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  • High sensitivity of peat decomposition to climate change through water-table feedback

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      Original article citation: Nature Geosci doi:10.1038/ngeo331 (2008)

    • Categories: Earth Sciences and Climate Impacts
    • Recommended by the Editor: Anna Barnett on 10/27/2008 01:18PM GMT
      
      Ise et al take step forward in modelling the loss of carbon from warming peat bogs. The results: peat looks more sensitive to temperature rises than previously thought. More on the Climate Feedback blog: http://blogs.nature.com/climatefeedback/2008/10/watching_peat_dry.html
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  • From the Cover: Impacts of climate warming on terrestrial ectotherms across latitude

    • C. A. Deutsch, J. J. Tewksbury, R. B. Huey, K. S. Sheldon, C. K. Ghalambor, D. C. Haak, P. R. Martin
      Original article citation: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 105," 6668 - 6672, (2008).

    • Categories: Climate Impacts and Biodiversity & Ecology
    • Recommended by : Anne Claflin on 05/07/2008 05:18PM GMT
      
      This is a well written paper that clearly illustrates the impact of seemingly small changes in temperatures on a large and diverse group of species. The fate of tropical insects has the potential to cause a cascade of impacts throughout the tropical ecosystem.
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  • On the causal link between carbon dioxide and air pollution mortality

    • Mark Z. Jacobson
      Original article citation: Geophys. Res. Lett. 35," (2008).

    • Categories: Climate Impacts and Chemistry
    • Recommended by the Editor: Anna Barnett on 02/28/2008 04:00PM GMT
      
      Despite the manifold harm it does as a greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide is not considered a classic air pollutant because it doesn't affect human respiration directly. Noting that increasing levels of CO2 cause temperature and water vapor content to rise, Jacobson uses photochemistry to determine that these factors independently feed back to increase ground-level ozone concentrations. This can harm lung function and irritate the respiratory system. He calculates that this could cause 22,000 excess deaths worldwide each year.
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  • Potential role of the ocean thermostat in determining regional differences in coral reef bleaching events

    • Joan A. Kleypas, Gokhan Danabasoglu, Janice M. Lough
      Original article citation: Geophys. Res. Lett. 35," (2008).

    • Categories: Ocean Sciences, Regional Climate, Climate Impacts, and Biodiversity & Ecology
    • Recommended by the Editor: Anna Barnett on 02/14/2008 03:39PM GMT
      
      A previously proposed 'ocean thermostat' in the Western Pacific Warm Pool seems to protect corals there from bleaching, says this paper from Kleypas et al.
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  • Tipping elements in the Earth's climate system

    • T. M. Lenton, H. Held, E. Kriegler, J. W. Hall, W. Lucht, S. Rahmstorf, H. J. Schellnhuber
      Original article citation: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences doi:10.1073/pnas.0705414105 (2008)

    • Categories: Climate Impacts, Policy, and Extreme Events
    • Recommended by the Editor: Anna Barnett on 02/11/2008 01:33PM GMT
      
      Lenton et al. review the dangers posed by nine climate 'tipping elements' - large-scale components in the earth's climate system that may pass a tipping point where small perturbations lead to qualitative changes. They've tried to capture cutting-edge thinking by supplementing the published literature with expert opinions elicited at a recent meeting on tipping points.
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  • Mass and volume transport variability in an eddy-filled ocean

    • Carl Wunsch
      Original article citation: Nature Geosci doi:10.1038/ngeo126 (2008)

    • Categories: Ocean Sciences and Climate Impacts
    • Recommended by the Editor: Anna Barnett on 02/11/2008 01:18PM GMT
      
      True changes in the North Atlantic ocean circulation due to climate change are nearly impossible to identify, according to Wunsch et al. This is due to the background variability caused by naturally occurring eddies. The findings imply that measurements in three dimensions over several decades would be necessary to determine whether climate change has affected the ocean's circulation.
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  • Sea level rise projections for current generation CGCMs based on the semi-empirical method

    • Radley Horton, Celine Herweijer, Cynthia Rosenzweig, Jiping Liu, Vivien Gornitz, Alex C. Ruane
      Original article citation: Geophys. Res. Lett. 35," (2008).

    • Categories: Climate Impacts and Anthropogenic change
    • Recommended by the Editor: Anna Barnett on 02/04/2008 05:51PM GMT
      
      Here Horton et al. use a new prediction method to drastically revise the IPCC's estimate of global sea level rise by 2100, from 18-59 cm to 54-89 cm. Continuing ice loss in Greenland and West Antarctica could push the predicted rise even higher.
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  • Large contribution of sea surface warming to recent increase in Atlantic hurricane activity

    • Mark A. Saunders, Adam S. Lea
      Original article citation: Nature 451," 557 - 560, (2008).

    • Categories: Extreme Events and Climate Impacts
    • Recommended by the Editor: Anna Barnett on 01/31/2008 02:13PM GMT
      
      In this Nature paper, Saunders and Lea quantify the observed relationship between rising sea surface temperatures and North Atlantic hurricane activity, finding that "a 0.5 °C increase in sea surface temperature is associated with a approximately 40% increase in hurricane frequency and activity." Nature News has a Briefing explaining the paper at http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080130/full/news.2008.544.html#comments This is one of three new papers on sea surface temperature and hurricanes that we're featuring in the Journal Club this week. Taken together, what do you think these papers have to say?
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  • Regional model simulation of North Atlantic cyclones: Present climate and idealized response to increased sea surface temperature

    • Tido Semmler, Saji Varghese, Ray McGrath, Paul Nolan, Shiyu Wang, Peter Lynch, Colin O'Dowd
      Original article citation: J. Geophys. Res. 113," (2008).

    • Categories: Extreme Events and Climate Impacts
    • Recommended by the Editor: Anna Barnett on 01/31/2008 02:06PM GMT
      
      Semmler et al.'s modelling study predicts increased numbers and intensities of North Atlantic hurricanes in response to a 1-degree rise in sea surface temperature. This is one of three new papers on sea surface temperature and hurricanes that we're featuring in the Journal Club this week. Taken together, what do you think these papers have to say?
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  • Global warming and United States landfalling hurricanes

    • Chunzai Wang, Sang-Ki Lee
      Original article citation: Geophys. Res. Lett. 35," (2008).

    • Categories: Extreme Events and Climate Impacts
    • Recommended by the Editor: Anna Barnett on 01/28/2008 06:43PM GMT
      
      Focusing on the relationship between sea surface temperature and vertical wind shear, this paper by Wang and Lee "uses observational data to demonstrate that the attribution of the recent increase in Atlantic hurricane activity to global warming is premature and that global warming may decrease the likelihood of hurricanes making landfall in the United States." This is one of three new papers on sea surface temperature and hurricanes that we're featuring in the Journal Club this week. Taken together, what do you think these papers have to say?
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