Synergies in environmental and agricultural water availability under climate change
Ruckelshaus, M. H. et al. The IPBES Global Assessment: pathways to action. Trends Ecol. Evol. 35, 407–414 (2020).…
Accelerating sea level rise in Africa and its large marine ecosystems since the 1990s
Regional sea level rise and the exceptional 2023 event in AfricaLong-term acceleration in African sea level rise (1993–2023)…
Quantifying land-use metrics for solar photovoltaic projects in the western United States
Creutzig, F. et al. The underestimated potential of solar energy to mitigate climate change. Nat. Energy 2, 17140…
Observed evaporative cooling of urban trees and lawns during heatwaves
Perkins, S. E., Alexander, L. & Nairn, J. Increasing frequency, intensity and duration of observed global heatwaves and…
Identifying global hotspots of agricultural expansion into non-forest ecosystems
Harris, N. L. et al. Global maps of twenty-first century forest carbon fluxes. Nat. Clim. Change 11, 234–240…
Increasing risk of mass human heat mortality if historical weather patterns recur
Data We draw weekly mortality data from the Eurostat database (data code ‘demo_r_mweek3’). Different regions make data available…
Artificial intelligence sparks debate at COP30 climate talks in Brazil
BELEM, Brazil (AP) — At the U.N. climate talks in Brazil, artificial intelligence is being cast as both…
Global greenhouse gas emissions mitigation potential of existing and planned hydrogen projects
Our work quantifies the life cycle GHG emissions and emission reduction potential of roughly 2,000 announced hydrogen production…
Irrigation-induced land water depletion aggravated by climate change
Crops and Drops (FAO, 2002). Siebert, S. et al. A global data set of the extent of irrigated…
Doubling of the global freshwater footprint of material production over two decades
Steffen, W., Grinevald, J., Crutzen, P. & McNeill, J. The Anthropocene: conceptual and historical perspectives. Philos. Trans. R.…
Artificial light is drowning out the Moon: here is what city bright lights are doing to humans and other species
Many city slickers may find it hard to comprehend, but the moon used to be the brightest source…
Shifting Sediments: Rivers as an Architectural and Cultural Catalyst
Urban Regeneration of Brahmaputra Riverfront / atArchitecture. Image © Avneesh Tiwari Share Share Facebook Twitter Mail Pinterest Whatsapp…