Climate change now detectable from any single day of weather at global scale
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 02 January 2020; doi:10.1038/s41558-019-0666-7Detection and attribution typically aims to find long-term climate signals in internal, often short-term variability. Here,...
Increases from above
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 02 January 2020; doi:10.1038/s41558-019-0672-9Increases from above
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All global sustainability is local
Groundbreaking ways to quantify progress towards sustainable development goals find sustainability, like politics, is local.
Global extent of river ice loss as Earth warms
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Life could have emerged from lakes with high phosphorus
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Scientists link La Niña climate cycle to increased diarrhea
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How do conifers survive droughts? Study points to existing roots, not new growth
As the world warms, a new study is helping scientists understand how coniferous forests may respond to drought. The research addresses a classic question...
North Atlantic Current may cease temporarily in the next century
The North Atlantic Current transports warm water from the Gulf of Mexico towards Europe, providing much of north-western Europe with a relatively mild climate....
New insights into the earliest events of seed germination
Plant seeds can store their energy in a dry state for years, only to suddenly release it and germinate. How is energy in the...
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