Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
Volume 2 Issue 11, November 2021
Anthropogenic climate change and environmental deterioration are driving global degradation of coral reefs. This Review examines how the natural adaptive capacity of coral holobionts can be harnessed and expanded to counter ongoing coral loss. See Voolstra et al.
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Comment
Comment | 29 October 2021
Time to change the data culture in geochemistry
Geochemical data are vital for understanding Earth’s past, present and future. However, currently only a fraction of geochemical data are findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable, limiting their use in the broadest range of scientific studies. There is an urgent need for international coordination of geochemical data and methods to unlock their full research potential.
- Katy J. Chamberlain
- Kerstin A. Lehnert
- Gerhard Wörner
Research Highlights
Research Highlight | 05 October 2021
Saltwater intrusion impacts
An article in Geophysical Research Letters develops a mathematical model to investigate the influence of saltwater intrusion on permafrost thaw.
- Graham Simpkins
Research Highlight | 19 October 2021
Fresh finds for OAE2
An article in Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology describes how high-productivity intervals during Oceanic Anoxic Event 2 were related to the influence of freshwater runoff.
- Erin Scott
Research Highlight | 02 November 2021
Earth, fuel and fire
An article in Communications Earth & Environment finds that reduced fuel availability will only moderately dampen projected increases in forest fire area in western USA.
- Clare Davis
Tools of the Trade | 04 October 2021
Decoding deep-time proxies with U-Pb cave chronology
John Engel describes a chronometer method that enables rapid generation of U–Pb ages for cave speleothems.
- John Engel
Tools of the Trade | 18 October 2021
Constraining photosynthesis with ∆17O in CO2
Gerbrand Koren discusses how measurements of Δ17O in CO2 can improve estimates of photosynthesis and its response to environmental conditions.
- Gerbrand Koren
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Turning CO2 into a valuable resource
QEERI researchers mitigate climate change with carbon capture and other clean-energy initiatives.
World View
World View | 26 October 2021
Addressing unconscious coloniality and decolonizing practice in geoscience
Unconscious coloniality reinforces inequity and exclusion of Indigenous peoples in STEM. Métis paleobiologist Az Klymiuk outlines ways individuals can become agents for cultural change by implementing decolonizing actions.
- Ashley A. Klymiuk
Reviews
Review Article | 12 October 2021
Extending the natural adaptive capacity of coral holobionts
Anthropogenic climate change and environmental deterioration are driving global degradation of coral reefs. This Review examines how the natural adaptive capacity of coral holobionts can be harnessed and expanded to counter the ongoing loss of coral reefs.
- Christian R. Voolstra
- David J. Suggett
- Manuel Aranda
Review Article | 05 October 2021
Geomorphic change in the Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna delta
The Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna delta is home to more than 170 million people, but is vulnerable to sea level rise, subsidence and direct human disturbance. This Review examines geomorphic change in the delta and its broader impacts.
- Amelie Paszkowski
- Steven Goodbred Jr.
- Jim W. Hall
Review Article | 19 October 2021
The metamorphic and magmatic record of collisional orogens
The links between modern collisional mountain belts and those preserved in the geological record are debated. This Review compares the Himalayan-Tibetan orogen with four ancient mountain belts and uses their similarities and differences to investigate the factors that control mountain building.
- Owen M. Weller
- Catherine M. Mottram
- Alex Copley
Review Article | 26 October 2021
A low-to-no snow future and its impacts on water resources in the western United States
Much of the western United States relies on seasonal snowpacks for water supply. This Review examines the projected changes and impacts of a declining western United States snowpack, and discusses the adaptation opportunities available to mitigate against such snow losses.
- Erica R. Siirila-Woodburn
- Alan M. Rhoades
- Laurna Kaatz
Amendments & Corrections
Publisher Correction | 23 September 2021
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