Translating knowledge into action involves broad collaboration, which relies heavily on careful communication of a personal and politicized issue.
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Views on climate change and health Nat. Clim. Change (IF 30.7) Pub Date : 2024-05-10 Wenjia Cai, Jessica Fanzo, Jason Glaser, Rachel Lowe, Adelaide M. Lusambili, Elizabeth Marks
Climate change is a health emergency, impacting multiple facets of human well-being via direct and indirect pathways. Nature Climate Change asked experts from different health fields to share their thoughts on the urgent issues and possible paths forward.
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High-resolution modelling identifies the Bering Strait’s role in amplified Arctic warming Nat. Clim. Change (IF 30.7) Pub Date : 2024-05-08 Gaopeng Xu, M. Cameron Rencurrel, Ping Chang, Xiaoqing Liu, Gokhan Danabasoglu, Stephen G. Yeager, Michael Steele, Wilbert Weijer, Yuchen Li, Nan Rosenbloom, Frederic Castruccio, Qiuying Zhang
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Current national proposals are off track to meet carbon dioxide removal needs Nat. Clim. Change (IF 30.7) Pub Date : 2024-05-03 William F. Lamb, Thomas Gasser, Rosa M. Roman-Cuesta, Giacomo Grass, Matthew J. Gidden, Carter M. Powis, Oliver Geden, Gregory Nemet, Yoga Pratama, Keywan Riah, Stephen M. Smith, Jan Steinhauser, Naomi E. Vaughan, Harry Smith, Jan C. Minx
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The carbon dioxide removal gap Nat. Clim. Change (IF 30.7) Pub Date : 2024-05-03 William F. Lamb, Thomas Gasser, Rosa M. Roman-Cuesta, Giacomo Grassi, Matthew J. Gidden, Carter M. Powis, Oliver Geden, Gregory Nemet, Yoga Pratama, Keywan Riahi, Stephen M. Smith, Jan Steinhauser, Naomi E. Vaughan, Harry B. Smith, Jan C. Minx
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Russian collaboration loss risks permafrost carbon emissions network Nat. Clim. Change (IF 30.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-30 Edward A. G. Schuur, Martijn Pallandt, Mathias Göckede
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A risk assessment framework for the future of forest microbiomes in a changing climate Nat. Clim. Change (IF 30.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-29 C. E. Willing, P. T. Pellitier, M. E. Van Nuland, J. Alvarez-Manjarrez, L. Berrios, K. N. Chin, L. M. Villa, J. J. Yeam, S. D. Bourque, W. Tripp, V. O. Leshyk, K. G. Peay
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Analysing health system capacity and preparedness for climate change Nat. Clim. Change (IF 30.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-26 Jeffrey Braithwaite, Elle Leask, Carolynn L. Smith, Genevieve Dammery, Kalissa Brooke-Cowden, Ann Carrigan, Ella McQuillan, Lauren Ehrenfeld, Enrico Coiera, Johanna Westbrook, Yvonne Zurynski
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Large methane mitigation potential through prioritized closure of gas-rich coal mines Nat. Clim. Change (IF 30.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-26 Qiang Liu, Fei Teng, Chris P. Nielsen, Yuzhong Zhang, Lixin Wu
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Interactions between climate change and urbanization will shape the future of biodiversity Nat. Clim. Change (IF 30.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-26 Mark C. Urban, Marina Alberti, Luc De Meester, Yuyu Zhou, Brian C. Verrelli, Marta Szulkin, Chloé Schmidt, Amy M. Savage, Patrick Roberts, L. Ruth Rivkin, Eric P. Palkovacs, Jason Munshi-South, Anna N. Malesis, Nyeema C. Harris, Kiyoko M. Gotanda, Colin J. Garroway, Sarah E. Diamond, Simone Des Roches, Anne Charmantier, Kristien I. Brans
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Extreme weather threatens informal settlements Nat. Clim. Change (IF 30.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-23 Lauren Broyles
Residents of informal settlements suffer from extreme weather due to their precarious living environment. Now, findings show that extreme weather event thresholds do not fully capture the negative impacts experienced by women in Nairobi, Kenya.
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Industrial policy, populism and the political economy of climate action Nat. Clim. Change (IF 30.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-23 David M. Driesen, Michael A. Mehling, David Popp
Recent policy progress in the United States shows how populism can help advance climate goals, but at a steep cost. Avoiding setbacks will require curbing protectionist reflexes and harnessing opportunities for global cooperation.
