August 2008
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Editorial
King coal still on the throne - pp96
Olive Heffernan
Published online: 4 August 2008; doi:10.1038/climate.2008.77
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Research Highlights
Migratory mismatch - pp97
Anna Armstrong
Published online: 02 July 2008; doi:10.1038/climate.2008.68
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Only the lonely - pp97
Anna Barnett
Published online: 10 July 2008; doi:10.1038/climate.2008.69
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Fuelling the future - pp97
Olive Heffernan
Published online: 10 July 2008; doi:10.1038/climate.2008.70
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To melt Greenland - pp97
Alicia Newton
Published online: 10 July 2008; doi:10.1038/climate.2008.73
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A natural detox - pp98
Alicia Newton
Published online: 02 July 2008; doi:10.1038/climate.2008.67
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Causing a stir - pp98
Anna Armstrong
Published online: 24 July 2008; doi:10.1038/climate.2008.75
News Features
The missing greenhouse gas - pp99 - 100
Growth of the electronics industry will boost emissions of a 'hidden' — but extremely potent — greenhouse gas. Hannah Hoag reports.
Published online: 10 July 2008; doi:10.1038/climate.2008.72
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Whole-Earth agency proposed - pp101
Two major US science agencies should merge to streamline research on problems such as climate change, say former agency heads. Anna Barnett reports.
Published online: 17 July 2008; doi:10.1038/climate.2008.74
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Commentary
A new kind of scientist - pp102 - 103
Gavin Schmidt & Elisabeth Moyer
Climate researchers must begin to bridge disciplinary divides — and institutions must begin to reward them for it.
Published online: 31 July 2008; doi:10.1038/climate.2008.76
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Books and Arts
Climate lessons - pp104
Eric J. Steig
Is past climate change a harbinger of the future?
Published online: 10 July 2008; doi:10.1038/climate.2008.71
News and Views
Acid test for marine biodiversity - pp105 - 106
Ulf Riebesell
Rising levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide lead to acidification of the oceans. A site in the Mediterranean, naturally carbonated by under-sea volcanoes, provides clues to the possible effects on marine ecosystems.
Published online: 02 July 2008; doi:10.1038/454046a
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Article originally published in Nature 454
