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Scientists reveal an advanced, innovative method that they have developed and used to detect nonvisual traces of fire dating back at least 800,000 years...

Insight into past–and future–of Western US wildfires

A new study examines the context surrounding the fires and offers insight into the historical role of large, high-severity fires -- and the future...

Biodiversity risks to persist well beyond future global temperature peak

Even if global temperatures begin to decline after peaking this century because of climate change, the risks to biodiversity could persist for decades after.

The eco–climate nexus

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 27 June 2022; doi:10.1038/s41558-022-01418-1Ecosystems, and the services they provide, can support climate mitigation and adaptation, yet also suffer from...

Global decline in frequency

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 27 June 2022; doi:10.1038/s41558-022-01414-5Quantifying historical trends in tropical cyclone activity has proved difficult, but a new reconstruction reveals a...

Catching maladaptation before it happens

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 27 June 2022; doi:10.1038/s41558-022-01409-2Years of research on adaptation to climate change shows that many efforts are counterproductively increasing vulnerability,...

Enhanced ENSO variability moderates future Southern Ocean warming

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 27 June 2022; doi:10.1038/s41558-022-01406-5A projected change in the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is found to induce a change in...

Accounting for ecosystem service values in climate policy

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 27 June 2022; doi:10.1038/s41558-022-01362-0Ecosystem services are often omitted from climate policy owing to difficulties in estimating the economic value...

Anti-poverty programmes build resilience

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 27 June 2022; doi:10.1038/s41558-022-01408-3The world’s poorest households, who often depend on agricultural incomes, are increasingly vulnerable to weather-induced shocks....

Regenerative living cities and the urban climate–biodiversity–wellbeing nexus

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 27 June 2022; doi:10.1038/s41558-022-01390-wThe expansion of urban environments contributes to climate change and biodiversity loss. Implementing nature-based strategies to...

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