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Extreme weather should be defined according to impacts on climate-vulnerable communities Nat. Clim. Change (IF 30.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-23 Samantha C. Winter, Mark R. Winter, LaNae Plaxico, Anna K. Balakrishnan, Millicent Dzombo, Loni Philip Tabb, Ebuka Ukoh, Chloe Lincoln, Lena Moraa Obara, Stephanie Achieng Otieno, Richard Muita, Susan S. Witte
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Climate change will impact the value and optimal adoption of residential rooftop solar Nat. Clim. Change (IF 30.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-19 Mai Shi, Xi Lu, Michael T. Craig
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Going beyond averages Nat. Clim. Change (IF 30.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-17 Matteo Coronese
Global projections of the economic impacts of climate change have usually focused on rising average temperatures. Now, two studies depict more complex and gloomier scenarios by incorporating variability in temperature and precipitation.
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Climate damage projections beyond annual temperature Nat. Clim. Change (IF 30.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-17 Paul Waidelich, Fulden Batibeniz, James Rising, Jarmo S. Kikstra, Sonia I. Seneviratne
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Lessons from past mitigation efforts Nat. Clim. Change (IF 30.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-16 Nada Maamoun
International cooperation is essential to mitigate climate change, yet it comes with challenges that often hinder countries from achieving their climate targets. Now, a study shows that timely monitoring and review of national climate mitigation efforts are essential for the Paris Agreement to accomplish its targets.
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Revisiting Copenhagen climate mitigation targets Nat. Clim. Change (IF 30.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-16 Shuping Li, Jing Meng, Klaus Hubacek, Shaikh M. S. U. Eskander, Yuan Li, Peipei Chen, Dabo Guan
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Sharks at risk from climate-driven coastal upwelling Nat. Clim. Change (IF 30.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-15 Valentina Di Santo
As climate change redirects migration patterns of marine species towards the extremes of their geographic range, sharks find themselves stunned by rising cold upwelling currents.
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Climate change-driven cooling can kill marine megafauna at their distributional limits Nat. Clim. Change (IF 30.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-15 Nicolas Lubitz, Ryan Daly, Amy F. Smoothey, Patrick Vianello, Michael J. Roberts, David S. Schoeman, Marcus Sheaves, Paul D. Cowley, Laurent Dagorn, Fabien G. Forget, Marc Soria, Victor M. Peddemors, John D. Filmalter, Paul A. Butcher, Greg Brett, Adam Barnett
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Frugivores enhance potential carbon recovery in fragmented landscapes Nat. Clim. Change (IF 30.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-15 Carolina Bello, Thomas W. Crowther, Danielle Leal Ramos, Teresa Morán-López, Marco A. Pizo, Daisy H. Dent
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Climate change in and out of the therapy room Nat. Clim. Change (IF 30.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-12 Noa Heiman
Climate change can have profound impacts on mental health, yet few therapists receive training on how to talk to their clients about this issue. This Comment explores strategies for therapists to best support clients in climate distress.
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Western North Pacific tropical cyclone activity modulated by phytoplankton feedback under global warming Nat. Clim. Change (IF 30.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-11 Han-Kyoung Kim, Jong-Yeon Park, Doo-Sun R. Park, Jong-Seong Kug, Sang-Wook Yeh, Jun-Hyeok Son
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Ocean salinity Nat. Clim. Change (IF 30.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-10 Lingxiao Yan
Amanda Guimbeau of the University of Sherbrooke, Canada, and colleagues analysed the early-life health impacts caused by in utero exposure to increasing ocean salinity. They focused on the coastal belt of Bangladesh, which is one of the most affected areas from saltwater intrusion. By combining gridded data on salinity and children’s outcomes, the authors find that a 1-standard-deviation increase in
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Drive to electrify Nat. Clim. Change (IF 30.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-10
Policies and subsidies can help, and have helped, to establish the electric vehicle market. As subsidies are withdrawn and policies shift, the public will play a role in the future market infiltration.
