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Non-profit, Open Access and multidisciplinary journal for climate research. We're an action-oriented community with high methodological and ethical standards, aiming to empower urgent action on climate change. Homepage 👇 plosclimate.org

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PLOS Climate @plosclimate.org · 24/09/2026
New research by Kobe Vandelanotte and colleagues: "Too hot to race? Demonstrating heat stress modelling as an adaptation tool for endurance events" journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
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Too hot to race? Demonstrating heat stress modelling as an adaptation tool for endurance events
Heat stress is an increasing concern as climate change drives more frequent and intense extreme heat episodes. In particular, participants in outdoor endurance events face a high risk of heat stress r...
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School of Global Health | York University @yuglobalhealth.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
@yuglobalhealth.bsky.social PhD student Chelsea Williams Cleary co-authored a new @plosclimate.org study on placing children’s health at the centre of national climate adaptation plans by attracting allies, recognising biases, and collaborating with children. 🔗: journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
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Putting children at the heart of climate change adaptation policies via Allyship, Bias Recognition and Child Centeredness: A global qualitative interview study
Human-induced climate change significantly impacts human health, with children being particularly susceptible to its impacts. National Adaptation Plans serve as the main framework for countries to est...
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PLOS Climate @plosclimate.org · 24/09/2026
New research by Dargan Frierson and Lauren Henrie shows that past emissions from top polluters will continue warming the planet for decades to come. journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
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Centuries of global heating from Carbon Majors: Dependence on future emissions pathways
A range of recent studies have developed methods and data to attribute past and present global temperature change to individual emitters. We perform simulations that attribute the amount of global war...
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Hannah Hughes @hannahhughes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
In this paper we quantify government's engagement in the topics of carbon management (abatement technologies, CDR, BECCS, etc.) and nature based solutions in the approval of the #IPCC #AR6, two topics that would land in the outcome of the first global stocktake at #COP28
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PLOS Climate @plosclimate.org · 22/09/2026
To what extent do national governments engage with different topics in the #IPCC approval process? New research by @patrickbayer.bsky.social, @lorenzocrippa.bsky.social, @hannahhughes.bsky.social & @climansen.bsky.social identifies selective patterns of engagement journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
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Mapping and quantifying engagement levels of governments in IPCC approval meetings by topic from text
We introduce a text-as-data approach from natural language processing that allows mapping and quantifying topic-level variation in engagement levels of member governments in intergovernmental meetings...
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PLOS Climate @plosclimate.org · 22/09/2026
New on the Latitude blog: the latest in our series of interviews with climate PhD students! This time, we speak to @krishnasg.bsky.social of @isemevol.bsky.social about his work on tipping points, biodiversity & ecosystems within the @climtip.bsky.social consortium latitude.plos.org/2026/09/plos...
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PLOS Climate PhD interview: Krishna Girish - Latitude
In our latest interview with a PhD student in climate, PLOS Climate speaks to Krishna Girish of the BioDICée group at ISEM…
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Jo Garrett @jogarrett.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
New Opinion piece in @plosclimate.org! Read the blog: netpositivecentre.com/news/greener... Thanks to @uniofexeteresi.bsky.social for the funding of our workshop! @ecehh.org
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Greener cities in a warming world: can we protect health without creating new risks?  - Net Positive Centre
Urban green spaces are often presented as an obvious public-health win—and with good reason.  Parks, trees, wetlands and green corridors can provide shade during heatwaves, reduce flooding, support bi...
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PLOS Climate @plosclimate.org · 22/09/2026
#MedCLIVAR2026 is happening this week, and @plos.org Senior Media Relations Manager, Bethany Baker, is attending on behalf of PLOS Climate. Please speak to Beth to learn about the chance to publish in our exciting new Collection on Mediterranean Climate! latitude.plos.org/2026/06/fort...
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PLOS Climate @plosclimate.org · 03/09/2026
New research by Tsang and Wang identifies principles to advance responsible AI-mediated climate communication and help bridge the gap between scientific consensus and public understanding. journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
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Countering climate misinformation with large language models: Evidence from ChatGPT
Public support for climate action hinges on the integrity of information environments. In an online experiment, U.S. adults used ChatGPT to evaluate climate-related claims. We first conducted computat...
