Nature Reviews Earth & Environment June 2021
Volume 2 Issue 6, June 2021
As June is Pride month, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment celebrates and embraces the LGBTQ+ geoscience community. See Editorial.
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Editorial
Editorial | 14 June 2021
Pride in geoscience
For Pride month, we celebrate our LGBTQ+ colleagues, recognise the challenges they face in traversing academia and the role the majority must play in fighting injustice.
Research Highlights
Research Highlight | 10 May 2021
Patching up denim emissions
An article in Environmental Research Letters documents how end of life strategies impact the carbon emissions associated with a pair of jeans.
- Graham Simpkins
Research Highlight | 19 May 2021
Strike-slip tsunamis
An article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences explored the potential for strike-slip earthquakes to generate large tsunamis in narrow or shallow bays.
- Erin Scott
Tools of the Trade | 05 May 2021
Exploring mantle evolution with atom probe tomography
Hamed Gamal El Dien describes the application of atom probe tomography to the geosciences and discusses its use in understanding mantle heterogeneity.
- Hamed Gamal El Dien
Tools of the Trade | 12 May 2021
Hammering the ice
Emma Pearce discusses the use of hammer source seismic surveys to provide glaciological insight.
- Emma Pearce
Reviews
Review Article | 25 May 2021
Mantle plumes and their role in Earth processes
Mantle plumes are an integral aspect of Earth’s convection system, yet, difficulty in imaging mantle upwellings led to controversies surrounding their origin, dynamics and composition. This Review synthesizes geophysical, geodynamic and geochemical constraints on mantle plumes and their importance in the Earth system.
- Anthony A. P. Koppers
- Thorsten W. Becker
- Joanne M. Whittaker
Review Article | 11 May 2021
Dynamic interactions at the mineral–organic matter interface
Minerals and organic matter interact in soils and sediments, impacting biogeochemical cycling and ecosystem functioning. This Review describes the major and emerging environmental mineral–organic interactions observed, and their implications for organic matter persistence.
- Markus Kleber
- Ian C. Bourg
- Naoise Nunan
Review Article | 18 May 2021
The impact of glaciers on mountain erosion
How glaciers affect mountain height, and the links between climate and glacial erosion in mountains, are debated. This Review describes the erosion of mountains by glaciers and the broader impacts of these processes.
- Frédéric Herman
- Fien De Doncker
- Michèle Koppes
Review Article | 13 May 2021
Constraints and enablers for increasing carbon storage in the terrestrial biosphere
Nature-based climate solutions can help meet climate mitigation goals, but estimates of their carbon storage potential vary. This Review discusses the constraints and potential contributions of increasing carbon storage in the terrestrial biosphere, suggesting a conservative estimate of 100–200 GtCO2 in negative emissions to 2100.
- Connor J. Nolan
- Christopher B. Field
- Katharine J. Mach
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