Two-degree climate goal attainable without early infrastructure retirement
If power plants, boilers, furnaces, vehicles, and other energy infrastructure is not marked for early retirement, the world will fail to meet the 1.5-degree...
Researchers create worldwide solar energy model
For any future sustainable energy system, it is crucial to know the performance of photovoltaic (solar cell) systems at local, regional and global levels....
Genomic warning flag just in time for beach season: Jellyfish toxins
A new article might make you squirm if you plan to hit the beach. This article presents the draft genomes of three jellyfish species,...
Evolution of life in the ocean changed 170 million years ago
New research identifies a previously overlooked global event which changed the course of the evolution of life in the oceans. It coincided with a...
Management for network diversity speeds evolutionary adaptation to climate change
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 01 July 2019; doi:10.1038/s41558-019-0518-5This study uses spatially explicit simulations of a simple coral reef ecosystem to show that evolutionary...
Prospects for powering past coal
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 01 July 2019; doi:10.1038/s41558-019-0509-6To limit warming, a rapid reduction in coal use is needed. Early retirement of coal power...
A simple model predicts how warming simplifies wild food webs
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 01 July 2019; doi:10.1038/s41558-019-0513-xObservations of feeding interactions show that warming simplifies the structure of food webs in stream ecosystems....
Arctic greening and bird nest predation risk across tundra ecotones
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 01 July 2019; doi:10.1038/s41558-019-0514-9Bird numbers are declining globally, with sharp decreases in alpine and Arctic regions. Increases in primary...
Widespread increase of boreal summer dry season length over the Congo rainforest
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 01 July 2019; doi:10.1038/s41558-019-0512-yThe length of the dry season over tropical forests is a determining factor of ecosystem health...
Commission publishes information on CO2 emissions from maritime transport
On 30 June 2019, the European Commission published for the first time information on the CO2 emitted by ships over 5000 gross tonnage when...
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