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Nature Climate Change, Published online: 24 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02294-1 Many countries are relying on land-based strategies to meet the climate targets set out in the Paris Agreement, putting pressure on land resources. Here the authors show a global reduction in cropland area under current climate pledges, with implications for trade and food security.
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 21 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02275-4 Climate change is causing rapid shrinkage of high-latitude glaciers, fundamentally altering the nature of Arctic landscapes. Now, research quantifies the substantial, yet under-reported, development of new coastlines and islands that are revealed as marine-terminating glaciers fall back from the sea.
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 21 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02267-4 The Hague in the Netherlands was the first city in the world to enact a law prohibiting advertisements for fossil fuel products and services. Although the ban is restricted to The Hague’s jurisdiction, the decision to implement the ban challenges norms and conventions that drive fossil-fuel…
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Nature Climate Change, Published online: 21 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02288-z Colonial legacies in tropical forestry hinder good management
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 21 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02293-2 Improving future climate meetings
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 21 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02282-5 As marine-terminating glaciers retreat, they reveal new coastlines in many regions. Here the authors use satellite data to quantify these changes for the Northern Hemisphere, finding that between 2000 and 2020, a total of 2,466 km of new coastline has been uncovered.
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 20 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02302-4 Heatwaves are expected to become more frequent with warming, but how their spatial patterns change is not well understood. Here the authors show that heatwave hotspots in the Northern Hemisphere have shifted westwards over the past few decades.
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 20 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02271-8 The authors use experimental and modelling approaches to understand the response of microbial photosynthesis to peatland warming. They show that warming amplifies microbial photosynthesis, which could offset rising CO2 emissions from northern peatlands by 6.0–13.7% in 2100 (SSP 2-4.5–SSP 5-8.5).
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 20 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02273-6 The authors investigate the impacts of drought legacy on springtime leaf unfolding and green-up. They show that drought delays springtime phenology, primarily through exogenous environmental memory effects, and suggest that future spring advances may be dampened by increasing drought.
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 17 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02289-y Soil moisture droughts can have severe impacts on agriculture, which makes forecasting them crucial. Here the authors show that the dynamic predictability of these agricultural droughts decreases with climate change in many regions.
As the adoption of cleaner-burning engines and electric vehicles drives fossil fuel emissions lower, volatile organic compounds from cooking are playing a significant role in ozone over Los Angeles. Read More As the adoption of cleaner-burning engines and electric vehicles drives fossil fuel emissions lower, volatile organic compounds from cooking are playing a significant role in…
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Scientists have deployed a new series of Sofar “Spotter” buoys at four of the seven Mission: Iconic Reefs within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary identified as essential sites for… Read More Scientists have deployed a new series of Sofar “Spotter” buoys at four of the seven Mission: Iconic Reefs within the Florida Keys National Marine…
To fill in ocean-observation gaps, scientists have increasingly turned to an array of Uncrewed Surface Vehicles, some of which can navigate tens of thousands of kilometers to capture key observations… Read More To fill in ocean-observation gaps, scientists have increasingly turned to an array of Uncrewed Surface Vehicles, some of which can navigate tens of thousands…
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A new virtual reality simulation will use the idea that “seeing is believing” to show people why coastal evacuation orders are so important during storms. Read More A new virtual reality simulation will use the idea that “seeing is believing” to show people why coastal evacuation orders are so important during storms.
Small businesses are critical in community disaster recovery. They provide essential goods and services and employment, and act as gathering locations during disasters. Read More Small businesses are critical in community disaster recovery. They provide essential goods and services and employment, and act as gathering locations during disasters.
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 14 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02313-1 Publisher Correction: Climate-driven connectivity loss impedes species adaptation to warming in the deep ocean
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 14 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02281-6 Small step funding models fit better for climate research
Hoe worden Nederlandse woningen in de toekomst verwarmd zonder aardgas? Alle gemeenten moeten daarvoor in 2026 concrete plannen indienen: warmtenetten warmtepompen of blijft er een gasaansluiting?
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 12 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02277-2 The North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) is a key pattern of climate variability for surrounding land areas during winter. Here the authors constrain projections to show that the magnitude of the NAO increases under high emissions, leading to more severe winters.
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 11 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02265-6 Urban climate actions have resulted in some progress towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions and adapting human settlements to a warmer planet. However, the long-term implications of climate gentrification threaten the continued efficacy of these actions.