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Predicting net primary productivity response to multiple extreme climate drivers in Inner Mongolia
Extreme climate events (ECEs) are increasingly frequent in Inner Mongolia (IM), threatening vegetation productivity. While previous studies have examined vegetation responses to individual historical ECEs,...
Harnessing satellite data for the next generation of agri-environmental policies
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What’s on the climate calendar for 2026?
After a tough 2025 dominated by the US opposing climate action at home and abroad, 2026 looks set to be shaped by coalitions of countries...
Quantifying the hidden carbon cost of floods: a stochastic and uncertainty-based valuation framework
Flood damage repairs to the built environment generate substantial greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, yet these indirect climate impacts are rarely integrated into flood consequence assessments....
Obvious and obscure actors are planting trees in rural Africa
Tree planting is expanding across sub-Saharan Africa, spurred by the demand for tree products and new environmental policies. Identifying key actors is important for land...
Ørsted files legal challenge against US government over windfarm lease freeze
Europe’s biggest offshore wind developer seeking to overturn White House decision to suspend work on a $5bn wind farm projectEurope’s biggest offshore wind developer is...
Urban green space inequality and its socio-economic, geographical, and climate determinants in 11 528 cities
Inequality in the provision of urban green spaces (UGS) poses a growing obstacle to achieving sustainable development goals and building inclusive and resilient urban environments....
High-resolution mountain topography can inform global snow vulnerability estimates
Snow is changing globally. Computationally intensive snow reanalysis products and downscaled climate model projections allow for the estimation of historical and projected changes in snow...
2025 was UK’s hottest and sunniest year on record, says Met Office
Mean temperature for year was 10.09C, surpassing 2022 record, and 1,648.5 hours of sunshine were recorded2025 was the UK’s warmest and sunniest year on record,...
Uncertainty in Antarctic precipitation projections under global warming
The Antarctic Ice Sheet is a critical driver of global sea level rise, yet future projections of Antarctic precipitation remain highly uncertain, posing challenges to...
Afforestation reduces fire occurrence in Colombia’s tropical savannas
Changes in land use, climate, and socio-ecology drive altered fire regimes that in turn reshape global ecosystems. Rapid afforestation with commercial tree plantations is transforming...
Simulated Earth system response to acid downwelling as a form of ocean alkalinity enhancement
‘Acid downwelling’ (AD) is a proposed marine carbon dioxide removal (CDR) method, which describes the idea of electrochemically splitting open ocean surface water into an...
Cumulative environmental burdens and vulnerable populations: taking into account the intensity and count of burdens in environmental justice analyses
Most studies examining demographic disparities in the distribution of environmental burdens have examined only one burden at a time. Few have examined how multiple burdens...
Building material stock drives embodied carbon emissions and risks future climate goals in China
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 02 January 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02527-3Reducing the embodied carbon emissions of building material stock is essential for mitigation. Using a high-resolution multiyear...
Barents Sea atlantification driven by a shift in atmospheric synoptic timescale
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 02 January 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02535-3The Atlantic Ocean is having an increasing influence on the Arctic but the drivers of this are...
Satellite observations reveal a significant poleward expansion of the multiyear sea ice replenishment in the heart region of Arctic Ocean
Multiyear sea ice replenishment due to first-year ice aging at the end of the summer is a key factor in maintaining the overall Arctic sea...
Assessing corporate social responsibility pressures in lithium mining: a topic modeling analysis approach
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) plays a critical role in mitigating the negative impacts of critical mineral mining. Yet research offers limited insight into how societal...
Why NYC Is Spending Millions on ‘Bluebelts’
The man-made wetlands and ponds can help prevent flooding in homes and buildings, and return cleaner water to the ocean. By Lauren DalbanNew York City...
Analysis: UK renewables enjoy record year in 2025 – but gas power still rises
The UK’s fleet of wind, solar and biomass power plants all set new records in 2025, Carbon Brief analysis shows, but electricity generation from gas...
Wildfire smoke is a national crisis, and it’s worse than you think
Wildfire smoke is an emerging nationwide crisis for the United States. Supercharged by climate change, blazes are swelling into monsters that consume vast landscapes and...
Wildfire smoke is a national crisis, and it’s worse than you think
Wildfire smoke is an emerging nationwide crisis for the United States. Supercharged by climate change, blazes are swelling into monsters that consume vast landscapes and...
India, Saudi Arabia and Argentina fail to submit climate plans in 2025
India, Saudi Arabia and Argentina are among the roughly 70 nations that did not submit updated climate plans to the United Nations in 2025, despite...
Drawing the line: how levee accreditation shapes flood insurance winners and losers
Millions of Californians live behind levees constructed to redirect water and prevent floods. Accurate assessments of these levees are crucial in flood hazard maps, which...
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