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PLOS Climate @plosclimate.org · 01/09/2026
New on the Latitude blog: we get to know new PLOS Climate Academic Editor Maya Ben-Yami of @pik-potsdam.bsky.social latitude.plos.org/2026/09/meet...
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Meet PLOS Climate Academic Editor Maya Ben-Yami - Latitude
In this interview, we get to know Maya Ben-Yami of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impacts Research, who recently joined PLOS Climate…
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PLOS Climate @plosclimate.org · 01/09/2026
New research by Guanyu Yang and colleagues: "From segmentation to strategy: Identifying population segments and regional patterns of environmental behaviour" journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
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From segmentation to strategy: Identifying population segments and regional patterns of environmental behaviour
Energy, transport, and food sectors contribute substantially to climate change and are key areas where behaviour change can have the greatest impact. International policy learning and transfer are cen...
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PLOS Climate @plosclimate.org · 01/09/2026
In a new Opinion article, Xocaira Paes et al. argue that a sociobioeconomic transformation can drive combined progress on biodiversity conservation, climate mitigation and adaptation, Indigenous rights and local socioeconomic development in the Brazilian Amazon. journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
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From Commodities to Communities: Rebalancing public investment in the Amazon sociobiodiversity
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PLOS Climate @plosclimate.org · 01/09/2026
New research by Ashley Avila, Nicole Iroz-Elardo, Kristina Currans and @laddkeith.com: "A pilot study exploring the effect of vehicular waste heat on personal heat exposure in a semi-arid environment" journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
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A pilot study exploring the effect of vehicular waste heat on personal heat exposure in a semi-arid environment
Understanding the causes of heat in various microclimates in cities is vital to improving human thermal comfort and health in outdoor spaces. This pilot study uses an experimental design to evaluate m...
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PLOS Climate @plosclimate.org · 01/09/2026
In a new PLOS Climate Research Article, Grüner and Mußhoff analyse the results of a survey of over 1500 researchers from 68 countries on their perceptions of the relevance of different behavioral patterns to adaptation and mitigation efforts. journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
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The relevance of behavioral patterns in dealing with human-induced climate change: Results from a survey with 1,510 researchers
This paper presents the findings of a global survey involving 1,510 researchers regarding climate change, focusing on behavioral patterns perceived as relevant to adaptation and mitigation efforts. Si...
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PLOS Climate @plosclimate.org · 01/09/2026
New research by Carolina Estevez and colleagues demonstrates that incorporating regret-based decision-making into coastal impact models can provide policy-relevant insights for designing more robust adaptation strategies under deep uncertainty. journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
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Regret-based global coastal adaptation decision-making under sea level uncertainty
Sea-level rise has large impacts on coastal areas. Many approaches to quantify the net benefits of regional or global coastal adaptation rely on strong assumptions about economically efficient decisio...
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PLOS Climate @plosclimate.org · 01/09/2026
New Essay by Katherine Dale and colleagues: "Extreme events and habitats as comparative tools for assessing scaled ecosystem responses to stressors in aquatic systems" journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
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Extreme events and habitats as comparative tools for assessing scaled ecosystem responses to stressors in aquatic systems
Two types of extremes are often used as indicators of future change: Extreme climate events and extreme habitats. These extremes can be useful gauges of environmental change, but only if biological, s...
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PLOS Climate @plosclimate.org · 01/09/2026
New research by Ian Hellebosch and colleagues: "Modeling outdoor heat stress at meter-scale resolution: Validation of the UrbClim-HiREx framework" journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
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Modeling outdoor heat stress at meter-scale resolution: Validation of the UrbClim-HiREx framework
Climate change and ongoing urbanization are increasing human exposure to heat stress in cities, where strong spatial contrasts in shading and imperviousness generate large variations at the scale of s...
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PLOS Climate @plosclimate.org · 01/09/2026
New on the Latitude blog: we take a look at the story behind a recent PLOS Climate publication on putting children at the heart of climate change adaptation. latitude.plos.org/2026/09/behi...
