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View article: Comparing the spatial effects and longevity of key fuel treatments in California using spaceborne lidar data
Comparing the spatial effects and longevity of key fuel treatments in California using spaceborne lidar data Open
Systematically comparing fuel treatment strategies' effects on vegetation and fuel structure is essential for mitigating wildfire risk, supporting forest management, and reducing climate-related impacts. While prescribed fire and mechanica…
View article: We Need the Largest Experiments on Earth to Achieve Our Climate Targets
We Need the Largest Experiments on Earth to Achieve Our Climate Targets Open
Natural Climate Solutions (NCS) are the climate mitigation sector with the largest potential, yet the least investment. A major barrier to scaling NCS is lack of evidence-based scientific learning at the scale of actual interventions. To o…
View article: Soil moisture and the number of simultaneous stressors drive interactions among global changes on denitrification
Soil moisture and the number of simultaneous stressors drive interactions among global changes on denitrification Open
Denitrification, the microbial reduction of nitrate into nitrogen-containing gases, is a major source of nitrous oxide (N2O), a potent greenhouse gas. How denitrification responds to the concurrent influence of multiple global changes rema…
View article: What is Endangered now? Climate Science at the Crossroads
What is Endangered now? Climate Science at the Crossroads Open
View article: What Is Endangered Now? Climate Science at the Crossroads
What Is Endangered Now? Climate Science at the Crossroads Open
The greenhouse gas “endangerment finding” of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), established in 2009 after a 2006 U.S. Supreme Court case (Massachusetts vs. EPA) in which we participated as amicus curiae (friends of the court),…
View article: Embracing imperfection: Carbon offset markets must learn to mitigate the risk of overcrediting
Embracing imperfection: Carbon offset markets must learn to mitigate the risk of overcrediting Open
The role of carbon offset markets in accelerating climate action has been widely anticipated. Recently, fundamental questions have emerged about the role of carbon credits in the wake of widespread quality critiques of existing carbon offs…
View article: Planned relocation may reduce communities’ future exposure to coastal inundation but effect varies with emission scenario and geography
Planned relocation may reduce communities’ future exposure to coastal inundation but effect varies with emission scenario and geography Open
The planned, permanent relocation of entire communities away from sea level rise (SLR) and coastal floods is an already occurring climate change adaptation strategy. Yet, planned relocations are fraught undertakings with multiple goals, an…
View article: Rapid shifts in grassland communities driven by climate change
Rapid shifts in grassland communities driven by climate change Open
Many terrestrial plant communities, especially forests, have been shown to lag in response to rapid climate change. Grassland communities may respond more quickly to novel climates, as they consist mostly of short-lived species, which are …
View article: Effects of planned relocation on communities’ future coastal inundation risk
Effects of planned relocation on communities’ future coastal inundation risk Open
The planned, permanent relocation of entire communities away from areas facing sea level rise (SLR) and coastal floods is an increasingly recognized strategy for climate change adaptation. Yet, planned relocations may or may not reduce ris…
View article: Opportunities to grow tribal clean energy in the US
Opportunities to grow tribal clean energy in the US Open
Bold action is needed to address unmanageable time scales, limited access to information, and a need to build capacity
View article: Earth at risk: An urgent call to end the age of destruction and forge a just and sustainable future
Earth at risk: An urgent call to end the age of destruction and forge a just and sustainable future Open
Human development has ushered in an era of converging crises: climate change, ecological destruction, disease, pollution, and socioeconomic inequality. This review synthesizes the breadth of these interwoven emergencies and underscores the…
View article: Additionality, baselines, and the proper accounting for land-based climate change mitigation efforts
Additionality, baselines, and the proper accounting for land-based climate change mitigation efforts Open
Carbon storage and uptake on land is a critical part of climate change mitigation. Each year, up to 30% of anthropogenic emissions are neutralized by the ongoing background land sink. At the same time, greenhouse gas emissions from defores…
View article: Enabling pathways for sustainable livelihoods in planned relocation
Enabling pathways for sustainable livelihoods in planned relocation Open
The planned relocation of entire communities to less hazard-exposed destinations is an increasingly salient climate change adaptation strategy but often results in maladaptive livelihood outcomes. There needs to be understanding of how pla…
View article: Long‐term elevated precipitation induces grassland soil carbon loss via microbe‐plant–soil interplay
Long‐term elevated precipitation induces grassland soil carbon loss via microbe‐plant–soil interplay Open
Global climate models predict that the frequency and intensity of precipitation events will increase in many regions across the world. However, the biosphere‐climate feedback to elevated precipitation (eP) remains elusive. Here, we report …
View article: The magnitude and pace of photosynthetic recovery after wildfire in California ecosystems
