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Disaster-driven discussion
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Human activities boosted global soil erosion 4,000 years ago
Soil erosion reduces the productivity of ecosystems, it changes nutrient cycles and it thus directly impacts climate and society. An international team of researchers,...
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Transitional wave climate regions on continental and polar coasts in a warming world
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 16 June 2022; doi:10.1038/s41558-022-01389-3Changes in wave climate can pose substantial risk to coastal areas. Here transitional wave climate regions—areas...
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