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Behind the paper: putting children at the heart of climate change adaptation - Latitude
We talk to Kathrin Zangerl and colleagues, authors of the recent PLOS Climate publication “Putting children at the heart of climate change adaptation policies…
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PLOS Climate @plosclimate.org · 19/08/2026
Take a look at our updated journal homepage, featuring new Research Articles, Reviews, Essays and Opinions from across PLOS Climate's interdisciplinary scope 👇 journals.plos.org/climate/
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PLOS Climate @plosclimate.org · 19/08/2026
New research by Alexander Kaye and colleagues shows how and why natural climate variability should be incorporated into climate-sensitive epidemiological projections. journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
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The effect of natural climate variability on future vector-borne disease suitability: A mathematical modelling study
Climate factors such as temperature and rainfall influence vector-borne disease dynamics. Consequently, climate change is affecting the global distribution of diseases such as dengue. Natural climate ...
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Joshua Culpepper @joshculpepper.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Check out our recent opinion piece in @plosclimate.org that describes the impacts of a potential #SuperElNino on #lakes and how we might take advantage of this upcoming strong #ElNino to look forward in #limnology.
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PLOS Climate @plosclimate.org · 18/08/2026
In the latest Latitude blog post, we speak to Amber Boot, who recently joined our new section on Climate Resilience, Extremes and Tipping Points as an Academic Editor. latitude.plos.org/2026/08/meet...
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Meet PLOS Climate Academic Editor Amber Boot - Latitude
In this interview, we get to know Amber Boot of the Technical University of Denmark, who recently joined PLOS Climate as an…
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PLOS Climate @plosclimate.org · 14/08/2026
In a new Opinion piece just published in PLOS Climate, @joshculpepper.bsky.social, @sapnasharma.bsky.social and colleagues highlight the opportunity to use the upcoming ‘super” El Niño to investigate the effects of climate variability on lakes. journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
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Using a “Super” El Niño to understand how lakes respond to climate extremes
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Prachi Bhatnagar @prachib.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Our new paper is out in PLOS Climate! Just 5 English councils have a publicly available climate-friendly food advertising policy, and 23 a procurement policy, varying hugely in scope and specificity. Great work by co-first authors Letitia Sermin-Reed & Mackenzie Fong and the team. bit.ly/4xivlRy
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Climate-friendly food advertising and procurement in English local authorities: A systematic scoping review of policy ambition
To meet their climate targets, local governments globally have recently developed food procurement and advertising policies to promote sustainable food systems and influence consumption behaviours. As...
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Patrick Rérat @patrickrerat.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
📢 New paper in PLOS Climate! Does teleworking really reduce CO₂ emissions? Based on a survey of 1000 teleworkers, we show that while teleworking reduces emissions linked to commuting, part of these gains can be offset by increased housing space requirements and ICT use doi.org/10.1371/jour...
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PLOS Climate @plosclimate.org · 13/08/2026
In the latest Latitude blog post, we speak to Florian Diekert, who recently joined PLOS Climate as an Academic Editor in our Economics section. latitude.plos.org/2026/08/meet...
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Meet PLOS Climate Academic Editor Florian Diekert - Latitude
In this interview, we get to know Florian Diekert of the University of Augsburg, who recently joined PLOS Climate as an Academic…
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PLOS Climate @plosclimate.org · 13/08/2026
New research by Leam Martes and Michael Köhl explores climate risks to Germany's forests and opportunities to increase their resilience. journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
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Mapping climate-related forest risks: An index-based approach
The environmental challenges faced by many tree species as a result of climate change show substantial spatial and temporal variation. One method to compile these variations is to construct a risk map...
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PLOS Climate @plosclimate.org · 13/08/2026
New research by Kathrin Zangerl and colleagues: "Putting children at the heart of climate change adaptation policies via Allyship, Bias Recognition and Child Centeredness: A global qualitative interview study" journals.plos.org/climate/arti... @sarahdlish.bsky.social @ilankelman.bsky.social
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Putting children at the heart of climate change adaptation policies via Allyship, Bias Recognition and Child Centeredness: A global qualitative interview study
Human-induced climate change significantly impacts human health, with children being particularly susceptible to its impacts. National Adaptation Plans serve as the main framework for countries to est...
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PLOS Climate @plosclimate.org · 10/08/2026
New on the Latitude blog: meet Andreas Morr, who recently joined PLOS Climate as an Academic Editor in our Methods in Climate Science section! latitude.plos.org/2026/08/meet...
