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The Chinese Loess Plateau (CLP) is the cradle of Chinese civilization, and environmental changes in this region have influenced the historical trajectory of ancient...
Marine ‘hotspots’ under dual threat from climate change and fishing
The parts of the world’s oceans with the most varied mix of species are seeing the biggest impacts from a warming climate and commercial...
Biosphere–atmosphere interactions: Deforestation size influences rainfall
The average size of cleared areas in the Amazon (pictured) has increased over many regions since the 1980s. Deforestation modifies regional moisture cycling as...
Regional dry-season climate changes due to three decades of Amazonian deforestation
Region and period of investigation.
The study is performed over the deforested regions of the Brazilian state of Rondônia, which lie between 65° W, 60°...
Long-term warming amplifies shifts in the carbon cycle of experimental ponds
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Species’ traits influenced their response to recent climate change
Using ISI Web of Knowledge we conducted a systematic literature search of all relevant articles—published between 1990 and 2015—that reported an observed change in...
Guest post: Why NOAA updates its sea surface temperature record
This is a guest article by Prof Peter Thorne, professor of physical geography at Maynooth University in Ireland, and centre director of the Irish...
Climate change and fishing lay ‘ecological trap’ for African penguins
Climate change and commercial fishing are luring endangered African penguins into an “ecological trap” that threatens their survival, a new study warns.
Warming sea surface...
Scientists solve ocean ‘carbon sink’ puzzle
The oceans are a hugely important “carbon sink”, helping absorb CO2 emissions from human activities. Without them, CO2 would accumulate more quickly in the...
COP21 climate negotiators’ responses to climate model forecasts
We conducted a framed field experiment23 at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP21, held in Paris. We recruited 217 participants, representing more...
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