Global Archives - Page 6 of 26 - Climate Attribution

Shifts in vegetation activity of terrestrial ecosystems attributable to climate trends

Published:February 2023

Author(s):Steven Higgins, Timo Conradi, and Edward Muhoko

Publisher:Nature Geoscience

This peer-reviewed study uses datasets on vegetation dynamics of 100 sites over the past 40 years to analyze the impact of anthropogenic climate change on vegetation in all terrestrial ecosystem types.Read More →

New LiDAR-Based Elevation Model Shows Greatest Increase in Global Coastal Exposure to Flooding to Be Caused by Early-Stage Sea-Level Rise

Published:January 2023

Author(s):Ronald Vernimmen, Aljosja Hooijer

Publisher:Earth's Future

In this peer-reviewed study, the authors use newer and more accurate satellite LiDAR elevation data to assess impacts of sea level rise. The study finds that in many regions flood exposure will increase much more rapidly than current models assume.Read More →

Future temperature extremes threaten land vertebrates

Published:January 2023

Author(s):Gopal Murali, Takuya Iwamura, Shai Meiri, Uri Roll

Publisher:Nature

This peer-reviewed study provides a global assessment of land vertebrates’ exposures to future extreme thermal events.Read More →

Wetland emission and atmospheric sink changes explain methane growth in 2020

Published:December 2022

Author(s):Shushi Peng, Xin Lin, Rona L. Thompson, Yi Xi, Gang Liu, Didier Hauglustaine, Xin Lan, Benjamin Poulter, Michel Ramonet, Marielle Saunois, Yi Yin, Zhen Zhang, Bo Zheng & Philippe Ciais

Publisher:Nature

In 2020, atmospheric methane growth reached record levels despite a likely decrease in anthropogenic methane emissions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This study quantifies 2020 methane emissions sources.Read More →

Forest fire threatens global carbon sinks and population centres under rising atmospheric water demand

Published:November 2022

Author(s):Hamish Clarke, Rachael H. Nolan, Victor Resco De Dios, Ross Bradstock, Anne Griebel, Shiva Khanal & Matthias M. Boer

Publisher:Nature Communications

This study finds that climate change is projected to lead to widespread increases in fire risk, with at least 30 additional days above critical thresholds for fire activity in forest biomes on every continent by 2100 under rising emissions scenarios.Read More →

Effect of climate on surgical site infections and anticipated increases in the United States

Published:November 2022

Author(s):Raymond J. Liou, Michelle J. Earley, Joseph D. Forrester

Publisher:Nature Scientific Reports

Climate-driven increases in precipitation and humidity increase the risk of surgical site infections. This study finds that the Southeast United States will suffer an estimated 3% increase in SSI by 2060 under high emissions assumptions.Read More →

Evidence of sweet corn yield losses from rising temperatures

Published:October 2022

Author(s):Daljeet S. Dhaliwal, Martin M. Williams II

Publisher:Nature Scientific Reports

This peer-reviewed study analyzes 27 years of sweet corn data to quantify the impacts of temperature and precipitation variation and intensity on the yield of sweet corn, and predicts increasing yield losses from climate change without adaptation.Read More →

Accelerated Transition Between Dry and Wet Periods in a Warming Climate

Published:October 2022

Author(s):Huijiao Chen, Shuo Wang

Publisher:Geophysical Research Letters

Peer-reviewed study concludes that, as global warming intensifies, approximately 59% of global land area is expected to experience a shorter transition time between dry and wet periods, in so-called "climate whiplash."Read More →

Economic impacts of melting of the Antarctic Ice Sheet

Published:October 2022

Author(s):Simon Dietz, Felix Koninx

Publisher:Nature Communications

This peer-reviewed study couples models of arctic ice sheet melting due to rising temperatures, sea level rise (SLR), and economic impacts of SLR to estimate the economic impact of arctic melting.Read More →

Over half of known human pathogenic diseases can be aggravated by climate change

Published:August 2022

Author(s):Camilo Mora, Tristan McKenzie, Isabella M. Gaw, Jacqueline M. Dean, Hannah von Hammerstein, Tabatha A. Knudson, Renee O. Setter, Charlotte Z. Smith, Kira M. Webster, Jonathan A. Patz & Erik C. Franklin

Publisher:Nature Climate Change

This study is a systematic search for empirical examples about the impacts of ten climatic hazards sensitive to greenhouse gas emissions on each known human pathogenic disease.Read More →