Nature Climate Change
Nature Climate Change is a monthly journal dedicated to publishing high-quality research papers that describe the most significant and cutting-edge research on the causes, impacts and wider implications of global climate change. The journal publishes climate research across the physical, biological and social sciences and strives to integrate and communicate interdisciplinary research. The journal aims to play a leading role in: providing accessibility to a broad audience to research published both within and outside the journal; raising the visibility of climate change research in related research communities as well as the mainstream media; and offering a forum for discussion of the challenges faced by researchers and policy makers (and other interested parties) in understanding the complex mechanisms and impacts associated with the Earth’s changing climate.
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Why longer seasons with climate change may not increase tree growth
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 14 November 2025; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02476-x
In this Progress Article, the authors discuss why longer growing seasons under climate change may or may not increase tree growth. They highlight differences across fields, as well as research gaps, and propose three major open questions to guide future research.Anthropogenic enhancement of subsurface soil moisture droughts
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 14 November 2025; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02458-z
How the conditions in soil layers below the surface change is not well understood. Here the authors assess changes in subsurface soil moisture, finding that these droughts also become more persistent and intense than surface droughts.Warming overpowers low-frequency North Pacific climate variability
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 13 November 2025; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02495-8
The Pacific Decadal Oscillation describes the most important pattern of low-frequency climate variability in the North Pacific. An analysis of sea surface temperatures reveals that, since 2014, the Pacific Decadal Oscillation’s influence has been superseded by that of basin-wide warming, producing novel expressions of ocean variability and unexpected ecological impacts.Artificial light reduces ecosystem carbon sinks
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 12 November 2025; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02499-4
As artificial light encroaches upon cities and countryside, natural darkness recedes and circadian rhythms shift in regions worldwide. Now, a study reveals that bright nights are negatively impacting the carbon sinks of ecosystems.Widespread influence of artificial light at night on ecosystem metabolism
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 12 November 2025; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02481-0
The authors combine light intensity data with eddy covariance observations from 86 sites to show that artificial light at night increases ecosystem respiration and alters carbon exchange, with impacts shaped by diel cycles and seasonal dynamics.Climate change drives low dissolved oxygen and increased hypoxia rates in rivers worldwide
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 11 November 2025; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02483-y
Dissolved oxygen concentrations are expected to decline with rising water temperatures under climate change. This study projects declining oxygen levels for most rivers globally and an increase in hypoxic days by the end of the century, with implications for ecosystem and fish health.Hybridization mitigates climate change risk in mountainous birds
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 10 November 2025; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02485-w
Using population and ecological genomic approaches, the authors demonstrate the potential for interspecific introgression—the transfer of genetic material following hybridization—to reduce climate change vulnerability. Their findings emphasize the importance of preserving interspecific connectivity.Pan-basin warming now overshadows robust Pacific Decadal Oscillation
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 07 November 2025; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02482-z
Natural patterns of climate variability, such as the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO), strongly influence regional climate. This study shows that anthropogenic warming now has greater influence than the PDO on North Pacific sea surface temperatures, with implications for predictability and impacts.