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Higher-resolution projections needed for small island climates

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Projections of the future climate of small island states and territories are currently limited by the coarse resolution of models. We call for rapid global and regional cooperation to develop projections compatible with small island scales, providing relevant local information and decision-making tools.

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Fig. 1: The topography and bathymetry of New Caledonia in the southwest Pacific at various resolutions.

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  1. Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Weather of the 21st Century and the Climate Change Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

    Jason P. Evans

  2. Météo-France, École Nationale de la Météorologie, Toulouse, France

    Ali Belmadani

  3. CNRM, Université de Toulouse, Météo-France, CNRS, Toulouse, France

    Ali Belmadani

  4. ENTROPIE (IRD, Ifremer, Université de la Nouvelle Calédonie, CNRS, Université de la Réunion), Noumea, New Caledonia

    Christophe Menkes

  5. Department of Physics, The University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica

    Tannecia Stephenson

  6. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    Marcus Thatcher

  7. National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA), Wellington, New Zealand

    Peter B. Gibson

  8. Météo-France, interregional office in New Caledonia and Wallis-and-Futuna, Noumea, New Caledonia

    Alexandre Peltier

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Evans, J.P., Belmadani, A., Menkes, C. et al. Higher-resolution projections needed for small island climates. Nat. Clim. Chang. 14, 668–670 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-024-02028-9

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