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

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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

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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