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    At the forthcoming COP28, we will see the conclusion of the first Global Stocktake.

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    Anthropogenic climate change is a scientific fact. Without immediate action, we are unlikely to meet the target goal of minimizing global warming to 1.5° C. This collection highlights the importance of human behaviour in climate action, mitigation and adaptation.

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    Shifts in the timing of tree life events, including springtime emergence of leaves and blossoms, and the colouring and loss of leaves in autumn, are some of the most directly visible impacts of climate change.

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    Access to water is crucial for human survival, and also plays a role in climate change mitigation and adaptation.

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    Forests can take up and store large amounts of carbon, which has made them a popular potential solution to help slow climate change.

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    To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Nature Climate Change, we invited experts to highlight exciting developments of the past decade, and talk to our past and present editors about some of the remarkable papers published in the journal.

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    Migration is one way in which humans adapt to environmental change, but understanding when, where and how migration will occur as consequence of climate change remains a challenge. In this Focus, Nature Climate Change presents a suite of Comments, News, Perspectives, and original research on this topic.

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    Snow is a key component of the climate system, and is changing markedly with anthropogenic warming. In this Focus, Nature Climate Change presents a suite of Comments, Reviews, Perspectives, and original research on this topic.

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    In this web focus, Nature Climate Change presents a range of original research documenting how drought, heatwaves, and their interactions, may change with anthropogenic warming.

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    Mental health is often excluded from discussions of the health impacts of climate change. In this collection we feature pieces that explore different ways in which climate change can impact mental health that highlight important directions for future research.

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    The ocean is absorbing large amounts of anthropogenic heat and carbon. This is altering many ocean properties, which will influence the viability and health of marine biota. At the base of the foodchain are phytoplankton, the primary producers, which not only support the marine ecosystem but sequester carbon to the deep ocean. In this web focus we present a variety of original research and opinion pieces that highlight the pressures on marine phytoplankton under climate change and suggest directions for future research.

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    In June 2015, the Pope delivered a high-profile encyclical on climate change and the environment. The near-200 page document called for the Catholic church to enter a "dialogue with all people about our common home". This Focus provides a scholarly foundation for that dialogue, with world-leading ecologists, sociologists and economists highlighting the strengths and limitations of the Pope’s call for action.