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Garteizgogeascoa, M., García-del-Amo, D., & Reyes-García, V. (2020). Using proverbs to study local perceptions of climate change: a case study in Sierra Nevada (Spain). Regional Environmental Change, 20, 59. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-020-01646-1 Abstract Local communities’ dependence on the environment for their livelihood has guided…...
Barcikowska, M., Kapnick, S., Krishnamurty, L., Russo, S., Cherchi, A., & Folland, C. (2020). Changes in the future summer Mediterranean climate: contribution of teleconnections and local factors. Earth System Dynamics, 11, 161–181, https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-11-161-2020 Abstract This study analyzes future climate for the…...
Boé, J., Somot, S., Corre, L., & Nabat, P. (2020). Large discrepancies in summer climate change over Europe as projected by global and regional climate models: causes and consequences. Climate Dynamics, 54(5), 2981-3002. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-020-05153-1 Abstract We assess the differences of future climate…...
Claudet, J., Loiseau, C., Sostres, M., & Zupan, M. (2020). Underprotected Marine Protected Areas in a Global Biodiversity Hotspot. One Earth, 2(4), 380-384, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2020.03.008 Highlights 6.01% of the Mediterranean is covered by protectionIn 95% of this area, regulations are not…...
Significance We show that for thousands of years, humans have concentrated in a surprisingly narrow subset of Earth’s available climates, characterized by mean annual temperatures around ∼13 °C. This distribution likely reflects a human temperature niche related to fundamental constraints.…...
The " Status Report on the Implementation of Integrated Water Resources Management in the Arab Region " (SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation) has been published. The report finds that national efforts supported by bilateral, subregional, and regional cooperation initiatives…...