Drought less predictable under declining future snowpack
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 20 April 2020; doi:10.1038/s41558-020-0754-8Climate warming causes less mountain precipitation to fall as snow. Hydrologic simulations predict that in a...
Vegetation feedbacks during drought exacerbate ozone air pollution extremes in Europe
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 20 April 2020; doi:10.1038/s41558-020-0743-yDespite strict controls on precursor emissions, ozone air pollution has not decreased over Europe in recent...
Implications of losing snowpack
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 20 April 2020; doi:10.1038/s41558-020-0769-1Snow in the mountains provides a natural reservoir, storing water in the cold season for use...
The evolution of ideas in global climate policy
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 20 April 2020; doi:10.1038/s41558-020-0739-7This analysis of global climate policy reports shows how economic ideas have shaped climate policy. The...
Economics from zero-sum to win-win
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 20 April 2020; doi:10.1038/s41558-020-0760-xPolicy makers debate whether responding to climate change can be complementary to economic growth. New research...
Agricultural risks from changing snowmelt
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 20 April 2020; doi:10.1038/s41558-020-0746-8Snowmelt runoff is an important source of water for irrigating agricultural crops in high-mountain Asia, Central...
Extinction of threatened marine megafauna would lead to huge loss in functional diversity
The extinction of threatened marine megafauna species could result in larger than expected losses in functional diversity, according to new research.
Valorizing wastewater can improve commercial viability of biomass oil production
Oil produced from biomass can provide a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels. But technological challenges make it difficult to scale up production. A new...
New discovery settles long-standing debate about photovoltaic materials
Scientists have theorized that organometallic halide perovskites -- a class of light harvesting 'wonder' materials for applications in solar cells and quantum electronics --...
Relying on ‘local food’ is a distant dream for most of the world
A recent study shows that less than one-third of the world's population could currently meet their demand for food produced in their local vicinity.
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