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Nature Climate Change publishes original research across the physical and social sciences and strives to synthesize interdisciplinary research. The journal follows the standards for high-quality science set by all Nature-branded journals and is committed to publishing top-tier original research in all areas relating to climate change through a fair and rigorous review process, access to a broad readership, high standards of copy editing and production, rapid publication and independence from academic societies and others with vested interests.

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Large-scale shift causing lower-oxygen water to invade Canada's Gulf of St. Lawrence

The Gulf of St. Lawrence has warmed and lost oxygen faster than almost anywhere else in the global oceans. The broad, biologically rich waterway in Eastern Canada drains North America's Great Lakes and is popular with fishing ...

Sep 17, 2018 in Earth Sciences

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Tropics are widening as predicted by climate models, research finds

Scientists have observed for years that the Earth's tropics are widening in connection with complex changes in climate and weather patterns. But in recent years, it appeared the widening was outpacing what models predicted, ...

Sep 17, 2018 in Earth Sciences

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Peatlands will store more carbon as planet warms

Global warming will cause peatlands to absorb more carbon—but the effect will weaken as warming increases, new research suggests.

Sep 10, 2018 in Environment

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Study: US puts twice as much trash in landfills than thought

Americans are sending more than twice as much trash to landfills as the federal government has estimated, according to a new study.

Sep 21, 2015 in Environment

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Autonomous taxis would deliver significant environmental and economic benefits, new study shows

Imagine a fleet of driverless taxis roaming your city, ready to pick you up and take you to your destination at a moment's notice. While this may seem fantastical, it may be only a matter of time before it becomes reality. ...

Jul 06, 2015 in Energy & Green Tech

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California plain shows surprising winners and losers from prolonged drought

The Carrizo Plain National Monument is a little-known ecological hotspot in Southern California. Though small, it explodes in wildflowers each spring and is full of threatened or endangered species.

Aug 20, 2018 in Ecology

Air travel and climate: A potential new feedback?

Global air travel contributes around 3.5 percent of the greenhouse gas emissions behind/driving anthropogenic climate change, according to the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). But what impact does a warming planet ...

Jul 13, 2015 in Environment

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As CO2 levels climb, millions at risk of nutritional deficiencies

Rising levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) from human activity are making staple crops such as rice and wheat less nutritious and could result in 175 million people becoming zinc deficient and 122 million people becoming protein ...

Aug 27, 2018 in Environment

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Ecosystems are getting greener in the Arctic

In recent decades, scientists have noted a surge in Arctic plant growth as a symptom of climate change. But without observations showing exactly when and where vegetation has bloomed as the world's coldest areas warm, it's ...

Aug 21, 2018 in Environment

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Alaskan boreal forest fires release more carbon than the trees can absorb

A new analysis of fire activity in Alaska's Yukon Flats finds that so many forest fires are occurring there that the area has become a net exporter of carbon to the atmosphere. This is worrisome, the researchers say, because ...

Oct 19, 2015 in Environment

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