Increased ENSO sea surface temperature variability under four IPCC emission scenarios
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 31 January 2022; doi:10.1038/s41558-022-01282-zSea surface temperature variability of the equatorial Pacific Ocean dictates the strength of El Niño–Southern Oscillation...
Inequitable patterns of US flood risk in the Anthropocene
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 31 January 2022; doi:10.1038/s41558-021-01265-6Climate change is increasing flood risk, yet models based on historical data alone cannot capture the...
Mitigation north and impact south
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 31 January 2022; doi:10.1038/s41558-022-01278-9Climate mitigation policies are enacted in the interconnected climate, land, energy and water sectors. Now, a...
Unintended consequences of climate change mitigation for African river basins
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 31 January 2022; doi:10.1038/s41558-021-01262-9Global climate change mitigation policies aim to reduce emissions, but can have unintended local consequences. Mitigation...
One sea to many oceans: First of its kind study on oxygen flow and...
For the first time, scientists measure oxygen flow into the deep ocean interior of the Labrador Sea between Canada and Greenland. They studied how...
The future of US corn, soybean and wheat production depends on sustainable groundwater use
In the U.S., 52% of irrigated land is used for corn, soybean and winter wheat production. Corn and soybean are two of the country's...
Human disturbance is the most crucial factor for lynx in habitat selection
Habitat selection in wildlife is a process that occurs at different scales: Balancing advantages, such as high abundance of food, with disadvantages, such as...
Shedding light on polymer solar cells: Illuminating how solvent additives improve efficiency
Researchers imaged nanoscale photocurrents in an all-polymer blend solar cell using photoconductive atomic force microscopy. Trace solvent additives were found to enhance polymer ordering...
Thawing permafrost can accelerate global warming
Thawing permafrost in the Arctic could be emitting greenhouse gases from previously unaccounted-for carbon stocks, fuelling global warming. In the Siberian Arctic, the research...
Txikispora philomaios, a parasite that will help to explain the origin of animal multicellularity
Researchers have discovered a parasite present in seawater and which belongs to a primitive lineage; they have named it Txikispora philomaios. This organism will...
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