The magnitude and pace of photosynthetic recovery after wildfire in California ecosystems Open
Wildfire modifies the short- and long-term exchange of carbon between terrestrial ecosystems and the atmosphere, with impacts on ecosystem services such as carbon uptake. Dry western US forests historically experienced low-intensity, frequ…
View article: Fire frequency and vulnerability in California
Fire frequency and vulnerability in California Open
Wildfires pose a large and growing threat to communities across California, and understanding fire vulnerability and impacts can enable more effective risk management. Government hazard maps are often used to identify at-risk areas, but ha…
View article: Fire frequency and vulnerability in California
Fire frequency and vulnerability in California Open
Wildfires pose a large and growing threat to communities across California, and understanding fire vulnerability and impacts can enable more effective risk management. Government hazard maps are often used to identify at-risk areas, but ha…
View article: Low-elevation conifers in California’s Sierra Nevada are out of equilibrium with climate
Low-elevation conifers in California’s Sierra Nevada are out of equilibrium with climate Open
Since the 1930s, California’s Sierra Nevada has warmed by an average of 1.2∘C. Warming directly primes forests for easier wildfire ignition, but the change in climate also affects vegetation species composition. Different types of vegetati…
View article: Effective approaches to disaster evacuation during a COVID-like pandemic
Effective approaches to disaster evacuation during a COVID-like pandemic Open
Since COVID-19 vaccines became available, no studies have quantified how different disaster evacuation strategies can mitigate pandemic risks in shelters. Therefore, we applied an age-structured epidemiological model, known as the Suscepti…
View article: Enhancing the review process in global environmental assessments: The case of the IPCC
Enhancing the review process in global environmental assessments: The case of the IPCC Open
View article: Improving debris flow evacuation alerts in Taiwan using machine learning
Improving debris flow evacuation alerts in Taiwan using machine learning Open
Taiwan has the highest susceptibility to and fatalities from debris flows worldwide. The existing debris flow warning system in Taiwan, which uses a time-weighted measure of rainfall, leads to alerts when the measure exceeds a predefined t…
View article: Correction: Long-term nitrogen deposition enhances microbial capacities in soil carbon stabilization but reduces network complexity
Correction: Long-term nitrogen deposition enhances microbial capacities in soil carbon stabilization but reduces network complexity Open
View article: Effective approaches to disaster evacuation during a COVID-like pandemic
Effective approaches to disaster evacuation during a COVID-like pandemic Open
Since COVID-19 vaccines became available, no studies have quantified how different disaster evacuation strategies can mitigate pandemic risks in shelters. Therefore, we applied an age-structured epidemiological model, known as the Suscepti…
View article: Improving debris flow evacuation alerts in Taiwan using machine learning
Improving debris flow evacuation alerts in Taiwan using machine learning Open
Taiwan has the highest susceptibility to and fatalities from debris flows worldwide. The existing debris flow warning system in Taiwan, which uses a time-weighted measure of rainfall, leads to alerts when the measure exceeds a predefined t…
View article: Long-term nitrogen deposition enhances microbial capacities in soil carbon stabilization but reduces network complexity
Long-term nitrogen deposition enhances microbial capacities in soil carbon stabilization but reduces network complexity Open
View article: Make greenhouse-gas accounting reliable — build interoperable systems
Make greenhouse-gas accounting reliable — build interoperable systems Open
Global integrated reporting is essential if the planet is to achieve net-zero emissions. Global integrated reporting is essential if the planet is to achieve net-zero emissions.
View article: Enabling pathways for sustainable livelihoods in planned relocation
Enabling pathways for sustainable livelihoods in planned relocation Open
The planned relocation of entire communities to less hazard-exposed destinations is an increasingly salient climate change adaptation strategy, yet often results in maladaptive livelihood outcomes. Drawing on data from fourteen completed f…
View article: Long-term nitrogen deposition enhances microbial capacities in soil carbon stabilization but reduces network complexity
Long-term nitrogen deposition enhances microbial capacities in soil carbon stabilization but reduces network complexity Open
Background: Anthropogenic activities have increased the inputs of atmospheric reactive nitrogen (N) into terrestrial ecosystems, affecting soil carbon stability and microbial communities. Previous studies have primarily examined the effect…
View article: Forest fires and climate-induced tree range shifts in the western US
Forest fires and climate-induced tree range shifts in the western US Open
Due to climate change, plant populations experience environmental conditions to which they are not adapted. Our understanding of the next century’s vegetation geography depends on the distance, direction, and rate at which plant distributi…
View article: Atmospheric variability contributes to increasing wildfire weather but not as much as global warming
Atmospheric variability contributes to increasing wildfire weather but not as much as global warming Open
Devastating wildfires have occurred around the world in recent years. While fire has always been part of the landscape, the trend toward increasingly widespread and severe wildfires is a key sentinel of the rapidly intensifying risks cause…