Nature Climate Change Contents June 2013 Volume 3 Number 6 pp 525-599

TABLE OF CONTENTS June 2013 Volume 3, Issue 6 Editorials Correspondence Commentary Market Watch Research Highlights News and Views Perspectives Letters Article Subscribe   Facebook   RSS   Recommend to library   Twitter   Advertisement Nature Geoscience web focus: 5 years after the Wenchuan Earthquake The Wenchuan earthquake of 2008 killed more than 80,000 people and displaced millions. The most recent quake in April 2013 wreaked further havoc in the region. This web focus discusses the mechanisms for the Wenchuan quake and the implications for our understanding of the eastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau, the on-going risk from quake-induced landslides, and the societal impacts. Free online to registered nature.com users until 31 October 2013. Produced with support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China.   Editorials Top Blind faith p525 doi:10.1038/nclimate1923 Many believe that double-blind peer review reduces referee bias, real or perceived. Positive intentions p525 doi:10.1038/nclimate1924 Countries met again at a new climate change meeting, but this time to work out solutions. Correspondence Top Temporal resolution and DICE pp526 - 527 Alex L. Marten and Stephen C. Newbold doi:10.1038/nclimate1893 Australia's falling emissions p527 Scott Agnew and Paul J Dargusch doi:10.1038/nclimate1885 Commentary Top Call to protect all coral reefs pp528 - 530 Tom C. L. Bridge, Terry P. Hughes, John M. Guinotte and Pim Bongaerts doi:10.1038/nclimate1879 The world's coral reefs are in decline, threatening the food security of millions of people. Adopting an ecosystem-scale approach that protects deep as well as shallow reefs would deliver several social and economic benefits. Framing biological responses to a changing ocean pp530 - 533 Philip W. Boyd doi:10.1038/nclimate1881 To understand how marine biota are likely to respond to climate change-mediated alterations in ocean properties, researchers need to harmonize experimental protocols and environmental manipulations, and make better use of reference organisms. Market Watch Top Holding out hope pp534 - 535 Anna Petherick doi:10.1038/nclimate1913 As Europe's carbon prices seem to be stuck at low levels, offsetting project managers have their fingers crossed that new markets will emerge in time, reports Anna Petherick. Research Highlights Top Ecological impacts: Costume change | Energy Policy: China's green jobs | Economics: Impacts on roads | Cryoscience: Glacier to sea | Cyroscience: Tropical connections News and Views Top Political science: New climate alliances pp537 - 538 Craig A. Johnson doi:10.1038/nclimate1912 Improving the ability of cities to mitigate and adapt to climate change has become a pressing global priority. Research now sheds light on the ways in which urban leaders are positioning themselves for the coming climate challenge. Atmospheric science: Winds of change pp538 - 539 Matthew Newman doi:10.1038/nclimate1915 Computer models and some theories suggest that global warming causes tropical Pacific trade winds to weaken, even as western tropical Pacific rainfall increases. A new observational study indicates otherwise. Arctic greening: Concerns over Arctic warming grow pp539 - 540 Peter K. Snyder doi:10.1038/nclimate1914 Changes in the pattern of the seasons are implicated in observed Arctic greening. nclimate JOBS of the week Postdoctoral fellow in statistical climate downscaling ETH Zurich Climate Change and Sustainable Development Economics 5 Research Positions Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei and Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change More Science jobs from Science events from Perspectives Top Contribution of anthropology to the study of climate change pp541 - 544 Jessica Barnes, Michael Dove, Myanna Lahsen, Andrew Mathews, Pamela McElwee, Roderick McIntosh, Frances Moore, Jessica O'Reilly, Ben Orlove, Rajindra Puri, Harvey Weiss and Karina Yager doi:10.1038/nclimate1775 Anthropology can offer valuable insights into the science, impacts and policy of climate change thanks to its fieldwork methodology, holistic view of society and engagement in society–environment interactions. Yet the discipline's voice in climate change debates remains marginal. This Perspective sheds light on how anthropological research can contribute to the understanding of climate change. The UN's 'Sustainable Energy for All' initiative is compatible with a warming limit of 2 °C pp545 - 551 Joeri Rogelj, David L. McCollum and Keywan Riahi doi:10.1038/nclimate1806 At Rio+20, the United Nations established global targets for energy access, renewable energy and energy efficiency in the context of sustainable development and eradication of poverty, as well as climate risk mitigation. This Perspective discusses the consistency of these targets with the overarching goal of limiting global temperature increase to below 2 °C. Untangling the confusion around land carbon science and climate change mitigation policy pp552 - 557 Brendan Mackey, I. Colin Prentice, Will Steffen, Joanna I. House, David Lindenmayer, Heather Keith and Sandra Berry doi:10.1038/nclimate1804 Two important aims of mitigation policy are to maintain land carbon stocks and reduce terrestrial ecosystem-based emissions. This