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• Article | 04 October 2023

  Global evidence of rapid urban growth in flood zones since 1985

  Analysis of high-resolution annual data shows that global human settlements have expanded continuously and rapidly into flood zones, with those in the most hazardous zones increasing by 122% from 1985 to 2015.

  • Jun Rentschler
  • , Paolo Avner
  •  & Stéphane Hallegatte

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  26 July 2023 | Open Access

  Accelerating the energy transition towards photovoltaic and wind in China

  To meet China’s goal of carbon neutrality by 2060, substantial investment in upgrading power systems needs to be made to optimize the deployment of new photovoltaic and wind power plants.

  • Yijing Wang
  • , Rong Wang
  •  & Renhe Zhang

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  05 April 2023 | Open Access

  Net greenhouse gas balance of fibre wood plantation on peat in Indonesia

  Measurements of the net ecosystem exchanges of CO₂, CH₄ and soil N₂O from Acacia plantation, degraded forest and intact forest enable presentation of the peatland wood plantation rotation greenhouse gas flux balance.

  • Chandra S. Deshmukh
  • , Ari P. Susanto
  •  & Chris D. Evans

• Article | 11 May 2017

  Asia’s glaciers are a regionally important buffer against drought

  Glaciers in the high mountains of Asia provide a uniquely drought-resilient source of water, supplying summer meltwater sufficient for the basic needs of 136 million people.

  • Hamish D. Pritchard