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2026-09-21
Andrew D. King, Alex Borowiak, Ruchit Kulkarni, Kimberley J. Reid, Taimoor Sohail, Gen Tolhurst, Anna Zehrung
LGBTQIA+ climate scientists have long encountered oppression and discrimination across society and in the workplace. We suggest specific actions, which need to be supported by more data, to make climate science more inclusive.
DOI: 10.1038/s41558-026-02748-02026-09-21
Yuanyuan Lin, Dongsheng Zheng, Dan Tong, Steven J. Davis, Zhicong Yin, Kebin He, Qiang Zhang
Flash energy droughts, rapid drops followed by sustained low wind and solar production, could pose potential challenges to power system operations. Here researchers find that climate change may intensify such events across wind, solar and compound forms.
DOI: 10.1038/s41558-026-02753-32026-09-21
Bence Bago, Zoe A. Purcell
Climate discourse is often misjudged, yet the mechanisms remain unclear. Using orthogonally manipulated experiments, this study isolates the effects of prior beliefs, partisanship and argument quality, showing that evaluations of climate arguments are context sensitive and can be improved by minimal logic warnings.
DOI: 10.1038/s41558-026-02754-22026-09-21
Kavan Javanroodi
Rapid declines in wind or solar generation may leave electricity systems little time to respond. Now a study maps these events globally and projects that their duration may increase under climate change.
DOI: 10.1038/s41558-026-02760-42026-09-18
Analyses of four decades of data show that genetically engineered varieties of corn, soybean and cotton raised average yields, reduced year-on-year yield variability and blunted the climate-driven northward drift of crop production. These findings indicate that biotechnology is an under-recognized instrument of climate adaptation.
DOI: 10.1038/s41558-026-02750-62026-09-16
Frances C. Moore, Iman Haqiqi, Qinqin Kong, Lisa Rennels, Uris Baldos, Hamsa Ganapathi, Matthew Huber, Thomas Hertel
Heat stress reduces labour productivity, but economy-wide assessments are mostly missing. Using high-resolution projections and global economic modelling, the authors provide new cost estimates, and updated agricultural damages improve confidence in the social cost of carbon.
DOI: 10.1038/s41558-026-02749-z2026-09-14
Peter I. Macreadie, Finn Brown, Finn Ross
Marine carbon dioxide removal must advance through rigorous, transparent science, but caution cannot become paralysis. With billions of tonnes of carbon removal likely to be needed each year, we need to test promising approaches responsibly while uncertainty remains.
DOI: 10.1038/s41558-026-02740-82026-09-11
Kristina Petrova, Karim Zantout, Sandra Zimmermann, Venla Niva, Matti Kummu, Katja Frieler, Jacob Schewe
Climate extremes influence migration, but their long-term and compounding impacts are understudied. The authors show that associations between climate extremes and migration vary by hazard type, timing, the occurrence of consecutive events and local socioeconomic conditions.
DOI: 10.1038/s41558-026-02752-42026-09-11
Shiqi Zhou, Weiyi Jia, Yixuan Zou, Xiaodong Xu, Haowen Xu, Hui Chen, Mo Wang, Cong Guo, Bao-Jie He, Pan Feng, Zhangli Hu, Yongqi Lou, Fangzheng Li, Jiaping Liu, Zhiqiang Wu
Heatwaves threaten both physical and mental health, yet physical heat exposure and emotional responses often diverge. The study shows that 84.9% of Chinese cities experienced severe emotional shocks, compared with 52.1% facing severe heat exposure, driven by socioeconomic and environmental factors.
DOI: 10.1038/s41558-026-02732-82026-09-10
Wen Zhang, David J. P. Moore, Yang Li, Natasha MacBean, Andrew F. Feldman, Christopher R. Schwalm, Yanghui Kang, Julia K. Green, Benjamin Poulter, Mostafa Javadian, Russell L. Scott, Zexi Shen, Youngryel Ryu, Sungchan Jeong, Sasha C. Reed, William K. Smith
The authors consider greening trends and interannual variability, linked to ecosystem stability, in dryland ecosystems across 40 years (1982–2020). They show persistent greening yet increased interannual variability, with the latter driven by increasing rainfall sensitivity.
DOI: 10.1038/s41558-026-02733-72026-09-10
Andrew Sudmant
Global warming and urban development combine to shape the temperatures people experience in cities. Here I revisit a 2016 attribution study of urban warming in China and consider what its legacy reveals about urban climate knowledge, responsibility and action.
DOI: 10.1038/s41558-026-02743-52026-09-09
John S. Terblanche
How much ectothermic animals can rely on plastic adjustments in their physiology remains a central challenge when forecasting climate change impacts. Here, I look back on a 2015 paper that examined the role of physiological plasticity in thermal performance and discuss subsequent research and broader conservation implications.
