Photometric evolution unveils debris generation process of rocket bodies in geostationary transfer orbits
We employed differential photometry to minimize the effects of atmospheric extinction on magnitude measurements. Due to variations in…
Accelerating sea level rise in Africa and its large marine ecosystems since the 1990s
Regional sea level rise and the exceptional 2023 event in AfricaLong-term acceleration in African sea level rise (1993–2023)…
Rays and sharks washed up on Kangaroo Island linked to algal bloom
The deaths of several rays and sharks found along a regional South Australian beach have been linked to…
Quantifying land-use metrics for solar photovoltaic projects in the western United States
Creutzig, F. et al. The underestimated potential of solar energy to mitigate climate change. Nat. Energy 2, 17140…
Observed evaporative cooling of urban trees and lawns during heatwaves
Perkins, S. E., Alexander, L. & Nairn, J. Increasing frequency, intensity and duration of observed global heatwaves and…
Quebec announces plan to cut environmental assessment times in half
MONTREAL — Quebec’s will reduce the amount of time it takes to complete an environmental assessment by about…
Identifying global hotspots of agricultural expansion into non-forest ecosystems
Harris, N. L. et al. Global maps of twenty-first century forest carbon fluxes. Nat. Clim. Change 11, 234–240…
Increasing risk of mass human heat mortality if historical weather patterns recur
Data We draw weekly mortality data from the Eurostat database (data code ‘demo_r_mweek3’). Different regions make data available…
Global greenhouse gas emissions mitigation potential of existing and planned hydrogen projects
Our work quantifies the life cycle GHG emissions and emission reduction potential of roughly 2,000 announced hydrogen production…
Irrigation-induced land water depletion aggravated by climate change
Crops and Drops (FAO, 2002). Siebert, S. et al. A global data set of the extent of irrigated…
Doubling of the global freshwater footprint of material production over two decades
Steffen, W., Grinevald, J., Crutzen, P. & McNeill, J. The Anthropocene: conceptual and historical perspectives. Philos. Trans. R.…
Balancing simplicity and complexity through corporate emissions benchmarking
The diversity of corporate actors and decarbonization pathways necessitates methodological approaches that can accommodate differences while preventing companies…