Ecological novelty induced by climate change
Bellard, C., Bertelsmeier, C., Leadley, P., Thuiller, W. & Courchamp, F. Impacts of climate change on the future…
Super El Niño may disrupt Polar Vortex, raising chances of colder, snowier winter in parts of US, Canada and Europe
Early weather forecast models are pointing towards an interesting possibility for the winter of 2026-27. According to a…
Urban water affordability crisis exacerbated by climate change
Mack, E. A. & Wrase, S. A burgeoning crisis? A nationwide assessment of the geography of water affordability…
Antarctica missing nearly Argentina-sized sea ice, new study warns of faster global warming
A new study presented by the European Geosciences Union (EGU) suggests Antarctica could play a greater role in…
Advancing nature-based insurance to protect people and nature
We identify five frontiers of nature-based insurance and share key challenges, examples of uptake (Fig. 3), and concrete actions…
Fire risk mitigation underpins durable Nature-based Climate Solutions in the Amazon
A durable, fire‑conditioned Nature-based Climate Solutions architecture integrates climate physics, landscape ecology and law. Policy priorities to secure…
Comprehensive national climate damage assessments framework applied to the UK
Carleton, T. A. & Hsiang, S. M. Social and economic impacts of climate. Science 353, aad9837 (2016). Article …
Environmental damages of the top ten percent consumers exceed global climate and biodiversity funding gaps
We find that the total environmental damage costs per person in the top 10% consumers worldwide is $2.3k-$7.5k…
Amplified Arctic iceberg traffic reshapes benthic biodiversity
Iceberg imaging and sampling During expedition PS126 of RV Polarstern, the opportunity arose to visit a large iceberg…
Future changes in seasonal sea-level variability could reshape coastal ecosystems
Hoegh-Guldberg, O. & Bruno, J. F. The impact of climate change on the world’s marine ecosystems. Science 328,…
Atmospheric warming contributions from airborne microplastics and nanoplastics
Thompson, R. C. et al. Twenty years of microplastic pollution research—what have we learned?. Science 386, 6720 (2024).…
Quantifying climate loss and damage consistent with a social cost of carbon
Pörtner, H. O. et al. Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability (IPCC, 2022). Hsiang, S. et al.…