Nature Climate Change - January issue highlights

Nature Climate Change January issue Drought was a key issue in 2012 highlighted by North America experiencing a record-breaking drought. This issue sees a number of papers on the topic, with a Review Article on tree mortality and Letters which look at reconciling model simulations with observations, and grasslands tolerance. The effect of climate change on riverine coastlines is investigated in an Article and a Perspective reports on the impacts on terrestrial Earth system services. Urban expansion and urban heat islands as well as hydrological impacts are reported in a Letter, which also looks at the effectiveness of new cool roof technologies. There is a Policy Watch on EU climate policy from 2030; and a Perspective on outsourcing carbon, how current and suggested policies are not sufficient to cover international trade and the associated emissions. Article - free online access Climate-change impact assessment for inlet-interrupted coastlines Ranasinghe et al. You can keep up to date with the latest research by signing up to receive the monthly Nature Climate Change e-alert. Register here to stay informed. Get access at work or school. Recommend to your Library FOLLOW US: Become a fan of Nature Climate Change   Follow Nature Climate Change Share:  Facebook        Twitter        LinkedIn        Digg        StumbleUpon As a registered user of Nature Publishing Group's Web sites, our database indicates that you have opted-in to receive product information and special offers. If you no longer wish to receive these e-mails or to discontinue all e-mail services from Nature Publishing Group please update your online account. Modify My Account (Log in to be recognised as a Nature.com registrant). For further information on technical assistance | print subscriptions | other enquiries. Nature Publishing Group | Principal offices: London | New York | Tokyo. Worldwide offices: Basingstoke | Boston | Buenos Aires | Delhi | Hong Kong | Madrid | Melbourne | Munich | Paris | San Francisco | Seoul | Washington DC. Macmillan Publishers Limited is a company incorporated in England & Wales under company number 785998 & whose registered office is located at Brunel Road, Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Nature Publishing Group | 75 Varick St Fl 9 | New York | NY 10013-1917 | USA © 2012 Nature Publishing Group, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved.