Open access notables
Climate models can’t explain 2023’s huge heat anomaly — we could be in uncharted territory, Schmidt, Nature [perspective]:
In general, the 2023 temperature anomaly has come out of the blue, revealing an unprecedented knowledge gap perhaps for the first time since about 40 years ago, when satellite data began offering modellers an unparalleled, real-time view of Earth’s climate system. If the anomaly does not stabilize by August — a reasonable expectation based on previous El Niño events — then the world will be in uncharted territory. It could imply that a warming planet is already fundamentally altering how the climate system operates, much sooner than scientists had anticipated. It could also mean that statistical inferences based on past events are less reliable than we thought, adding more uncertainty to seasonal predictions of droughts and rainfall patterns.
Nonlinear Interactions of Sea-Level Rise and Storm Tide Alter Extreme Coastal Water Levels: How and Why?, Moftakhari et al., AGU Advances:
This study analyzed the tidal data from around the Globe to understand the complex interactions between tides, surges, and mean sea level (MSL) fluctuations. The research found that in most locations, tides and non-tidal residuals have changed due to variations in MSL over recent decades. This research proposes a conservative proxy for extreme sea level dynamics, called “Potential Maximum Surge Tide” (PMST). By mid-century, the median PMST is projected to be 20% higher over all monitoring stations. Simply shifting storm tide predictions up based on projected SLR may underestimate the flooding risk up to fourfold. The interactions between MSL and storm tides, captured through the PMST statistic, contribute to increased flood hazards at three-quarters of the studied locations by the mid-21st century.
Shrinking Alpine chamois: higher spring temperatures over the last 27 years in Switzerland are linked to a 3 kg reduction in body mass of yearlings, Masoero et al., Royal Society Open Science:
Although climate change is considered to be partly responsible for the size change observed in numerous species, the relevance of this hypothesis for ungulates remains debated. We used body mass measurements of 5635 yearlings (i.e. 1.5 years old) of Alpine chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra) harvested in September in the Swiss Alps (Ticino canton) from 1992 to 2018. In our study area, during this period, yearlings shrank by ca 3 kg while temperatures between May and July rose by 1.7°C. We identified that warmer temperatures during birth and the early suckling period (9 May to 2 July in the year of birth) had the strongest impact on yearling mass. Further analyses of year-detrended mass and temperature data indicate that this result was not simply due to changes in both variables over years, but that increases in temperature during this particularly sensitive time window for development and growth are responsible for the decrease in body mass of yearling chamois.
People today who plant trees successfully do it for livelihoods and income not for biodiversity or climate mitigation, MS Ashton et al., Frontiers in Forests and Global Change:
Recently, many studies have touted the idea of planting trees as a natural means of climate mitigation (Bastin et al., 2019). Initial estimates were strongly criticized for their false assumptions about the technical capacity and open space available for such large-scale plantings (Veldman et al., 2019), but many of the critiques also failed to acknowledge that at least a century of work has documented successful tree planting (Holl and Brancalion, 2020). Responses had largely been written by ecologists, not by practitioners who plant trees for a living or silviculturists, social scientists, and others who conduct research on how, when, and where to plant trees and why landowners plant trees. Tree planting can be successful and very effective in the right circumstances, and there is an enormous technical literature under the applied ecological discipline of silviculture that has been ignored and should be recognized (Ashton and Kelty, 2018).
From this week’s government/NGO section:
State of the Global Climate 2023, Anzellini et al., World Meteorological Organization:
2023 was the warmest year on record at 1.45 ± 0.12 °C above the pre-industrial average. Concentrations of the three main greenhouse gases – carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide – reached record-high observed levels. Global mean sea level reached a record high. The rate of sea level rise in the past ten years (2014–2023) has more than doubled since the first decade of the satellite record (1993–2002). Antarctic sea-ice extent reached an absolute record low in February. The annual maximum extent was around 1 million km2 below the previous record low maximum. Preliminary data from the global set of reference glaciers for the hydrological year 2022-2023 show they experienced the largest loss of ice on record (1950–2023), driven by the extremely negative mass balance in both western North America and Europe. Glaciers in Switzerland lost around 10% of their remaining volume in the past two years. Extreme weather continued to lead to severe socio-economic impacts. Extreme heat affected many parts of the world. Wildfires in Hawaii, Canada, and Europe led to the loss of life, the destruction of homes, and large-scale air pollution. Flooding associated with extreme rainfall from the Mediterranean Cyclone Daniel affected Greece, Bulgaria, Türkiye, and Libya with particularly heavy loss of life in Libya.
For Our Future. Indigenous Resilience Report, Reed et al., Government of Canada:
Indigenous Peoples have unique strengths for responding to environmental and climate changes. Climate change is one of many crises that First Nations, Inuit, and Métis face. Indigenous knowledge systems and lived experiences are essential components of climate action. The food, water, and energy nexus is central to First Nation, Inuit, and Métis climate leadership. Self-determination is critical to Indigenous-led climate action.
189 articles in 75 journals by 1109 contributing authors
Physical science of climate change, effects
Linking Future Tropical Precipitation Changes to Zonally-Asymmetric Large-Scale Meridional Circulation, Raiter et al., Geophysical Research Letters Open Access pdf 10.1029/2023gl106072
Regime Shifts in Lake Oxygen and Temperature in the Rapidly Warming High Arctic, Klanten et al., Geophysical Research Letters Open Access pdf 10.1029/2023gl106985
Strengthened impact of boreal winter North Pacific Oscillation on ENSO development in warming climate, Chen et al., npj Climate and Atmospheric Science Open Access pdf 10.1038/s41612-024-00615-3
The response of atmospheric blocking and East Asian cold extremes to future Arctic Sea ice loss, Zhuo et al., Atmospheric Research 10.1016/j.atmosres.2024.107355
Variability of the M2 internal tides in the Luzon Strait under climate change, Guo et al., Climate Dynamics 10.1007/s00382-024-07148-8
Why the lower stratosphere cools when the troposphere warms, Lin & Emanuel, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open Access pdf 10.1073/pnas.2319228121
Observations of climate change, effects
A global estimate of monthly vegetation and soil fractions from spatiotemporally adaptive spectral mixture analysis during 2001–2022, Sun et al., Earth System Science Data Open Access 10.5194/essd-16-1333-2024
Assessing Argentina’s heatwave dynamics (1950–2022): a comprehensive analysis of temporal and spatial variability using ERA5-LAND, Cimolai & Aguilar, Theoretical and Applied Climatology Open Access pdf 10.1007/s00704-024-04915-9
Local climate regionalization of the Tibetan Plateau: A data-driven scale-dependent analysis, Feng et al., Theoretical and Applied Climatology 10.1007/s00704-024-04916-8
Rainfall variability increased with warming in northern Queensland, Australia, over the past 280 years, Dyez et al., Communications Earth & Environment Open Access pdf 10.1038/s43247-024-01262-5
Spatiotemporal changes of climatic disasters and population displacements in Africa, Guo et al., Climate and Development 10.1080/17565529.2024.2323523
Spring Barents Sea ice loss enhances tropical cyclone genesis over the eastern North Pacific, Hai et al., Climate Dynamics 10.1007/s00382-024-07145-x
The emerging human influence on the seasonal cycle of sea surface temperature, Shi et al., Nature Climate Change 10.1038/s41558-024-01958-8
Instrumentation & observational methods of climate change, effects
A Decadal Survey Without Analogs: Earth Observation Needs for a Warming World, Miner et al., AGU Advances Open Access pdf 10.1029/2023av001148
A systematic review of urban heat island and heat waves research (1991–2022), Cheval et al., Climate Risk Management Open Access 10.1016/j.crm.2024.100603
Meteorological, snow and soil data, CO2, water and energy fluxes from a low-Arctic valley of Northern Quebec, Domine et al., Earth System Science Data Open Access 10.5194/essd-16-1523-2024
Modulated Trends in Arctic Surface Air Temperature Extremes as a Fingerprint of Climate Change, Polyakov et al., Journal of Climate 10.1175/jcli-d-23-0266.1
Pitfalls in diagnosing temperature extremes, Brunner & Voigt, Nature Communications Open Access pdf 10.1038/s41467-024-46349-x
Quantifying exposure biases in early instrumental land surface air temperature observations, Wallis et al., International Journal of Climatology Open Access pdf 10.1002/joc.8401
Spurious Trends in High Latitude Southern Hemisphere Precipitation Observations, Reid et al., Geophysical Research Letters Open Access pdf 10.1029/2023gl106994
Modeling, simulation & projection of climate change, effects
An overview of the Western United States Dynamically Downscaled Dataset (WUS-D3), Rahimi et al., Geoscientific Model Development Open Access 10.5194/gmd-17-2265-2024
Climate change signals of extreme precipitation return levels for Germany in a transient convection-permitting simulation ensemble, Hundhausen et al., International Journal of Climatology Open Access pdf 10.1002/joc.8393
Improving our understanding of future tropical cyclone intensities in the Caribbean using a high-resolution regional climate model, Dullaart et al., Scientific Reports Open Access 10.1038/s41598-023-49685-y
Inferring Global Ocean Mass Increase From Tide Gauges Network With Climate Models, Mu et al., Geophysical Research Letters Open Access pdf 10.1029/2023gl108056
Ocean response to a century of observation-based freshwater forcing around Greenland in EC-Earth3, Devilliers et al., Climate Dynamics Open Access pdf 10.1007/s00382-024-07142-0
Statistical downscaling of GCMs wind speed data for trend analysis of future scenarios: a case study in the Lombardy region, Ferrarin et al., Theoretical and Applied Climatology Open Access pdf 10.1007/s00704-024-04921-x
Advancement of climate & climate effects modeling, simulation & projection
Clustering of low-pressure systems during the active phase of Indian summer monsoon in climate models, Srujan & Sandeep, Climate Dynamics 10.1007/s00382-024-07146-w
Coupled Climate Models Systematically Underestimate Radiation Response to Surface Warming, Olonscheck & Rugenstein, Geophysical Research Letters Open Access 10.1029/2023gl106909
Improving simulations of extreme precipitation events in China by the CMIP6 global climate models through statistical downscaling, Zhang et al., Atmospheric Research 10.1016/j.atmosres.2024.107344
Imputation of missing IPCC AR6 data on land carbon sequestration, Prütz et al., Open Access 10.5194/essd-2024-68
SINGV-RCM: the convection-permitting regional climate model for Singapore, Prasanna et al., Climate Dynamics Open Access 10.1007/s00382-024-07154-w
Cryosphere & climate change
100 years of monitoring in the Swiss National Park reveals overall decreasing rock glacier velocities, Manchado et al., Communications Earth & Environment Open Access pdf 10.1038/s43247-024-01302-0
Experimental Whole-Ecosystem Warming Enables Novel Estimation of Snow Cover and Depth Sensitivities to Temperature, and Quantification of the Snow-Albedo Feedback Effect, Richardson et al., Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences Open Access pdf 10.1029/2023jg007833
Marginal snowpacks: The basis for a global definition and existing research needs, López-Moreno et al., Earth 10.1016/j.earscirev.2024.104751
Seawater Intrusion at the Grounding Line of Jakobshavn Isbræ, Greenland, From Terrestrial Radar Interferometry, Kim et al., Geophysical Research Letters Open Access 10.1029/2023gl106181
Spring Barents Sea ice loss enhances tropical cyclone genesis over the eastern North Pacific, Hai et al., Climate Dynamics 10.1007/s00382-024-07145-x
Synchronous retreat of Thwaites and Pine Island glaciers in response to external forcings in the presatellite era, Clark et al., Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open Access pdf 10.1073/pnas.2211711120
Sea level & climate change
Boon and burden: economic performance and future perspectives of the Venice flood protection system, Giupponi et al., Regional Environmental Change Open Access pdf 10.1007/s10113-024-02193-9
Inferring Global Ocean Mass Increase From Tide Gauges Network With Climate Models, Mu et al., Geophysical Research Letters Open Access pdf 10.1029/2023gl108056
Nonlinear Interactions of Sea-Level Rise and Storm Tide Alter Extreme Coastal Water Levels: How and Why?, Moftakhari et al., AGU Advances Open Access pdf 10.1029/2023av000996
Paleoclimate & paleogeochemistry
Glacial inception through rapid ice area increase driven by albedo and vegetation feedbacks, Willeit et al., Climate of the Past Open Access 10.5194/cp-20-597-2024
Mid-Pliocene not analogous to high-CO2 climate when considering Northern Hemisphere winter variability, Oldeman et al., Weather and Climate Dynamics Open Access 10.5194/wcd-5-395-2024
Reconstructing hydroclimate changes over the past 2500 years using speleothems from Pyrenean caves (NE Spain), Bartolomé et al., Climate of the Past Open Access 10.5194/cp-20-467-2024
Biology & climate change, related geochemistry
Assessment of vegetation dynamics under changed climate situation using geostatistical modeling, Basit et al., Theoretical and Applied Climatology 10.1007/s00704-024-04840-x
Biodiversity losses associated with global warming of 1.5 to 4 °C above pre-industrial levels in six countries, Price et al., Climatic Change Open Access pdf 10.1007/s10584-023-03666-2
Biological and Physical Controls on Multidecadal Acidification in a Eutrophic Estuary, Champlin et al., Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 10.1029/2023jc020405
Climate change will reduce North American inland wetland areas and disrupt their seasonal regimes, Xu et al., Nature Communications Open Access pdf 10.1038/s41467-024-45286-z
Cue the chorus: Canyon treefrog calling phenology on the falling limb of spring floods and warming nights, Bateman et al., Ecology 10.1002/ecy.4287
Current and past climate co-shape community-level plant species richness in the Western Siberian Arctic, Vitalii et al., Open Access pdf 10.22541/au.169985466.68931074/v1
Detecting climate-driven ecological changes in high-altitude lakes in the Sierra Nevada, California, Lopera-Congote et al., The Holocene 10.1177/09596836241236324
Detection of evolutionary conserved and accelerated genomic regions related to adaptation to thermal niches in Anolis lizards, Sakamoto et al., Ecology and Evolution Open Access pdf 10.1002/ece3.11117
Dual stressors of infection and warming can destabilize host microbiomes, Li et al., Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences Open Access pdf 10.1098/rstb.2023.0069
Evolution of vegetation cover and impacts of climate change and human activities in arid regions of Northwest China: a Mu Us Sandy Land case, Lin et al., Environment, Development and Sustainability 10.1007/s10668-024-04704-4
Finding balance: Tree-ring isotopes differentiate between acclimation and stress-induced imbalance in a long-term irrigation experiment, Vitali et al., Global Change Biology Open Access pdf 10.1111/gcb.17237
Forestry trials and species adaptability to climate change, Booth, Global Change Biology 10.1111/gcb.17243
Global research and research progress on climate change and their impact on plant phenology: 30 years of investigations through bibliometric analysis, Singh et al., Theoretical and Applied Climatology 10.1007/s00704-024-04919-5
Heatwaves are detrimental to fertility in the viviparous tsetse fly, Weaving et al., Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences Open Access pdf 10.1098/rspb.2023.2710
Hotter drought and trade-off between fast and slow growth strategies as major drivers of tree-ring growth variability of global conifers, Wang & Wang Xiangping Wang Xiangping Wang Xiangping Wang, Journal of Ecology 10.1111/1365-2745.14290
Impacts of climate change on airborne Quercus pollen trends in Andalusia region (southern Spain), Alcázar et al., Regional Environmental Change Open Access 10.1007/s10113-023-02181-5
Increased frequency of extreme climatic events weakens the community stability of natural grassland under directional climate changes by reducing resilience, Liu et al., Global Ecology and Biogeography 10.1111/geb.13824
Interacting effects of fire and hydroclimate on oak and beech community prevalence in the southern Great Lakes region, Schlenker et al., Journal of Ecology Open Access 10.1111/1365-2745.14289
Leaf morphological traits show greater responses to changes in climate than leaf physiological traits and gas exchange variables, Everingham et al., Ecology and Evolution Open Access 10.1002/ece3.10941
Long-term studies on West Antarctic Peninsula phytoplankton blooms suggest range shifts between temperate and polar species, Antoni et al., Global Change Biology 10.1111/gcb.17238
Perspectives on the timing of ecosystem collapse in a changing climate, Alaniz et al., Conservation Biology 10.1111/cobi.14247
Positive effects of tree species diversity on productivity switch to negative after severe drought mortality in a temperate forest experiment, Shovon et al., Global Change Biology Open Access 10.1111/gcb.17252
Risks associated with global warming of 1.5 to 4 °C above pre-industrial levels in human and natural systems in six countries, Warren et al., Climatic Change Open Access pdf 10.1007/s10584-023-03646-6
Shrinking Alpine chamois: higher spring temperatures over the last 27 years in Switzerland are linked to a 3 kg reduction in body mass of yearlings, Masoero et al., Royal Society Open Science Open Access pdf 10.1098/rsos.231295
Subsurface temperature estimates from a Regional Ocean Modelling System (ROMS) reanalysis provide accurate coral heat stress indices across the Main Hawaiian Islands, Perelman et al., Scientific Reports Open Access 10.1038/s41598-024-56865-x
Temperature-Dependence Assumptions Drive Projected Responses of Diverse Size-Based Food Webs to Warming, Reum et al., Earth’s Future Open Access pdf 10.1029/2023ef003852
The Advancement in Spring Vegetation Phenology in the Northern Hemisphere Will Reverse After 2060 Under Future Moderate Warming Scenarios, Mo et al., Earth’s Future Open Access pdf 10.1029/2023ef003788
The future of endemic and threatened birds of the Amazon in the face of global climate change, de Moraes et al., Ecology and Evolution Open Access 10.1002/ece3.11097
Unusual Hemiaulus bloom influences ocean productivity in Northeastern US Shelf waters, Castillo Cieza et al., Biogeosciences Open Access 10.5194/bg-21-1235-2024
GHG sources & sinks, flux, related geochemistry
A drained nutrient-poor peatland forest in boreal Sweden constitutes a net carbon sink after integrating terrestrial and aquatic fluxes, Tong et al., Global Change Biology Open Access 10.1111/gcb.17246
Carbon conduction effect and multi-scenario carbon emission responses of land use patterns transfer: a case study of the Baiyangdian basin in China, Gao et al., Frontiers in Environmental Science Open Access pdf 10.3389/fenvs.2024.1374383
Comparison of carbon and water fluxes and the drivers of ecosystem water use efficiency in a temperate rainforest and a peatland in southern South America, Perez-Quezada et al., Biogeosciences Open Access pdf 10.5194/bg-21-1371-2024
Depth-dependent responses of soil organic carbon under nitrogen deposition, Hu et al., Global Change Biology Open Access pdf 10.1111/gcb.17247
Driving factors analysis and scenario prediction of CO2 emissions in power industries of key provinces along the Yellow River based on LMDI and BP neural network, Wu et al., Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution Open Access pdf 10.3389/fevo.2024.1362541
Elevation-dependent pattern of net CO2 uptake across China, Wei et al., Nature Communications Open Access 10.1038/s41467-024-46930-4
Enhanced Mineral Preservation Rather Than Microbial Residue Production Dictates the Accrual of Mineral-Associated Organic Carbon Along a Weathering Gradient, Zhu et al., Geophysical Research Letters Open Access pdf 10.1029/2024gl108466
Global datasets of hourly carbon and water fluxes simulated using a satellite-based process model with dynamic parameterizations, Leng et al., Earth System Science Data Open Access pdf 10.5194/essd-16-1283-2024
Moisture and temperature effects on the radiocarbon signature of respired carbon dioxide to assess stability of soil carbon in the Tibetan Plateau, Tangarife-Escobar et al., Biogeosciences Open Access pdf 10.5194/bg-21-1277-2024
Optimising CH4 simulations from the LPJ-GUESS model v4.1 using an adaptive Markov chain Monte Carlo algorithm, Kallingal et al., Geoscientific Model Development Open Access 10.5194/gmd-17-2299-2024
Reconciling carbon quality with availability predicts temperature sensitivity of global soil carbon mineralization, Zhang et al., Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 10.1073/pnas.2313842121
Regional Inversion Shows Promise in Capturing Extreme-Event-Driven CO2 Flux Anomalies but Is Limited by Atmospheric CO2 Observational Coverage, Byrne et al., Open Access pdf 10.22541/essoar.169603599.91008398/v1
Sediment Addition Leads to Variable Responses in Temperate Salt Marsh Greenhouse Gas Fluxes During the Growing Season, Bartolucci & Fulweiler, Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences Open Access pdf 10.1029/2023jg007756
Spatial and temporal variations of gross primary production simulated by land surface model BCC&AVIM2.0, Li et al., Advances in Climate Change Research Open Access 10.1016/j.accre.2023.02.001
Three-dimensional space and time mapping reveals soil organic matter decreases across anthropogenic landscapes in the Netherlands, Helfenstein et al., Communications Earth & Environment Open Access pdf 10.1038/s43247-024-01293-y
Unraveling the Physical and Biological Controls of the Global Coastal CO2 Sink, Roobaert et al., Global Biogeochemical Cycles Open Access 10.1029/2023gb007799
CO2 capture, sequestration science & engineering
Geochemical assessment of mineral sequestration of carbon dioxide in the midcontinent rift, Abousif et al., Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology 10.1002/ghg.2266
Giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) in the UK: carbon storage potential and growth rates, Holland et al., Royal Society Open Science Open Access pdf 10.1098/rsos.230603
Public engagement and collaboration for carbon dioxide removal: lessons from a project in the Dominican Republic, Hilser et al., Frontiers in Climate Open Access pdf 10.3389/fclim.2024.1290999
Trade-offs in land-based carbon removal measures under 1.5 °C and 2 °C futures, Zhao et al., Nature Communications Open Access pdf 10.1038/s41467-024-46575-3
Decarbonization
Assessing compounding climate-related stresses and development pathways on the power sector in the central U.S., Gurgel et al., Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change Open Access pdf 10.1007/s11027-024-10119-3
Comparative performance evaluation of ground-mounted and floating solar PV systems, Dzamesi et al., Energy for Sustainable Development 10.1016/j.esd.2024.101421
Fossil energy risk exposure of the UK electricity system: The moderating role of electricity generation mix and energy source, Tsai, Energy Policy 10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114065
Identifying uncertainty in the global warming impacts of biomaterials: an analysis of biosuccinic acid, Dunlap et al., The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 10.1007/s11367-024-02290-1
Optimal design of a microgrid for carbon-free in-use housing developments: a UK-based case study, Hewitt et al., Environment, Development and Sustainability 10.1007/s10668-024-04695-2
PV to reduce evaporative losses in the channels of the São Francisco’s River water transposition project, Stiubiener et al., Scientific Reports Open Access 10.1038/s41598-024-56952-z
Sustainable hydrogen production through water splitting: a comprehensive review, Safari et al., Environment, Development and Sustainability 10.1007/s10668-024-04699-y
The transition to electrified vehicles: Evaluating the labor demand of manufacturing conventional versus battery electric vehicle powertrains, Cotterman et al., Energy Policy Open Access 10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114064
Towards net-zero carbon buildings: Investigating the impact of early-stage structure design on building embodied carbon, Torabi & Evins, The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 10.1007/s11367-024-02287-w
Geoengineering climate
Physical science research needed to evaluate the viability and risks of marine cloud brightening, Feingold et al., Science Advances 10.1126/sciadv.adi8594
Black carbon
Fast response of global monsoon area and precipitation to regional carbonaceous aerosols, Asutosh et al., Atmospheric Research 10.1016/j.atmosres.2024.107354
Climate change communications & cognition
Can Climate Shocks Make Vulnerable Subjects More Willing to Take Risks?, Holden & Tilahun, Environmental and Resource Economics Open Access pdf 10.1007/s10640-024-00850-5
Carbon literacy – Can simple interventions help? Effect of information provision on emissions knowledge of private households, Kretschmer, Energy Policy 10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114060
Experience with extreme weather events increases willingness-to-pay for climate mitigation policy, Gould et al., Global Environmental Change 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2023.102795
Go out or stress out? Exploring nature connectedness and cumulative stress as resilience and vulnerability factors in different manifestations of climate anxiety, , Nature Open Access pdf 10.1038/346594a0
How to provide actionable information on weather and climate impacts?–A summary of strategic, methodological, and technical perspectives, Geiger et al., Frontiers in Climate Open Access pdf 10.3389/fclim.2024.1343993
Improving figures for climate change communications: Insights from interviews with international policymakers and practitioners, Bruine de Bruin et al., Climatic Change Open Access 10.1007/s10584-024-03704-7
Intergenerational altruism and climate policy preferences, Agneman et al., PNAS Nexus Open Access pdf 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgae105
Intergenerational altruism and climate policy preferences, Agneman et al., PNAS Nexus Open Access pdf 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgae105
“Climate Change” or “Global Warming”? The (Un)Politicization of Climate in Chinese Social Media Platform, Perry, The Holocene Open Access 10.1177/095968360301300516
“We Need to Build Carbon-Neutral Houses” – Discourses of Responsible Expertise in Finnish Professional Media, Kääntä et al., Environmental Communication Open Access pdf 10.1080/17524032.2024.2327064
Agronomy, animal husbundry, food production & climate change
A hybrid extreme learning machine approach for modeling the effectiveness of irrigation methods on greenhouse gas emissions, Dehghanisanij et al., Environment, Development and Sustainability 10.1007/s10668-024-04644-z
Adaptations of potato production to future climate change by optimizing planting date, irrigation and fertilizer in the Agro-Pastoral Ecotone of China, Tang et al., Climate Risk Management Open Access 10.1016/j.crm.2024.100604
Assessing the climate vulnerability of mountain agriculture: a case study of Haramosh Valley in Central Karakoram, Pakistan, Alam et al., Environment, Development and Sustainability 10.1007/s10668-024-04636-z
Common agronomic adaptation strategies to climate change may increase soil greenhouse gas emission in Northern Europe, Grados et al., Agricultural and Forest Meteorology Open Access 10.1016/j.agrformet.2024.109966
Discrepancies in methodologies to determine chill requirements in temperate fruit trees constrain guidelines for future plantings in a global warming context, Delgado et al., Agricultural and Forest Meteorology Open Access 10.1016/j.agrformet.2024.109970
Drivers of adaptive capacity of rural women farmers: The role of climate action and information mediums in rural Ghana, Gyimah et al., Climate Resilience and Sustainability Open Access 10.1002/cli2.67
Effect of climate risk adaptation on food security among farming households: The case of Nigeria, Madaki et al., Climate Risk Management Open Access 10.1016/j.crm.2024.100600
Effects of using climate-smart agricultural practices on factor demand and input substitution among smallholder rice farmers in Nigeria, Kehinde et al., Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 10.1007/s11027-024-10125-5
Exploring climate change perception and heat stress adaptation among Zambian farmers using participatory tools, Nyambe, Regional Environmental Change 10.1007/s10113-024-02206-7
Global Forest Plantations Mapping and Biomass Carbon Estimation, Xu et al., Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences 10.1029/2023jg007441
Historical impacts of grazing on carbon stocks and climate mitigation opportunities, Ren et al., Nature Climate Change 10.1038/s41558-024-01957-9
Influence of climate-smart technologies on the success of livestock donation programs for smallholder farmers in Rwanda, Kandulu et al., Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change Open Access pdf 10.1007/s11027-024-10120-w
Long-term straw return to a wheat-maize system results in topsoil organic C saturation and increased yields while no stimulating or reducing yield-scaled N2O and NO emissions, Yao et al., Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 10.1016/j.agrformet.2024.109937
Methane emissions from animal agriculture: Micrometeorological solutions for challenging measurement situations, Laubach et al., Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 10.1016/j.agrformet.2024.109971
Mitigating water pollution in a Portuguese river basin under climate change through agricultural sustainable practices, Ramião et al., Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change Open Access pdf 10.1007/s11027-024-10121-9
Multi-model ensemble of CMIP6 projections for future extreme climate changes in wheat production regions of China, Shi et al., Climate Dynamics 10.1007/s00382-024-07151-z
Soil carbon dynamics in drained prairie pothole wetlands, Chizen et al., Frontiers in Environmental Science Open Access pdf 10.3389/fenvs.2024.1353802
Sugarcane water requirement and yield projections in major producing regions of China under future climate scenarios, Zhu et al., Theoretical and Applied Climatology Open Access pdf 10.1007/s00704-023-04776-8
Sustainability benefits of transitioning from current diets to plant-based alternatives or whole-food diets in Sweden, Bunge et al., Nature Communications Open Access pdf 10.1038/s41467-024-45328-6
Hydrology, hydrometeorology & climate change
Amplified Extreme Floods and Shifting Flood Mechanisms in the Delaware River Basin in Future Climates, Sun et al., Earth’s Future Open Access 10.1029/2023ef003868
Analyzing and forecasting climate variability in Nainital district, India using non-parametric methods and ensemble machine learning algorithms, Sharma et al., Theoretical and Applied Climatology 10.1007/s00704-024-04920-y
Climate change flood risks and post-flood agricultural and non-agricultural economic losses in flood-prone Bait households Muzaffargarh district of Punjab, Pakistan, Ahmad & Afzal, Environment, Development and Sustainability 10.1007/s10668-024-04674-7
Climate change signals of extreme precipitation return levels for Germany in a transient convection-permitting simulation ensemble, Hundhausen et al., International Journal of Climatology Open Access pdf 10.1002/joc.8393
Constraints on regional projections of mean and extreme precipitation under warming, Dai et al., Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open Access pdf 10.1073/pnas.2312400121
Projected Changes in Mean and Extreme Precipitation over Northern Mexico, Nazarian et al., Journal of Climate Open Access 10.1175/jcli-d-23-0390.1
Rainfall variability increased with warming in northern Queensland, Australia, over the past 280 years, Dyez et al., Communications Earth & Environment Open Access pdf 10.1038/s43247-024-01262-5
Sediment particle tracking data for the Carpathian reservoir under climate and land use change scenarios, Szali?ska et al., Geoscience Data Journal Open Access pdf 10.1002/gdj3.242
Snowfall Replenishes Groundwater Loss in the Great Basin of the Western United States, but Cannot Compensate for Increasing Aridification, Hall et al., Geophysical Research Letters Open Access 10.1029/2023gl107913
Climate change economics
Global supply chains amplify economic costs of future extreme heat risk, Sun et al., Nature Open Access pdf 10.1038/s41586-024-07147-z
The impact of green finance development on energy poverty: Does climate risk matter?, Liu et al., Environment, Development and Sustainability 10.1007/s10668-024-04706-2
The impact of green finance on the intensity and efficiency of carbon emissions: the moderating effect of the digital economy, Liu & Zhu, Frontiers in Environmental Science Open Access pdf 10.3389/fenvs.2024.1362932
The role of institutional design in mobilizing climate finance: Empirical evidence from Bangladesh, Brazil, Ethiopia, and Indonesia, Bhandary, PLOS Climate Open Access 10.1371/journal.pclm.0000246
Climate change mitigation public policy research
A climate fit for capitalism: ordoliberalism’s political ecology and German environmental politics, Callison & Söding, Environmental Politics Open Access pdf 10.1080/09644016.2024.2317108
A unified modelling framework for projecting sectoral greenhouse gas emissions, Vashold & Crespo Cuaresma, Communications Earth & Environment Open Access pdf 10.1038/s43247-024-01288-9
Analysis of the cost-optimal heat supply strategy for Munich following a clean energy transformation pathway, Kleinertz et al., Energy Policy 10.1016/j.enpol.2023.113968
Azerbaijan: pathways for decarbonization in a global context, Chepeliev et al., Climate Policy 10.1080/14693062.2024.2330378
Climate change adaptation and mitigation potential of EVs in Tokyo metropolitan area, Yamaguchi et al., Urban Climate Open Access 10.1016/j.uclim.2024.101859
Does environmental pollution governance contribute to carbon emission reduction under heterogeneous green technological innovation? Empirical evidence from China’s provincial panel data, Xu et al., Environment, Development and Sustainability 10.1007/s10668-024-04655-w
Feasibility of contrail avoidance in a commercial flight planning system: an operational analysis, Martin Frias et al., Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability Open Access pdf 10.1088/2634-4505/ad310c
Global trend of methane abatement inventions and widening mismatch with methane emissions, Jiang et al., Nature Climate Change Open Access pdf 10.1038/s41558-024-01947-x
Green financial reporting framework for Paris Agreement parties, Sattar et al., Frontiers in Environmental Science Open Access pdf 10.3389/fenvs.2024.1335547
How to design an auction: The impact of auction implementation elements on the financing costs of renewable electricity projects, Alexander-Haw & Breitschopf, Energy Policy Open Access 10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114069
Indigenous engagement challenges and carbon mitigation activities in Malaysian forest policy, Guglyuvatyy, Frontiers in Forests and Global Change Open Access pdf 10.3389/ffgc.2024.1362330
Intergenerational altruism and climate policy preferences, Agneman et al., PNAS Nexus Open Access pdf 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgae105
ISSA-enhanced GRU-Transformer: integrating sports wisdom into the frontier exploration of carbon emission prediction, Jiang et al., Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution Open Access pdf 10.3389/fevo.2024.1355492
Larger wind turbines as a solution to reduce environmental impacts, Akhtar et al., Scientific Reports Open Access 10.1038/s41598-024-56731-w
Optimal coal power phase-out pathway considering high renewable energy proportion: A provincial example, Lin & Liu, Energy Policy 10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114071
Policy for material efficiency in homes and cars: Enabling new climate change mitigation strategies, Lifset et al., WIREs Climate Change 10.1002/wcc.881
Technical-economic limitations of floating offshore wind energy generation in small isolated island power systems without energy storage: Case study in the Canary Islands, Martín-Betancor et al., Energy Policy Open Access 10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114056
The atlas of unburnable oil for supply-side climate policies, Pellegrini et al., Nature Communications Open Access pdf 10.1038/s41467-024-46340-6
The impacts of decarbonization pathways on Sustainable Development Goals in the European Union, Moreno et al., Communications Earth & Environment Open Access pdf 10.1038/s43247-024-01309-7
The potential of urban irrigation for counteracting carbon-climate feedback, Li et al., Nature Communications Open Access pdf 10.1038/s41467-024-46826-3
Unequal transfer and its policy implications of carbon emissions and economic benefits embodied among Central Plains urban agglomeration, Peng et al., Urban Climate 10.1016/j.uclim.2024.101858
Climate change adaptation & adaptation public policy research
Assessing the potential risks of climate change on the natural capital of six countries resulting from global warming of 1.5 to 4 °C above pre-industrial levels, Price et al., Climatic Change Open Access pdf 10.1007/s10584-023-03650-w
Climate impacts on migration in the Arctic North America: existing evidence and research recommendations, Chi et al., Regional Environmental Change 10.1007/s10113-024-02212-9
Enhancing urban climate resilience: A holistic evaluation of urban forest disservices in the aftermath of typhoons, Liu et al., Urban Climate 10.1016/j.uclim.2024.101857
Implementing climate change adaptation through mainstreaming at the local level—a comparative case study of two municipalities in the Netherlands, Baack et al., Regional Environmental Change Open Access pdf 10.1007/s10113-024-02214-7
Learning from COVID-19: A roadmap for integrated risk assessment and management across shocks of pandemics, biodiversity loss, and climate change, Scolobig et al., Environmental Science & Policy 10.1016/j.envsci.2024.103726
Place attachment, storms, and climate change in the Faroe Islands, Kongsager & Baron, Regional Environmental Change Open Access pdf 10.1007/s10113-024-02205-8
Projecting Flood Risk Dynamics for Effective Long-Term Adaptation, Schoppa et al., Earth’s Future Open Access pdf 10.1029/2022ef003258
Risks associated with global warming of 1.5 to 4 °C above pre-industrial levels in human and natural systems in six countries, Warren et al., Climatic Change Open Access pdf 10.1007/s10584-023-03646-6
The need for nonuniform risk acceptability across climate change scenarios, Nasr et al., Risk Analysis Open Access pdf 10.1111/risa.14293