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Slow wetland sink recovery Nat. Clim. Change (IF 30.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-10 Samuel Royle
Lukas Schuster from Deakin University and co-authors in Australia and Singapore carried out a global meta-analysis to quantify timescales of net ecosystem carbon exchange and GHG fluxes in restored wetlands. They find that most restored wetlands are net carbon sinks within 5 years of restoration. However, when considering the atmospheric properties of various GHGs, restored peatlands take on average
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Climate influencers on social media Nat. Clim. Change (IF 30.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-10 Danyang Cheng
Social media serves as an important platform for climate communication, with multiple actors utilizing it to advocate their viewpoints and influence others on climate change. Understanding the roles of influential actors offers insights for tailoring effective strategies for climate advocacy. Nonetheless, it remains unclear which actors are influential on social media concerning climate discourse.
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Mating innovation a warming benefit Nat. Clim. Change (IF 30.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-10 Tegan Armarego-Marriott
To survive, species must not just live in their environments, but must also successfully mate and produce young. Nevertheless, traits that facilitate mating are often overlooked in determining species’ current and future ecological limits. This is of particular concern since reproductive efforts often have high energetic costs, and as such, can easily become constrictive under changing environmental
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Diverging hydrological sensitivity among tropical basins Nat. Clim. Change (IF 30.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-09 Jie He, Kezhou Lu, Boniface Fosu, Stephan A. Fueglistaler
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Antarctic meteorites threatened by climate warming Nat. Clim. Change (IF 30.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-08 Veronica Tollenaar, Harry Zekollari, Christoph Kittel, Daniel Farinotti, Stef Lhermitte, Vinciane Debaille, Steven Goderis, Philippe Claeys, Katherine Helen Joy, Frank Pattyn
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Turning a groundswell of climate action into ground rules for net zero Nat. Clim. Change (IF 30.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-08 Thomas Hale, Thom Wetzer, Selam Kidane Abebe, Myles Allen, Amir Amel-Zadeh, John Armour, Kaya Axelsson, Ben Caldecott, Lucilla Dias, Sam Fankhauser, Benjamin Franta, Cameron Hepburn, Kennedy Mbeva, Lavanya Rajamani, Steve Smith, Rupert Stuart-Smith
Following a groundswell of voluntary net-zero targets by companies, regulators are increasingly introducing mandatory rules. If governments can overcome the barriers to rigour, coherence and fairness, such mandatory ‘ground rules’ have the potential to overcome the obstructionism that holds back a just climate transition.
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Temperature optima of a natural diatom population increases as global warming proceeds Nat. Clim. Change (IF 30.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-08 G. S. I. Hattich, S. Jokinen, S. Sildever, M. Gareis, J. Heikkinen, N. Junghardt, M. Segovia, M. Machado, C. Sjöqvist
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Shining light on residual emissions for cities Nat. Clim. Change (IF 30.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-03 Giulia Ulpiani, Nadja Vetters, Paolo Bertoldi, Christian Thiel
Many cities are developing plans and strategies to achieve net-zero emissions and combat climate change. However, the operational value of residual emissions remains unknown, thus challenging the integrity, transparency and impact of such pledges.
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Model-based financial regulation challenges for the net-zero transition Nat. Clim. Change (IF 30.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-02 Matteo Gasparini, Matthew Ives, Ben Carr, Sophie Fry, Eric Beinhocker
Current model-based financial regulations favour carbon-intensive investments. This is likely to disincentivize banks from investing in new low-carbon assets, impairing the transition to net zero. Financial regulators and policymakers should consider how this bias may impact financial system stability and broader societal objectives.
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Elevated CO2 levels promote both carbon and nitrogen cycling in global forests Nat. Clim. Change (IF 30.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-02 Jinglan Cui, Miao Zheng, Zihao Bian, Naiqing Pan, Hanqin Tian, Xiuming Zhang, Ziyue Qiu, Jianming Xu, Baojing Gu
Forests provide vital ecosystem services, particularly as carbon sinks for nature-based climate solutions. However, the impact of elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) levels on carbon and nitrogen interactions of forests remains poorly quantified. We integrate experimental observations and biogeochemical models to elucidate the synergies between enhanced nitrogen and carbon cycling in global forests
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Model-based financial regulations impair the transition to net-zero carbon emissions Nat. Clim. Change (IF 30.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-02 Matteo Gasparini, Matthew C. Ives, Ben Carr, Sophie Fry, Eric Beinhocker
Investments via the financial system are essential for fostering the green transition. However, the role of existing financial regulations in influencing investment decisions is understudied. Here we analyse data from the European Banking Authority to show that existing financial accounting frameworks might inadvertently be creating disincentives for investments in low-carbon assets. We find that differences
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Ageing population and green space dynamics for climate change adaptation in Southeast Asia Nat. Clim. Change (IF 30.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-29 Ji Soo Kim, Seung Kyum Kim
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Global corporate tax competition leads to unintended yet non-negligible climate impacts Nat. Clim. Change (IF 30.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-28 Yuwan Duan, Zengkai Zhang, Yuze Li, Shouyang Wang, Cuihong Yang, Yi Lu
The worldwide trend of decreasing corporate tax in recent years has contributed to an increase in global carbon emissions, but implementing a global minimum tax rate of 15% could partially mitigate this impact. Policymakers should coordinate corporate tax policies with climate regulations.
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Global corporate tax competition challenges climate change mitigation Nat. Clim. Change (IF 30.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-28 Yuwan Duan, Zengkai Zhang, Yuze Li, Shouyang Wang, Cuihong Yang, Yi Lu
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Designing water markets for climate change adaptation Nat. Clim. Change (IF 30.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-28 Ellen M. Bruno, Katrina Jessoe
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The foraging behaviour of consumers leads to more extinctions when temperature increases Nat. Clim. Change (IF 30.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-22
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Enhanced CO2 uptake of the coastal ocean is dominated by biological carbon fixation Nat. Clim. Change (IF 30.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-22 Moritz Mathis, Fabrice Lacroix, Stefan Hagemann, David Marcolino Nielsen, Tatiana Ilyina, Corinna Schrum
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Asymmetric hysteresis response of mid-latitude storm tracks to CO2 removal Nat. Clim. Change (IF 30.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-21 Jaeyoung Hwang, Seok-Woo Son, Chaim I. Garfinkel, Tim Woollings, Hyunsuk Yoon, Soon-Il An, Sang-Wook Yeh, Seung-Ki Min, Jong-Seong Kug, Jongsoo Shin
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Expert review of the science underlying nature-based climate solutions Nat. Clim. Change (IF 30.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-21 B. Buma, D. R. Gordon, K. M. Kleisner, A. Bartuska, A. Bidlack, R. DeFries, P. Ellis, P. Friedlingstein, S. Metzger, G. Morgan, K. Novick, J. N. Sanchirico, J. R. Collins, A. J. Eagle, R. Fujita, E. Holst, J. M. Lavallee, R. N. Lubowski, C. Melikov, L. A. Moore, E. E. Oldfield, J. Paltseva, A. M. Raffeld, N. A. Randazzo, C. Schneider, N. Uludere Aragon, S. P. Hamburg
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Effective climate action must integrate climate adaptation and mitigation Nat. Clim. Change (IF 30.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-19 Candice Howarth, Elizabeth J. Z. Robinson
Mitigation and adaptation strategies have historically been, and continue to be, developed separately. The climate is already changing and integration of adaptation and mitigation in policy and practice is now urgently needed.
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Trends in the global invention and international diffusion of methane abatement technologies Nat. Clim. Change (IF 30.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-19
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Global trend of methane abatement inventions and widening mismatch with methane emissions Nat. Clim. Change (IF 30.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-19 Jingjing Jiang, Deyun Yin, Zhuoluo Sun, Bin Ye, Nan Zhou
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Historical impacts of grazing on carbon stocks and climate mitigation opportunities Nat. Clim. Change (IF 30.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Shuai Ren, César Terrer, Juan Li, Yingfang Cao, Shanshan Yang, Dan Liu
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The emerging human influence on the seasonal cycle of sea surface temperature Nat. Clim. Change (IF 30.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Jia-Rui Shi, Benjamin D. Santer, Young-Oh Kwon, Susan E. Wijffels
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Realizing the full potential of behavioural science for climate change mitigation Nat. Clim. Change (IF 30.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Kristian S. Nielsen, Viktoria Cologna, Jan M. Bauer, Sebastian Berger, Cameron Brick, Thomas Dietz, Ulf J. J. Hahnel, Laura Henn, Florian Lange, Paul C. Stern, Kimberly S. Wolske
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An amplified groundwater recharge response to climate change Nat. Clim. Change (IF 30.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-12
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Groundwater recharge is sensitive to changing long-term aridity Nat. Clim. Change (IF 30.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Wouter R. Berghuijs, Raoul A. Collenteur, Scott Jasechko, Fernando Jaramillo, Elco Luijendijk, Christian Moeck, Ype van der Velde, Scott T. Allen