Fossil pollen record suggests vulnerability to mass extinction ahead
Reduced resilience of plant biomes in North America could be setting the stage for the kind of mass extinctions not seen since the retreat...
East Antarctic melting hotspot identified
Ice is melting at a surprisingly fast rate underneath Shirase Glacier Tongue in East Antarctica due to the continuing influx of warm seawater into the...
Food–energy–water implications of negative emissions technologies in a +1.5 °C future
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 24 August 2020; doi:10.1038/s41558-020-0876-zNegative emissions technologies are essential in scenarios for meeting Paris climate targets. Modelling results show that...
Longer-lived tropical songbirds reduce breeding activity as they buffer impacts of drought
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 24 August 2020; doi:10.1038/s41558-020-0864-3Climate change impacts on population dynamics will depend on species’ life history strategies. In contrast to...
Crafting strong, integrated policy mixes for deep CO<sub>2</sub> mitigation in road transport
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 24 August 2020; doi:10.1038/s41558-020-0877-yAs road transport emissions are set to grow, stronger policy mixes are needed to reach mitigation...
Responses of global waterbird populations to climate change vary with latitude
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 24 August 2020; doi:10.1038/s41558-020-0872-3Gaps in geographic coverage of species abundance data, especially in the tropics, make determining species’ responses...
Performance determinants show European cities are delivering on climate mitigation
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 24 August 2020; doi:10.1038/s41558-020-0879-9Cities have an important role in climate mitigation. Textual analysis techniques and regression modelling show the...
The privilege of longevity
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 24 August 2020; doi:10.1038/s41558-020-0890-1Theory and observation suggest that populations of long-lived organisms fare worse than short-lived counterparts when submitted...
The climate change mitigation potential of bioenergy with carbon capture and storage
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 24 August 2020; doi:10.1038/s41558-020-0885-yNegative emissions technologies are a cornerstone of many mitigation scenarios that limit global warming under 2 °C....
Nutrients make coral bleaching worse
Nutrients can aggravate the already negative effects of climate change on corals to trigger mass coral bleaching. A study suggests ecosystem managers can reduce...
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