DOI: 10.1038/s41558-026-02738-22026-07-27
Ruochen Cao
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 27 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02698-7 The authors integrate tree species richness with satellite-derived photosynthesis proxies to show that richness correlates with greater current levels of photosynthesis and greater increases over time. Projected biodiversity loss by 2050 could lead to cumulative forest photosynthesis loss of 4.4–35.7 PgC.]]>
DOI: 10.1038/s41558-026-02698-72026-07-24
Katharine Vincent
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 24 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02720-y Assessing the status of adaptation is important to target support and determine priority gaps. Here I look back on an influential 2021 study that reported a systematic review of evidence of implemented human adaptation and consider how this underscored the imperative for greater policy action and spawned methodological advancements in how to track adaptation progress.]]>
DOI: 10.1038/s41558-026-02720-y2026-07-17
Laura C. Ganley
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 17 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02696-9 The authors consider the potential conflict between renewable energy development (offshore wind) and wildlife (North Atlantic right whales, Eubalaena glacialis). They demonstrate a framework to identify trade-offs under different scenarios, maximizing conservation with minimal financial burden.]]>
DOI: 10.1038/s41558-026-02696-92026-07-17
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 17 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02710-0 Tropical forest restoration is widely promoted as a nature-based climate solution, but its potential to restore hydrological functions impaired by deforestation remains unclear. Now, satellite observations show that forest gain can increase evapotranspiration and precipitation more than forest loss reduces them, with prominent asymmetry in South America and Africa.]]>
DOI: 10.1038/s41558-026-02710-02026-07-14
Fengge Su
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 14 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02699-6 The timescale on which river runoff reacts to glacier melt changes differs strongly between individual basins. Here we discuss how an article published in 2018 linked the buffering role of glaciers to future seasonal runoff losses, and how later work has extended this insight towards drought, water resources and the consequences for downstream societies.]]>
DOI: 10.1038/s41558-026-02699-62026-07-07
Kevin E. Tiede
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 07 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02668-z Unlike previous work showing that people underestimate others’ support for climate action, this study finds systematic pluralistic ignorance in both directions: frequent attitudes and actual behaviours are underestimated but rare ones are overestimated. This can be explained by general cognitive processes.]]>
DOI: 10.1038/s41558-026-02668-z2026-06-30
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 30 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02687-w The ocean absorbs a vast amount of carbon dioxide, mitigating climate change. The projected decrease in this absorption is often attributed to a global-warming-induced slowdown in circulation, but analysis using a mechanistic carbon decomposition and attribution framework reveals that the carbon cycle response depends on the emissions trajectory — with warming dominating under low-emission, high-mitigation scenarios.]]>
DOI: 10.1038/s41558-026-02687-w2026-06-30
Ashwin Rode
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 30 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02674-1 Understanding the socioeconomic impact of climate change at fine scale is essential for promoting real-world actions. Here I look back at a 2018 paper that disaggregated the global economic damages from climate change and discuss how high granularity analyses advance climate impact research and policy progress.]]>
DOI: 10.1038/s41558-026-02674-12026-06-26
Maxwell Bergström
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 26 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02682-1 Distinguishing leaf scorching from senescence under climate extremes]]>
DOI: 10.1038/s41558-026-02682-12026-06-26
Yin Long
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 26 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02673-2 Mental health should not be viewed solely as a passive outcome of climate adaptation. Rather, it serves as a key determinant of cognitive capacity and shapes the effectiveness of climate adaptation. Here we call for the integration of mental health into adaptation assessments and policy implementation.]]>
DOI: 10.1038/s41558-026-02673-22026-06-25
Samar Khatiwala
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 25 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02686-x Changes in the ocean in response to climate change could impact its ability to function as a carbon sink. This study shows that under high emissions, circulation changes will reduce anthropogenic carbon uptake even as biological storage increases, whereas under low emissions, temperature is the key factor.]]>
DOI: 10.1038/s41558-026-02686-x2026-06-25
Guojian Wang
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 25 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02684-z Tropical climate, including sea surface temperatures (SSTs), varies with natural cycles such as the El Niño–Southern Oscillation, Indian Ocean Dipole and Atlantic Niño/Niña variability. This work shows that the SST variability weakens under future greenhouse warming, with implications for predictability.]]>
DOI: 10.1038/s41558-026-02684-z2026-06-22
Rebecca Emerton
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 22 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02670-5 The authors assess global changes in heat stress since 1950, considering daytime extremes, nocturnal heat and compound day–night events. They show multidimensional intensification, with an increased frequency of extremes and expanded spatial and temporal footprints of heat stress on humans.]]>
DOI: 10.1038/s41558-026-02670-52026-06-19
Tina Heger
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 19 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02672-3 Ecosystems are changing rapidly because of climate change, and this will have increasing social effects around the globe. We suggest that common social responses to rising novelty are often counterproductive, and we advocate for strategies that also allow for acceptance and adaptation to changes in nature.]]>
DOI: 10.1038/s41558-026-02672-32026-06-19
James Rising
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 19 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02665-2 The economic impact of climate change has been widely acknowledged, yet current assessments remain fragmented and uncertain. Researchers develop a comprehensive channel-specific framework, apply it to the UK and show that the potential welfare loss could be much larger than previous estimates.]]>
DOI: 10.1038/s41558-026-02665-22026-06-18
Gopal Murali
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 18 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02669-y The authors analyse global-scale resurvey data for 5,151 species to reveal the sensitivity of tropical versus temperate species to climate change. They show significantly higher frequencies of local extinction in temperate species than in tropical species, linked to faster warming at high latitudes.]]>
DOI: 10.1038/s41558-026-02669-y2026-06-17
Chaoqun Zhang
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02677-y The biophysical effects of forests on climate are important for mitigation, but the impacts of climate change on these effects are unclear. This study shows that vapour pressure deficit is the primary driver of trends in forest biophysical cooling, regulated by plant anisohydricity.]]>
DOI: 10.1038/s41558-026-02677-y2026-06-17
Drew E. Terasaki Hart
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02693-y Author Correction: Priority science can accelerate agroforestry as a natural climate solution]]>
DOI: 10.1038/s41558-026-02693-y