Perspective discusses the scientific issues involved, argues that current negotiations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change are not solidly grounded in science, and proposes some ways forward. Letters Top A coupled physical and economic model of the response of coastal real estate to climate risk pp559 - 562 Dylan E. McNamara and Andrew Keeler doi:10.1038/nclimate1826 A study that couples a barrier-island model with an agent-based model of real-estate markets shows that, relative to people with little belief in model predictions on climate change, informed property owners invest heavily in defensive measures in the short term. They then abandon coastal real estate when price volatility becomes significant. Reductions in labour capacity from heat stress under climate warming pp563 - 566 John P. Dunne, Ronald J. Stouffer and Jasmin G. John doi:10.1038/nclimate1827 Individual labour capacity has reduced to 90% in peak months owing to environmental heat stress over the past few decades. Under the highest climate change scenario considered, model projections indicate a reduction in labour capacity to less than 40% by 2200 in peak months, with most tropical and mid-latitude regions experiencing extreme heat stress. Attribution of historical ozone forcing to anthropogenic emissions pp567 - 570 Drew Shindell, Greg Faluvegi, Larissa Nazarenko, Kevin Bowman, Jean-Francois Lamarque, Apostolos Voulgarakis, Gavin A. Schmidt, Olga Pechony and Reto Ruedy doi:10.1038/nclimate1835 Current thinking on the causes of anthropogenic radiative forcing in the lower atmosphere is misleading. This study finds tropospheric ozone-precursor emissions have contributed more to positive forcing, and halocarbons more to negative forcing, than previously thought. Recent multidecadal strengthening of the Walker circulation across the tropical Pacific pp571 - 576 Michelle L. L’Heureux, Sukyoung Lee and Bradfield Lyon doi:10.1038/nclimate1840 The Walker circulation is a large overturning cell that spans the tropical Pacific Ocean. Fluctuations in this circulation reflect changes in tropical heating, and have global impacts on temperature and precipitation. Analysis of trends in sea-level pressure from ten data sets reveals strengthening of the Walker circulation in line with increasing global temperature, which is counter to current model predictions. Trends in hourly rainfall statistics in the United States under a warming climate pp577 - 580 T. Muschinski and J. I. Katz doi:10.1038/nclimate1828 Has the frequency of ‘extreme weather events’ changed with climate warming over the last century? Using hourly precipitation records from thirteen sites, this study finds no evidence for significant changes in mean ‘storminess’ across the United States. Temperature and vegetation seasonality diminishment over northern lands pp581 - 586 L. Xu, R. B. Myneni, F. S. Chapin III, T. V. Callaghan, J. E. Pinzon, C. J. Tucker, Z. Zhu, J. Bi, P. Ciais, H. Tømmervik, E. S. Euskirchen, B. C. Forbes, S. L. Piao, B. T. Anderson, S. Ganguly, R. R. Nemani, S. J. Goetz, P. S. A. Beck, A. G. Bunn, C. Cao and J. C. Stroeve doi:10.1038/nclimate1836 Pronounced increases in winter temperature result in lower seasonal temperature differences, with implications for vegetation seasonality and productivity. Research now indicates that temperature and vegetation seasonality in northern ecosystems have diminished to an extent equivalent to a southerly shift of 4°– 7° in latitude, and may reach the equivalent of up to 20° over the twenty-first century. Mussel byssus attachment weakened by ocean acidification pp587 - 590 Michael J. O’Donnell, Matthew N. George and Emily Carrington doi:10.1038/nclimate1846 Biomaterial function depends on biological, chemical and environmental factors during formation and subsequent use. Ocean acidification has been shown to affect secreted calcium carbonate, but effects on other biomaterials are less well known. Research now reveals that proteinaceous byssal threads—used to anchor mytilid mussels to hard substrates—exhibited reduced mechanical performance when secreted under elevated pCO2 conditions. Articles Top Mixed responses of tropical Pacific fisheries and aquaculture to climate change pp591 - 599 Johann D. Bell, Alexandre Ganachaud, Peter C. Gehrke, Shane P. Griffiths, Alistair J. Hobday, Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, Johanna E. Johnson, Robert Le Borgne, Patrick Lehodey, Janice M. Lough, Richard J. Matear, Timothy D. Pickering, Morgan S. Pratchett, Alex Sen Gupta, Inna Senina and Michelle Waycott doi:10.1038/nclimate1838 Climate change has the potential to disrupt marine habitats and food webs. Targeted multidisciplinary research reveals how this is likely to affect the contributions of fisheries and aquaculture to the food security and economies of Pacific islands. Advertisement Choose Scientific Reports for fast, efficient, open access publishing 93% of authors said they are likely or very likely to recommend Scientific Reports to their colleagues* 92% of authors would publish in Scientific Reports again* SUBMIT your paper today! *Nature Publishing Group author survey, data correct as of April 2013   Natureevents is a fully searchable, multi-disciplinary database designed to maximise exposure for events organisers. 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