Explainer: Nine ‘tipping points’ that could be triggered by climate change
The persistent march of a warming climate is seen across a multitude of continuous, incremental changes. CO2 levels in the atmosphere. Ocean heat content....
From incremental to transformative adaptation in individual responses to climate-exacerbated hazards
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 10 February 2020; doi:10.1038/s41558-020-0691-6Individual responses to climate hazards can contribute to long-term societal resilience. This Review finds that the...
Little influence of Arctic amplification on mid-latitude climate
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 10 February 2020; doi:10.1038/s41558-020-0694-3Warming in the Arctic has been thought to cause mid-latitude weather and climate changes. Simulations show...
Energy budget constraints on historical radiative forcing
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 10 February 2020; doi:10.1038/s41558-020-0696-1Earth’s energy imbalance from human and natural drivers—effective radiative forcing—is difficult to constrain, contributing to uncertainty...
Marine clade sensitivities to climate change conform across timescales
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 10 February 2020; doi:10.1038/s41558-020-0690-7Climate change induced warming, hypoxia and acidification threaten marine species. Experimental work shows that the susceptibility...
Intergenerational epigenetic inheritance in reef-building corals
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 10 February 2020; doi:10.1038/s41558-019-0687-2Intergenerational inheritance of traits in corals can help species survive environmental change. Examination of intergenerational DNA...
Helping discover the diversity in soil
Microbiological communities reveal a great deal of information about the state of soils. A lot of research is being performed on this biodiversity at...
No clear path for golden rice to reach consumers
Heralded as a genetically modified crop with the potential to save millions of lives, Golden Rice has just been approved as safe for human...
Generalist diet helps invasive crayfish thrive where it’s introduced
An invasive species of crayfish that is taking over streams from Wisconsin to Maine might be successful because it's not a fussy eater, according...
Simple, solar-powered water desalination
A completely passive solar-powered desalination system could provide more than 1.5 gallons of fresh drinking water per hour for every square meter of solar...
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