Volume 4 Issue 6, June 2023

Alba Rodriguez Padilla explains how airborne lidar can capture 3D submeter to tens of meters changes in surface topography caused by earthquake deformation.

Mackenzie Fiss explains how Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (FT-ICR MS) is used for analyzing diverse dissolved organic matter mixtures, like those from salt marshes.

An article in Global Change Biology demonstrates that the current network of protected areas is disconnected in terms of climate similarity.

An article in One Earth finds that >75% of insect species lack representation in protected areas.

An article in Nature Communications reveals that protected areas will continue to include suitable habitat for more than 90% of analysed herpetofauna under climate change scenarios.

An article in Science Advances explores the capacity of protected areas to buffer ecosystems from the effects of climate change.

Dimethylsulfide is produced in the ocean, and its emission drives the formation of atmospheric aerosols that cool the climate. This Review discusses the production of dimethylsulfide, its cycling in the ocean and atmosphere and its broader radiative effects.

Gyres, jets and waves are thought to have an important role in Earth’s core dynamics. This Review explores these core processes, based on satellite observations and numerical simulations, and discusses the implications for deep-Earth coupling and forecasting geomagnetic field changes.

Geomorphic and ecological factors shape the effects of sea level rise on the coastal carbon sink. This Review discusses how reductions in greenhouse gas emissions compensate for losses in carbon sequestration as ecosystem boundaries change rapidly in the coastal zone.

Although model projections indicate increased El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) variability in the future, contemporary impacts of anthropogenic forcing on ENSO variability have been difficult to ascertain. This Perspective discusses these contemporary effects, outlining that an increase in post-1960 ENSO variability is likely related to greenhouse gas forcing.