Focal Interest
Focal Interest

Climate change

  1. Baranof Island glaciers persisted into the Holocene and then retreated rapidly
    Cosmogenic dating and sediment cores reveal glacial history of Baranof Island and document tenfold acceleration in glacier retreat since 1986, with implications for sea-level rise.
  2. International law shapes climate change litigation
    Explore how international law shapes climate change litigation, from human rights obligations to corporate accountability through national courts.
  3. Higher climate risk weakens EU banking stability
    Climate change reduces EU banking stability; renewable energy and energy taxes provide protection, with effectiveness varying by fiscal stringency and deployment intensity.
  4. Authors propose broader view of climate change drivers
    Framework proposing anthropogenic power generation and energy balance as factors in climate change, with industrial efficiency improvements as mitigation strategy
  5. Rapid carbon pricing can create macro-financial instability
    Integrated modeling shows rapid decarbonization via carbon pricing creates macro-financial risks, treatable through coordinated climate and economic stabilization policies.
  6. Most reviewed catchment models cover ecology, few cover social factors
    Review of ten catchment models in New Zealand shows strong capacity for ecological climate change simulation but substantial gaps in representing economic and cultural social-system impacts.
  7. Neural network predicts shifts in extreme weather frequency
    Neural networks leverage climate model data to predict how extreme rainfall, hail, and winds will shift geographically as climate changes, accounting for terrain effects.
  8. Climate ethics review finds justice and responsibility shape responses
    Literature review examining ethical frameworks and justice principles shaping climate policy responses across governance scales from 1990-2025.
  9. Aviation climate policies are assessed for their likely effectiveness
    Economic analysis examining policy mechanisms for aviation emission reduction, comparing domestic regulations and international agreements.
  10. Cala del Cefalo showed major shoreline retreat and dune degradation
    Multi-technique assessment of coastal dune degradation at a protected Mediterranean site, documenting shoreline retreat, vegetation loss, and increased storm vulnerability under climate change.
  11. Higher carbon-risk firms saw stock prices rise after EPA ruling
    Supreme Court ruling limiting EPA power increased stock prices of carbon-intensive firms, with effects moderated by state climate policies and institutional investor pressure.
  12. Reduced enemy pressure did not explain range shifts
    Study of nine alpine plant species finds that reduced leaf damage at warm range edges does not explain why some plants shift downhill during climate change.
  13. Cropland warming and cooling differ by time of day in tropical Africa
    Cropland expansion across tropical Africa produces nighttime cooling but hydroclimatically-dependent daytime effects, driven by turbulent heat flux changes tied to vegetation differences.
  14. Downscaled projections show stronger rainfall extremes in two Philippine basins
    High-resolution climate projections for Pampanga and Pasig-Marikina-Laguna-Lake basins reveal intensifying rainfall extremes, elevated design rainfall, and increased seasonal variability.
  15. Most pharmacy students knew about climate change, but fewer acted
    Pharmacy students in Karachi show climate awareness but lack engagement in mitigation efforts. Curriculum integration could strengthen healthcare resilience.
  16. GIS maps crop change in nineteenth-century eastern Africa
    GIS analysis of 1857-1876 explorer accounts reveals spatial and temporal patterns in maize, rice, and cassava adoption across inland equatorial eastern Africa along caravan routes.
  17. Landfalling South Pacific atmospheric rivers are projected to intensify
    Study projects atmospheric river frequency to double over South Pacific by mid-century, with robust trends emerging within 10-20 years first affecting southern New Zealand and Tasmania.
  18. Fire weather emergence is already detectable in many burnable areas
    Climate models show fire weather conditions driven by human warming already detectable in 39% of burnable areas, with dangerous extremes emerging at 2–3°C warming in multiple regions.
  19. Climate warming and aridification were linked to butterfly declines
    Urban and rural butterfly populations respond differently to climate warming and aridification, with urbanisation amplifying negative climate impacts through reduced habitat connectivity.
  20. Long-nosed potoroo faces different conservation statuses across landscapes
    Long-nosed potoroo conservation varies by landscape in Victoria, facing threats from invasive predators, fire, and climate change. Strategic management combining habitat protection and predator.