Vulnerabilities of rural women
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 04 August 2023; doi:10.1038/s41558-023-01767-5 Vulnerabilities of rural women Nature Climate Change
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Linking sea-level research with local planning and adaptation needs
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 04 August 2023; doi:10.1038/s41558-023-01749-7 Studies on sea-level rise often claim to be useful for local decision-makers and adaptation planning. We asked researchers and practitioners to discuss the different ways in which science can inform local to global decision-making and what researchers can do to improve the utility of their findings. Nature…
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Gains and losses in forest cover have asymmetric effects on land surface temperature
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 03 August 2023; doi:10.1038/s41558-023-01758-6 A net-zero change in tree cover is often considered to have no impact on the biophysical effects of forests. Satellite observations now reveal an asymmetric influence of gross tree-cover gain versus loss on land surface temperature. Neglecting this influence might lead to biases in quantifying the…
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Susceptibility of Wolbachia mosquito control to temperature shifts
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 03 August 2023; doi:10.1038/s41558-023-01752-y Climate change might alter mosquito-borne disease risk, but research now suggests that one emerging mosquito control approach might be largely resistant to warming temperatures. Nature Climate Change
wMel replacement of dengue-competent mosquitoes is robust to near-term change
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 03 August 2023; doi:10.1038/s41558-023-01746-w The biocontrol technology (wMel) used to mitigate mosquito-borne viruses is adversely affected by heat stress. The authors integrate empirical data on mosquito population dynamics and wMel thermal sensitivity to show that the technology is generally robust to near-term climate change. Nature Climate Change
How accurate is accurate enough for measuring sea-level rise and variability
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 03 August 2023; doi:10.1038/s41558-023-01735-z Satellite radar altimetry enables the detection of sea-level changes by collecting data that have exceeded early expectations. This Perspective discusses potential advances that would enhance the data, allowing regional detection and attribution of sea-level change and improving ocean heat uptake estimates. Nature Climate Change
Asymmetric influence of forest cover gain and loss on land surface temperature
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 03 August 2023; doi:10.1038/s41558-023-01757-7 Changes in tree cover can change surface temperatures in multiple ways. Here, the authors show an asymmetric direct biophysical effect of tree cover change, as the cooling due to tree cover gain is greater in magnitude than the warming from tree cover loss in most forests. Nature…
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Enabling pathways for sustainable livelihoods in planned relocation
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 27 July 2023; doi:10.1038/s41558-023-01753-x Planned relocation can be an adaptation approach to avoid damages from increasing natural hazards yet concerns over maladaptive outcomes remain. Based on flood-related relocation cases, this study highlights the importance of community engagement in enabling sustainable livelihoods. Nature Climate Change
Taking stock of the implementation gap in climate policy
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 27 July 2023; doi:10.1038/s41558-023-01755-9 A gap persists between the emissions reductions pledged by countries under the Paris Agreement and those resulting from their domestic policies. We argue that this gap in fact contains two parts: one in the policies that countries adopt, and the other in the outcomes that those…
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