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Meet PLOS Climate Academic Editor Andreas Morr - Latitude
In this interview, we get to know Andreas Morr of TU Munich, who recently joined PLOS Climate as an Academic Editor in…
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Oxford Population Health @oxpop.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
📣 Can local authorities help make UK diets healthier and more sustainable? Following research in @plosclimate.org, Mike Rayner and @oxprimarycare.bsky.social colleagues argue local authorities could play a large role in steering UK diets to become healthier and more sustainable ➡️ buff.ly/OVopNFs
Red background with a geometric navy shape. On the right, a profile of Mike Rayner and the Oxford Population Health logo. On the left overlaid text reads: Now is an exciting time for local policy action, and our research shows that local authorities could build on their policy successes to pursue not just healthy food systems but sustainable food systems too.  The quote is attributed to Mike Rayner, Professor of Population Health
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Jason P. Evans @jasonpevans.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Congratulations to Maria and all the authors from the South America and Central America CORDEX domains on their regional climate science progress during the first 15 years of CORDEX. @plosclimate.org dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
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Advances in regional climate science in South America and Central America during the CORDEX Era
Latin America and the Caribbean have made major advances in regional climate modeling in the last 15 years, thanks to scientific initiatives in their different countries and their participation in the...
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Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences @oxprimarycare.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Can local authorities help tackle the climate crisis & unhealthy diets? 🌏🥑 Drawing on recent @plosclimate.org research, @ox.ac.uk researchers explore how food procurement & advertising policies could achieve both. @hannahforde.bsky.social @jessicarenzella.bsky.social @oxpop.bsky.social 👇👇
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Climate-friendly food procurement and advertising: what are local authorities in England doing?
How can local authorities help create healthier, more sustainable food systems? In this opinion piece, originally posted on the University of Oxford website, researchers draw on new research to examin...
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PLOS Climate @plosclimate.org · 03/08/2026
Welcome to Taylor Smith of the University of Potsdam as an Academic Editor in PLOS Climate's new section on Climate Resilience, Extremes and Tipping Points! Learn about Taylor's work in environmental remote sensing and support for open science 👇 tasmi.github.io
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PLOS Climate @plosclimate.org · 03/08/2026
We are very pleased to welcome Florian Diekert of the University of Augsburg to PLOS Climate as a new Academic Editor in our Economics section! floriandiekert.com
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PLOS Climate @plosclimate.org · 30/07/2026
How effectively do maps communicate uncertainty to policymakers? New systematic review by Arushi Jain and colleagues just published in PLOS Climate 👇 journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
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Communicating uncertainty to policy makers in maps: A systematic scoping review of meaningful to misleading current practice
Policymakers frequently use maps as decision-support tools to support the effective allocation of resources and enhance community resilience against climate-related health threats. Yet, the high legib...
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PLOS Climate @plosclimate.org · 23/07/2026
New research by Christof Schötz, Jan Hassel and Christian Otto reveals that widely used models and predictors in climate econometrics have little out-of-sample predictive power. journals.plos.org/climate/arti... @pik-potsdam.bsky.social
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Statistical learning for climate-GDP panels: Data cleaning, flexible trend controls, and predictive validation
We assess the panel-regression approach to climate econometrics—the dominant framework for estimating the effect of climate on GDP in global country–year data—using modern statistical learning techniq...
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PLOS Climate @plosclimate.org · 23/07/2026
New research by Sarah Dickin and colleagues: "Beyond adaptive capacity: Assessing how power relations shape household responses to climate impacts on water and sanitation" journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
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Beyond adaptive capacity: Assessing how power relations shape household responses to climate impacts on water and sanitation
In the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector, there is growing recognition that climate change presents serious risks to water and sanitation services, with widespread implications for health. A...
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Zerina Lokmic-Tomkins @climatezerina.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
It is good to finally be able to share the work we did in Indonesia. Much work to be done at increasing women's awarness of climate change impacts on women's health. dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
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Informing climate adaptation for women’s and children’s health: A cross-sectional survey on knowledge, attitudes, and practices in a climate-vulnerable setting
Women in low- and middle-income countries, including Indonesia, are disproportionately affected by climate change impacts. Despite the intersection of these risks with gender inequalities, evidence on...
