Society

Monsoon misery - p152

Anna Barnett

Published online: 13 November 2008; doi:10.1038/climate.2008.119

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Snapshot: Olympic observers - p115

Anna Barnett

Published online: 28 August 2008; doi:10.1038/climate.2008.87

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Snapshot: Siberian symbols - p76

Anna Barnett

Published online: 29 May 2008; doi:10.1038/climate.2008.52

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Fuelling the future - p97

Olive Heffernan

Published online: 10 July 2008; doi:10.1038/climate.2008.70

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IPCC elections: close contests - pp122 - 123

Anna Barnett

In elections this month, the UN climate panel's preference for consensus collided with competition between multiple strong candidates. Anna Barnett reports.

Published online: 11 September 2008; doi:10.1038/climate.2008.95

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The missing greenhouse gas - pp99 - 100

Hannah Hoag

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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The road well travelled - pp42 - 43

Gwyn Prins

By failing to question the conventional wisdom rigorously, we risk shutting the door to a radical rethink on how to move climate policy forward.

Published online: 13 March 2008; doi:10.1038/climate.2008.23

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Interview: Rajendra Pachauri - pp18 - 19

Olive Heffernan

Last month's UN Climate Change Conference in Bali marked the end of a year that saw the world turn its attention to global warming, largely owing to the overwhelming body of evidence presented by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). For many, the Bali conference offered hope of international action. Olive Heffernan caught up with IPCC chairman Rajendra Pachauri midway through to find out his views on the state of play in Bali and beyond.

Published online: 16 January 2008; doi:10.1038/climate.2007.79

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Snapshot: China's dust bowl - p162

Anna Barnett

Published online: 20 November 2008; doi:10.1038/climate.2008.126

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No simple solutions - p161

Claudia M. Caruana

An ambitious look at how global warming is wreaking havoc with natural phenomena suggests there are no simple solutions to complex problems.

Published online: 13 November 2008; doi:10.1038/climate.2008.118

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On our bookshelf: dark visions - pp145 - 146

Anna Barnett

Published online: 30 October 2008; doi:10.1038/climate.2008.115

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It's now or later - p135

Dieter Helm

Is a slow, measured approach to reducing emissions more cost-effective than taking immediate action?

Published online: 02 October 2008; doi:10.1038/climate.2008.104

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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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Rescuing reporting in the global South - pp88 - 90

James Fahn

Media coverage of climate change lags behind in the countries where it matters most, reports James Fahn.

Published online: 26 June 2008; doi:10.1038/climate.2008.64

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You emit what you eat - p64

Olive Heffernan

Published online: 22 May 2008; doi:10.1038/climate.2008.49

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The population problem - pp72 - 74

Kerri Smith

By 2050, there will be an estimated 9 billion humans on the planet. Kerri Smith asks whether curbing the world's burgeoning population could help in tackling climate change.

Published online: 15 May 2008; doi:10.1038/climate.2008.44

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Breaking the ice - pp54 - 56

Dan Whipple

Scientists are becoming increasingly open to using local knowledge to understand how climate change could affect the world's most vulnerable, and often inaccessible, regions. But how useful are these data to science? Dan Whipple reports.

Published online: 24 April 2008; doi:10.1038/climate.2008.38

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The real swindle - pp31 - 32

Max Boykoff

Climate change must be reported more carefully to help distinguish convergent agreement from legitimately contentious issues.

Published online: 21 February 2008; doi:10.1038/climate.2008.14

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The Fine Life - p60

Dave S. Reay

Humour can be a great vehicle for sustainable-living messages, but a lack of substance makes for a faltering ride.

Published online: 17 April 2008; doi:10.1038/climate.2008.33

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Physical effects - p138

Anna Armstrong

Published online: 09 October 2008; doi:10.1038/climate.2008.107

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Accounting for climate ills - p79

Brian Hoyle

With warming expected to worsen public health problems, policymakers are being urged to fight disease and climate change simultaneously. Brian Hoyle reports.

Published online: 08 May 2008; doi:10.1038/climate.2008.43

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