‘These days, things have changed’: historicizing current dynamics of climate-related migration in the savannah zone of Ghana, Xavier Jarawura et al., Climate and Development 10.1080/17565529.2024.2321168
Climate change impacts on human health
Characterization of temperature and humidity effects on extreme heat stress under global warming and urban growth in the Pearl and Yangtze River deltas of China, Zhou et al., Weather and Climate Extremes Open Access 10.1016/j.wace.2024.100659
County-Level Disparities in Heat-Related Emergencies, Ramesh et al., JAMA Network Open Open Access pdf 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.2845
Effects of climate change and human activities on vector-borne diseases, de Souza & Weaver, Nature Reviews Microbiology Open Access pdf 10.1038/s41579-024-01026-0
Impact of drought on mental and behavioral disorders, contributions of research in a climate change context. A narrative review, Padrón-Monedero et al., International Journal of Biometeorology Open Access 10.1007/s00484-024-02657-x
Impacts of climate change on airborne Quercus pollen trends in Andalusia region (southern Spain), Alcázar et al., Regional Environmental Change Open Access 10.1007/s10113-023-02181-5
Quantifying overheating risk in English schools: A spatially coherent climate risk assessment, Dawkins et al., Climate Risk Management Open Access 10.1016/j.crm.2024.100602
Temperature anomalies undermine the health of reproductive-age women in low- and middle-income countries, Gray & Thiede, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 10.1073/pnas.2311567121
Climate change impacts on human culture
Global reduction of snow cover in ski areas under climate change, Mitterwallner et al., PLOS ONE Open Access pdf 10.1371/journal.pone.0299735
Other
Drivers of Laptev Sea interannual variability in salinity and temperature, Hudson et al., Open Access pdf 10.5194/egusphere-2023-1403
Investigating the possibilities of temperature concentration distribution in Zayanderood based on climate change, Tahroudi et al., Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans 10.1016/j.dynatmoce.2024.101454
Informed opinion, nudges & major initiatives
Addressing knowledge gaps on emerging issues in weather and climate extreme events: a systematic review, Kafi et al., Climatic Change 10.1007/s10584-024-03714-5
Climate models can’t explain 2023’s huge heat anomaly — we could be in uncharted territory, Schmidt, Nature Open Access pdf 10.1038/d41586-024-00816-z
Coastal shoreline change assessments at global scales, Warrick et al., Nature Communications Open Access pdf 10.1038/s41467-024-46608-x
Editorial Introduction to the Topical Collection: Accrual of Climate Change Risk in Six Vulnerable Countries, Jacob & Guillén Bolaños, Climatic Change Open Access pdf 10.1007/s10584-024-03691-9
Effective climate action must integrate climate adaptation and mitigation, Howarth & Robinson, Nature Climate Change 10.1038/s41558-024-01963-x
Equity, Justice, and Drought: Lessons for Climate Services from the U.S. Southwest, Greene & Ferguson, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society Open Access pdf 10.1175/bams-d-22-0185.1
People today who plant trees successfully do it for livelihoods and income not for biodiversity or climate mitigation, MS Ashton et al., Frontiers in Forests and Global Change Open Access pdf 10.1007/978-3-030-92148-4
Physical science research needed to evaluate the viability and risks of marine cloud brightening, Feingold et al., Science Advances 10.1126/sciadv.adi8594
Predict the effects of climate change by studying the effects of climate change, Schwager et al., Oikos Open Access 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2008.16464.x
Preparing for heat risk is complex: Aligning adaptation and mitigation is essential, Howarth, PLOS Climate Open Access pdf 10.1371/journal.pclm.0000371
The effect of climate change on sources of radionuclides to the marine environment, Gwynn et al., Communications Earth & Environment Open Access pdf 10.1038/s43247-024-01241-w
The global energy transition offers new options for mitigation of coastal hypoxia: Do we know enough?, Handmann & Wallace, Global Change Biology Open Access pdf 10.1111/gcb.17228
Articles/Reports from Agencies and Non-Governmental Organizations Addressing Aspects of Climate Change
Priority Climate Action Plans for States, MSAs, Tribes, and Territories, Various
Priority Climate Action Plans (PCAPs) were developed for each state, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), Tribe, and territory. The list will continue to be updated as the federal EPA receives PCAP submittals. Florida, Iowa, Kentucky, South Dakota, and Wyoming all declined to participate.
Connecting the dots. Local U.S. television coverage of extreme weather and climate change, The Nielsen Company and Climate Central
The authors analyzed local television news coverage of four recent extreme weather events that had notable impacts in the U.S. to understand when and how event-related coverage discussed climate change. The key findings include the following: when television segments with climate change context occur, they have high reach and impact; Audiences surged during extreme weather events; extreme heat was connected to climate change most often, reflecting the state of the science; climate-contextualized segments highlight hazardous impacts; and local news is a critical lever for raising science-based awareness about climate change.
Weathering the Storm: Supply Chain Chains and Climate Risk, Castro-Vincenzi et al., National Bureau of Economic Research
The authors characterize how firms structure supply chains under climate risk. Using new data on the universe of firm-to-firm transactions from an Indian state, the authors show that firms diversify sourcing locations, and suppliers exposed to climate risk charge lower prices. Their event-study analysis finds that firms with suppliers in flood-affected districts experience a decline in inputs lasting two months, followed by a return to original suppliers. They develop a general equilibrium model of firm input sourcing under climate risk. Firms diversify identical inputs from suppliers across space, trading off the probability of a climate shock against higher input costs. They quantify the model using data on 271 Indian districts, showing real wages vary across space and are correlated with geography and productivity. Wages are inversely correlated with sourcing risk, giving rise to a cost minimization-resilience tradeoff. Supply chain diversification unambiguously reduces real wage volatility, but ambiguously affects their levels, as diversification may come with higher input costs. While diversification helps mitigate climate risk, it exacerbates the distributional effects of climate change by reducing wages in regions prone to more frequent shocks.
