Latest Articles of Nature Geoscience


National baselines for the Sustainable Development Goals assessed in the SDG Index and Dashboards 10.1038/ngeo2985 2017-07-17 The Sustainable Development Goals map out a broad spectrum of objectives. Analytical tools in form of the Index and Dashboards provide a starting point to set national baselines, and allow comparison of the SDGs with other indices of well-being.
Hemispheric climate shifts driven by anthropogenic aerosol–cloud interactions 10.1038/ngeo2988 2017-07-17 A southward shift of the tropical rainbelts over the late twentieth century has been attributed. Climate simulations suggest that the mechanism for this influence lies largely with the interaction of aerosols with clouds.
Biogeochemistry: Warmer Arctic weakens vegetation 10.1038/ngeo2989 2017-07-10 Warm conditions in the Arctic Ocean have been linked to cold mid-latitude winters. Observations and simulations suggest that warm Arctic anomalies lead to a dip in CO2 uptake capacity in North American ecosystems and to low crop productivity.
Geomorphology: Origins of low-relief plateaus 10.1038/ngeo2991 2017-07-10 Relatively flat, low-relief plateaus contrast with glacially carved, deep fjords. Computational experiments suggest that these astonishing landscapes are formed exclusively by glaciers.
Formation of plateau landscapes on glaciated continental margins 10.1038/ngeo2980 2017-07-10 Low-relief plateaus separated by deeply incised fjords are hallmarks of glaciated, passive continental margins. Spectacular examples fringe the once ice-covered North Atlantic coasts of Greenland, Norway and Canada, but low-relief plateau landscapes also unde...
A reverse energy cascade for crustal magma transport 10.1038/ngeo2982 2017-07-10 Direct constraints on the ascent, storage and eruption of mantle melts come primarily from exhumed, long-frozen intrusions. These structures, relics of a dynamic magma transport network, encode how Earth’s crust grows and differentiates over time. Furthermore...
Reduced North American terrestrial primary productivity linked to anomalous Arctic warming 10.1038/ngeo2986 2017-07-10 Warming temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere have enhanced terrestrial productivity. Despite the warming trend, North America has experienced more frequent and more intense cold weather events during winters and springs. These events have been linked to an...
High levels of endocrine pollutants in US streams during low flow due to insufficient wastewater dilution 10.1038/ngeo2984 2017-07-10 Wastewater discharges from publicly owned treatment works are a significant source of endocrine disruptors and other contaminants to the aquatic environment in the US. Although remaining pollutants in wastewater pose environmental risks, treated wastewater is...
Correction 10.1038/ngeo2979 2017-07-04
For people and planet 10.1038/ngeo2987 2017-07-04 The emerging field of geohealth links human well-being and ecosystem health. A deeper understanding of these linkages can help society mitigate the health costs of economic growth before they become crises.

National baselines for the Sustainable Development Goals assessed in the SDG Index and Dashboards

10.1038/ngeo2985

2017-07-17

The Sustainable Development Goals map out a broad spectrum of objectives. Analytical tools in form of the Index and Dashboards provide a starting point to set national baselines, and allow comparison of the SDGs with other indices of well-being.

Hemispheric climate shifts driven by anthropogenic aerosol–cloud interactions

10.1038/ngeo2988

2017-07-17

A southward shift of the tropical rainbelts over the late twentieth century has been attributed. Climate simulations suggest that the mechanism for this influence lies largely with the interaction of aerosols with clouds.

Biogeochemistry: Warmer Arctic weakens vegetation

10.1038/ngeo2989

2017-07-10

Warm conditions in the Arctic Ocean have been linked to cold mid-latitude winters. Observations and simulations suggest that warm Arctic anomalies lead to a dip in CO2 uptake capacity in North American ecosystems and to low crop productivity.

Geomorphology: Origins of low-relief plateaus

10.1038/ngeo2991

2017-07-10

Relatively flat, low-relief plateaus contrast with glacially carved, deep fjords. Computational experiments suggest that these astonishing landscapes are formed exclusively by glaciers.

Formation of plateau landscapes on glaciated continental margins

10.1038/ngeo2980

2017-07-10

Low-relief plateaus separated by deeply incised fjords are hallmarks of glaciated, passive continental margins. Spectacular examples fringe the once ice-covered North Atlantic coasts of Greenland, Norway and Canada, but low-relief plateau landscapes also unde...

A reverse energy cascade for crustal magma transport

10.1038/ngeo2982

2017-07-10

Direct constraints on the ascent, storage and eruption of mantle melts come primarily from exhumed, long-frozen intrusions. These structures, relics of a dynamic magma transport network, encode how Earth’s crust grows and differentiates over time. Furthermore...

Reduced North American terrestrial primary productivity linked to anomalous Arctic warming

10.1038/ngeo2986

2017-07-10

Warming temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere have enhanced terrestrial productivity. Despite the warming trend, North America has experienced more frequent and more intense cold weather events during winters and springs. These events have been linked to an...

High levels of endocrine pollutants in US streams during low flow due to insufficient wastewater dilution

10.1038/ngeo2984

2017-07-10

Wastewater discharges from publicly owned treatment works are a significant source of endocrine disruptors and other contaminants to the aquatic environment in the US. Although remaining pollutants in wastewater pose environmental risks, treated wastewater is...

Correction

10.1038/ngeo2979

2017-07-04

For people and planet

10.1038/ngeo2987

2017-07-04

The emerging field of geohealth links human well-being and ecosystem health. A deeper understanding of these linkages can help society mitigate the health costs of economic growth before they become crises.