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Cascading downstream impacts of water cycle changes in mountain regions
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 09 February 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02552-2Mountains are hotspots of climate change, with melting glaciers, changing water flows and moving ecosystems. Here the...
The Guardian view on heavy rain: England’s flood defences are not strong enough | Editorial
The disruption and distress caused by record downpours must focus minds on the need for climate preparednessWith flood warnings still in place across south-west England...
Melting ice and transforming beliefs
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 09 February 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02551-3Mountains and their ecosystems have been important to religious beliefs in many regions around the world. In...
Melting glaciers as symbols of tourism paradoxes
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 09 February 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02544-2Visitors are increasingly drawn to disappearing glacier landscapes for their beauty and scientific value. This Comment examines...
Preserving mountains
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 09 February 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02572-6Disappearing glaciers and missing snow in mountain regions are some of the most immediate signs of global...
Mountains magnify mechanisms in climate change biology
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 09 February 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02549-xMountains, with their sharp climatic contrasts, are emblematic of climate-driven species movement and, ultimately, loss. Here, we...
Leader’s departure marks latest setback for ambitious Japanese science university
Thirteen-year-old Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology hopes to become a global science leader
IPBES: Four key takeaways on how nature loss threatens the global economy
The “undervaluing” of nature by businesses is fuelling its decline and putting the global economy at risk, according to a major new report. An assessment...
‘We’re being turned into an energy colony’: Argentina’s nuclear plan faces backlash over US interests
Push to restart uranium mining in Patagonia has sparked fears about the environmental impact and loss of sovereignty over key resourcesOn an outcrop above the...
Vanuatu pushes new UN resolution demanding full climate compensation
Countries responsible for climate change could be required to pay “full and prompt reparation” for the damage they have caused, under a new United Nations...
IPCC holds two co-located workshops on Engaging Diverse Knowledge Systems, and Methods of Assessment
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will hold two scientific workshops at the University of Reading in the United Kingdom from 10 to 12 February 2026. Organized in...
Local Barley Becomes Local Booze at a Wisconsin Distillery Prioritizing Ag Sustainability
Farmers, distillers and other businesses are taking part in a “grain to glass” sourcing system that eliminates waste and keeps agriculture business within communities.By Sarah...
What over a century of ice data can tell us about the Great Lakes’ future
Michigan researchers have gone back in time to get a picture of how ice cover on the Great Lakes has evolved since the late 19th...
Global economy must move past GDP to avoid planetary disaster, warns UN chief
Exclusive: António Guterres says world’s accounting systems should place true value on the environmentEconomic growth is still heating the planet. Is there any way out?The...
Economic growth is still heating the planet. Is there any way out?
Rising GDP continues to mean more carbon emissions and wider damage to the planet. Can the two be decoupled?During Cop30 negotiations in Brazil last year,...
Forests are changing fast and scientists are deeply concerned
Forests around the world are quietly transforming, and not for the better. A massive global analysis of more than 31,000 tree species reveals that forests...
China maximises battery recycling to shore up critical mineral supplies
Even the busiest streets of Shanghai have become noticeably quieter as sales of electric vehicles (EVs) skyrocketed in China, with charging points mushrooming in residential...
Coulomb Pre‐Stress Changes Modulate Coseismic Rupture Kinematics of the 2025 Mw7.7 Myanmar Earthquake Revealed by Space Geodesy
Abstract We estimate the fault geometry and coseismic slip of the 2025 Myanmar earthquake using multi‐source satellite observations, revealing a nine‐segment rupture structure that transitions...
Northern Hemisphere Warm Fronts Are Less Efficient at Precipitating Ice Than Their Southern Hemisphere Counterparts
Abstract Using satellite observations, ice water path (IWP), liquid water path (LWP), and surface precipitation across warm frontal regions are examined in the Northern (NH)...
Why this rust-like mineral is one of Earth’s best carbon vaults
A common iron mineral hiding in soil turns out to be far better at trapping carbon than scientists realized. Its surface isn’t uniform — it’s...
‘To live a normal life again, it’s a dream come true’: UK’s first climate evacuees can cast off their homes and trauma
Forty-odd residents of Clydach Terrace in Ynysybwl, south Wales, relieved by council buyout after years in fear of fast floodingWhen Storm Dennis hit the UK...
Distinguishing Single and Linked Ruptures in the Laboratory and Nature
Abstract Earthquakes can grow either monotonically from a single, stressed patch or through linking multiple stressed regions. The distinction has implications for magnitude predictability with...
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