National Climate Risk Assessment. First pass assessment report, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Government of Australia
The authors aim to help governments, industry and communities prepare for, adapt to, and mitigate risks from a more challenging climate. Climate change poses a significant societal challenge with wide-reaching implications for all Australians. The frequency of climate impacts is on the rise, accompanied by evolving characteristics of extremes and hazards. The escalating risks, impacts, and associated losses require proactive preparation, management, and strategic investments in adaptation. It is imperative to safeguard Australian society, communities, and economy by understanding, and where possible, addressing these effects now. The Risk Assessment uses a phased approach with 3 key stages, drawing on international experience in understanding climate risks and undertaking risk assessments: A preliminary stage comprised of initial scoping of the physical risk assessment and the development of the Risk Assessment methods; The first pass assessment, which consisted of a rapid qualitative assessment to identify a list of nationally significant risks and a subset of these as priority risks. The outcomes of the first pass assessment are presented in this report; The second pass assessment is an in-depth analysis of priority risks using both qualitative and quantitative methods. The second pass assessment is currently underway.
How broadcast TV networks covered climate change in 2023, Evlondo Cooper, Media Matters for America
2023 was the hottest year on record, and it was not even close. Testifying to this calamitous milestone were record-breaking extreme weather events and a record number of billion-dollar disasters — from searing heat waves to droughts, and torrential rains to raging wildfires and plumes of smoke. During this pivotal moment, however, corporate broadcast networks — ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox Broadcasting Co. — scaled back their climate coverage by 25%, representing a marked decrease in 2023 from the improvements made in 2021 and 2022. The downturn in 2023 highlights the growing divide between the urgent demand for comprehensive climate reporting and the shrinking news media attention it receives.
Climate Scorpion – the sting is in the tail. Introducing planetary solvency, Trust et al., Institute and Faculty of Actuaries and the University of Exeter
The authors argue why and how the actuarial approach can be used for climate change. They begin by outlining how actuaries deal with extreme, ruinous risks, what this means for climate change, what is and is not known about the physical effects, tipping points, and social knock-on effects of climate change, and what actions can be taken to manage the risk. In particular, these actions include policy action to accelerate positive socio-economic tipping points such as the take-up of renewable energy. The authors argue that we should view climate risk as a problem of ‘Planetary Solvency’, understanding and managing risks to the long-term survival of global society. In short, we need to have a best guess about the worst-case and make policy on that basis.
Changing climates: the heat is (still) on, Banerjee et al., SwissRE
The world is getting warmer and natural hazards are becoming more intense, likely bringing higher economic losses in the future. Today, four major weather perils result in expected economic losses of USD $200 billion annually. With more severe weather coming, economic losses are set to rise. The author’s analysis finds the Philippines to be most exposed to rising losses as hazards intensify, followed by the US. China and India, key economies for global growth, are among the least prepared.
Emerging Economies Climate Report 2023, Anthesis Group, British International Investment
The 2023 results show a broad increase in the impacts of climate change relative to 2022. They show how climate change is becoming an increasingly significant concern for businesses and investors in emerging economies. They also highlight the difficult decisions climate change is presenting firms, as well as what they need to effectively manage climate risks and realize potential opportunities for the transition.
State of the Global Climate 2023, Anzellini et al., World Meteorological Organization
2023 was the warmest year on record at 1.45 ± 0.12 °C above the pre-industrial average. Concentrations of the three main greenhouse gases – carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide – reached record-high observed levels. Global mean sea level reached a record high. The rate of sea level rise in the past ten years (2014–2023) has more than doubled since the first decade of the satellite record (1993–2002). Antarctic sea-ice extent reached an absolute record low in February. The annual maximum extent was around 1 million km2 below the previous record low maximum. Preliminary data from the global set of reference glaciers for the hydrological year 2022-2023 show they experienced the largest loss of ice on record (1950–2023), driven by the extremely negative mass balance in both western North America and Europe. Glaciers in Switzerland lost around 10% of their remaining volume in the past two years. Extreme weather continued to lead to severe socio-economic impacts. Extreme heat affected many parts of the world. Wildfires in Hawaii, Canada, and Europe led to the loss of life, the destruction of homes, and large-scale air pollution. Flooding associated with extreme rainfall from the Mediterranean Cyclone Daniel affected Greece, Bulgaria, Türkiye, and Libya with particularly heavy loss of life in Libya.
The authors map the global financial flows to the world’s largest 55 industrial livestock companies spanning the beef, dairy, pork, poultry, and animal feed sectors as an update to Feedback’s 2020 report, Butchering the Planet. These 55 companies, which represent approximately a fifth of global livestock slaughter, are some of the food system’s largest drivers of climate change, deforestation, human rights and labor violations, pandemic risks, and animal welfare abuses. Since the Paris Agreement was signed in 2015, over half a trillion dollars in credit have been provided to the world’s largest 55 industrial livestock companies – an average of $76.9 billion per year – fuelling the expansion of global meat and dairy production. As of March 2023, a total of $323.3 billion in shareholdings and bond holdings were held by private financial institutions in the world’s largest 55 big livestock companies. The expansion of meat and dairy production is completely at odds with the imperative to restrict global temperature rise to avert catastrophic climate change. Despite this, the analysis shows that finance for big livestock companies is on the rise. In the four years between 2019-22, there was an overall 15% increase in finance to the 55 big livestock companies compared to 2015-18.
For Our Future. Indigenous Resilience Report, Reed et al., Government of Canada
Indigenous Peoples have unique strengths for responding to environmental and climate changes. Climate change is one of many crises that First Nations, Inuit, and Métis face. Indigenous knowledge systems and lived experiences are essential components of climate action. The food, water, and energy nexus is central to First Nation, Inuit, and Métis climate leadership. Self-determination is critical to Indigenous-led climate action.
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