{"title":"Responding to ecological novelty","authors":"","doi":"10.1038/s41558-026-02742-6","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41558-026-02742-6","url":null,"abstract":"Climate change is shifting the world into new ecological states, prompting discussions of how humans and species will deal with this novelty, including how mitigation and adaptation will ultimately lead to further change.","PeriodicalId":18974,"journal":{"name":"Nature Climate Change","volume":"16 9","pages":"999-999"},"PeriodicalIF":26.9,"publicationDate":"2026-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.comhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-026-02742-6.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148872201","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Restoring reefs with heat-tolerant corals","authors":"Bianca Nogrady","doi":"10.1038/s41558-026-02721-x","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41558-026-02721-x","url":null,"abstract":"As the Great Barrier Reef reels from successive devastating bleaching events, researchers are working to regenerate small areas with corals selected or manipulated for better heat tolerance.","PeriodicalId":18974,"journal":{"name":"Nature Climate Change","volume":"16 9","pages":"1110-1110"},"PeriodicalIF":26.9,"publicationDate":"2026-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148872213","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hong Wang (, ), Junguo Liu (, ), Joseph Holden, Penghan Chen (, ), Valerio Barbarossa, Megan Klaar
{"title":"Climate warming drives thermal shocks and accelerated freshwater habitat fragmentation","authors":"Hong Wang \u0000 (, ), Junguo Liu \u0000 (, ), Joseph Holden, Penghan Chen \u0000 (, ), Valerio Barbarossa, Megan Klaar","doi":"10.1038/s41558-026-02731-9","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41558-026-02731-9","url":null,"abstract":"Climate change is exposing freshwater fish to warmer temperatures, causing widespread range contraction and population declines. However, how climate-driven disruptions will affect freshwater fish persistence under future thermal extremes remains poorly understood. Here, using weekly water temperature data (1976–2099), we assess the vulnerability of 9,809 freshwater species to short- and long-term thermal extremes and show that gradual warming can trigger abrupt thermal exposure. Tropical regions experience a high proportion of species at risk, whereas non-tropical regions face severe thermal extremes. We introduce the concept of thermal fragmentation exposure to understand how heterogeneous warming fragments freshwater habitat, thereby amplifying local extinction risks. Around 63% of riverine fish will experience more persistent thermal barriers under a high-emissions scenario, with thermal fragmentation accelerating over time. These findings underscore the urgent need for targeted conservation strategies to safeguard freshwater fish biodiversity. Assessing 9,809 freshwater fish species globally, this study shows risk to a high proportion of species in the tropics, and severe extremes in non-tropical regions. Under high emissions, gradual warming drives abrupt exposure, with 63% of species facing accelerating thermal fragmentation by 2099.","PeriodicalId":18974,"journal":{"name":"Nature Climate Change","volume":"16 9","pages":"1061-1067"},"PeriodicalIF":26.9,"publicationDate":"2026-08-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.comhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-026-02731-9.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148853675","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Developing double materiality for climate-related financial policy","authors":"Kevin Stiroh","doi":"10.1038/s41558-026-02725-7","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41558-026-02725-7","url":null,"abstract":"The ‘double materiality’ framework helps guide financial policymakers in assessing the risks of climate change, but masks complex interactions within the financial system. I argue that effective policy requires more clarity on the underlying relationships and the links to specific mandates of different financial policymakers.","PeriodicalId":18974,"journal":{"name":"Nature Climate Change","volume":"16 9","pages":"1009-1010"},"PeriodicalIF":26.9,"publicationDate":"2026-08-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148872203","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
L. Gobatti, P. M. Bach, A. Mazzone, G. Falchetta, M. Santamouris, M. Maurer, J. P. Leitão
{"title":"Thermal justice in urban climate change adaptation","authors":"L. Gobatti, P. M. Bach, A. Mazzone, G. Falchetta, M. Santamouris, M. Maurer, J. P. Leitão","doi":"10.1038/s41558-026-02727-5","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41558-026-02727-5","url":null,"abstract":"Extreme heat events are increasing, and urban adaptation is urgently needed for humans and non-humans to function safely under heat. Here we present a thermal justice framework and highlight how its use facilitates equitable adaptation and minimizes heat-risk displacement.","PeriodicalId":18974,"journal":{"name":"Nature Climate Change","volume":"16 9","pages":"1002-1004"},"PeriodicalIF":26.9,"publicationDate":"2026-08-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148872212","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}