Volume 3 Issue 2, February 2022

An article in Nature Food reveals that surface ozone generates annual crop losses totalling US$63 billion for wheat, maize and rice across East Asia.

An article in Geomorphology details the origins and evolution of Iberian rock glaciers.

Gregor Luetzenburg describes how LiDAR built into smartphones can be used to survey coastal cliffs and track their erosion.

In February 2021 winter storms led to widespread blackouts in Texas. This Snapshot describes the confluence of physical and societal factors that left millions without power.

Subglacial lakes modify glacial conditions and flow. This Review provides a first global inventory of subglacial lakes, as well as outlining their settings, impacts and potential changes with climate warming.

Some of the most devastating natural hazards on Earth are caused by subduction zone earthquakes. This Review discusses the conditions required to generate M ≥ 8 megathrust earthquakes, in the context of constraining seismic and tsunami hazards.

China has implemented various mitigation strategies to lower their CO₂ emissions. This Perspective outlines the progress in reaching these CO₂ reduction targets, and the pending challenges the nation faces to achieve carbon neutrality.