Global warming

Multi-technique assessment of coastal dune degradation at a protected Mediterranean site, documenting shoreline retreat, vegetation loss, and increased storm vulnerability under climate change.

Cropland expansion across tropical Africa produces nighttime cooling but hydroclimatically-dependent daytime effects, driven by turbulent heat flux changes tied to vegetation differences.

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.

Cellular model predicts how phytoplankton protein, carbohydrate, and lipid composition will shift under climate warming, with divergent regional responses that reshape marine food web nutrition.

Study shows extreme droughts, floods, and wildfires could occur at 2°C warming, exceeding impacts projected for 3-4°C. New sector-focused assessment reveals risks hidden by standard climate models.

Local human disturbances suppress coral reef climate refugia globally, but targeted intervention could restore protection against marine heatwaves.

Attribution study shows anthropogenic climate change amplified extreme rainfall and flash flooding in Valencia, October 2024, increasing 6-hour rainfall by 21% and affected area by 55%.

Soil moisture constraints override atmospheric aridity in governing vegetation dynamics across the warming Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, with regional variation depending on basin hydrogeography.

Study analyzes compound drought-heatwave events across Africa 1979-2024, revealing acceleration trends and spatiotemporal patterns with implications for climate vulnerability and adaptation.

Explore UK climate strategy toward 2050 net-zero target, examining carbon leakage, greenhouse gas accounting, life-cycle assessment, and ISO standards for emissions reduction and climate adaptation.

Climate change modeling reveals divergent habitat shifts for four Chinese Taxus species, with implications for pharmaceutical sourcing and conservation strategies across multiple future scenarios.

Framework integrating numerical modelling with stakeholder coproduction for feasible, equitable assessment of land-based climate mitigation technologies across governance levels.

Examine climate change impacts on European brain health through risk management frameworks, addressing tropicalization threats, adaptive capacity, and evidence-based prevention strategies.

Analysis of how reliance on carbon dioxide removal in climate scenarios may substitute for immediate emissions reductions, creating carbon budget overshoot and justice concerns.

Study reveals accelerated north-east shift in global green wave trajectory, indicating restructured vegetation phenology and hemispheric productivity changes through 21st century.

Machine learning reveals how seasonal climate and synoptic conditions differently control storm activity, with climate trends more strongly affecting storm heat anomalies than intensity.