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PLOS Climate @plosclimate.org · 17/07/2026
New research by Matteo Prina and Michel Noussan: "Accuracy, robustness and comprehensibility – Challenges in bottom-up energy system models" journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
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Accuracy, robustness and comprehensibility – Challenges in bottom-up energy system models
This work provides a comprehensive framework for addressing key research gaps in bottom-up energy system modeling. While the field has experienced significant advancements in recent decades, largely d...
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Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research @tyndallcentre.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Tyndall members Mark Tebboth/@reetiks.bsky.social recently gave evidence to an APPG about their research, and implications for UK migration and national security. Read their piece on the risks and limits of securitising nature & biodiversity crises💡https://buff.ly/ZBvkd0p
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Risks and limits from a securitisation framing of nature and biodiversity crises: Lessons from climate change
PLOS Climate unites experimental, theoretical, observational, technological, behavioral and socio-economic research from all regions of the world to tackle the challenges of a changing climate at a…
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PLOS Climate @plosclimate.org · 16/07/2026
Been watching the #WorldCup and thinking about the impacts of extreme weather conditions? New research by Dimitri Defrance and Tiffanie Lescure establishes a quantitative foundation for climate-aware sport scheduling and adaptation strategies in a warming world 👇 journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
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Global climate risks for outdoor sports under CMIP6 scenarios: A multi-indicator assessment based on WBGT, Heat Index, heavy rainfall, and heatwaves
Outdoor sports are increasingly exposed to climatic conditions that challenge athlete safety, performance and event organisation. Despite extensive physiological and epidemiological evidence on heat s...
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PLOS Climate @plosclimate.org · 16/07/2026
Does remote working reduce carbon emissions? It depends on how you do it. New research by Jana Z‘Rotz, Timo Ohnmacht and @patrickrerat.bsky.social 👇 journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
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Do teleworking arrangements reduce CO2eq emissions? Effects on commuting, housing space and ICT use
Teleworking is increasingly popular, but its contribution to sustainability is still a matter of debate. A body of work highlights the need for an integrative view including commuting, housing space a...
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PLOS Climate @plosclimate.org · 15/07/2026
New research by Thierry Warin and Christophe Bisson: "AI-assisted longitudinal comparison of scenario knowledge representation in IPCC synthesis reports" journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
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AI-assisted longitudinal comparison of scenario knowledge representation in IPCC synthesis reports
This paper examines how successive Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) synthesis reports represent scenario knowledge when they are queried through the same scenario-based questions. The ...
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PLOS Climate @plosclimate.org · 14/07/2026
More exciting news! We're pleased to welcome Andreas Morr of the Technical University of Munich to PLOS Climate as an Academic Editor in our new Methods in Climate Science section. andreas-morr.de
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PLOS Climate @plosclimate.org · 13/07/2026
We're delighted to welcome Maya Ben-Yami of @pik-potsdam.bsky.social as a new Academic Editor in our Climate Resilience, Extremes and Tipping Points section! www.pik-potsdam.de/members/maya...
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PLOS Climate @plosclimate.org · 09/07/2026
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PLOS Climate @plosclimate.org · 09/07/2026
New research by @jkittner.bsky.social et al. demonstrates the potential of ERA5-Land reanalysis data as a rural reference in urban heat island calculations. "Finding the sea level – Investigation of rural references for estimation of the urban heat island" journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
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Finding the sea level – Investigation of rural references for estimation of the urban heat island
The urban heat island (UHI) effect is one of the most studied phenomena in urban climatology. Numerous studies have revealed the heterogeneous nature of air temperature within cities, manifesting as a...
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PLOS Climate @plosclimate.org · 02/07/2026
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PLOS Climate @plosclimate.org · 02/07/2026
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PLOS Climate @plosclimate.org · 02/07/2026
In a major new Essay, Manuel Esperon-Rodriguez and colleagues call for a reframing of urban forests as essential living infrastructure embedded in legal, financial and planning frameworks to deliver cooler, healthier, more biodiverse and socially just cities. journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
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Rethinking urban forests as essential infrastructure for resilience, equity, and biodiversity in the current climate emergency
Urban forests are not merely green amenities; they support critical ecosystem functioning and services vital for healthy, resilient cities. Recognising urban forests as core infrastructure is essentia...
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