Planetary Boundaries guide humanity's future on Earth

J Rockström, JF Donges, I Fetzer, MA Martin… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2024 - nature.com
Human pressures have pushed the Earth system deep into the Anthropocene, threatening
its stability, resilience and functioning. The Planetary Boundaries (PB) framework emerged …

The 2024 state of the climate report: Perilous times on planet Earth

WJ Ripple, C Wolf, JW Gregg, J Rockström… - …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
We are on the brink of an irreversible climate disaster. This is a global emergency beyond
any doubt. Much of the very fabric of life on Earth is imperiled. We are step** into a critical …

Human degradation of tropical moist forests is greater than previously estimated

C Bourgoin, G Ceccherini, M Girardello, C Vancutsem… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Tropical forest degradation from selective logging, fire and edge effects is a major driver of
carbon and biodiversity loss,–, with annual rates comparable to those of deforestation …

Pattern dynamics of vegetation based on optimal control theory

LF Hou, L Li, L Chang, Z Wang, GQ Sun - Nonlinear Dynamics, 2025 - Springer
Vegetation pattern dynamics is a pivotal research domain in ecology, which can reveal the
impact of the non-uniform distribution of vegetation on ecosystem structure and function …

Uncertainties too large to predict tip** times of major Earth system components from historical data

M Ben-Yami, A Morr, S Bathiany, N Boers - Science Advances, 2024 - science.org
One way to warn of forthcoming critical transitions in Earth system components is using
observations to detect declining system stability. It has also been suggested to extrapolate …

Achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions critical to limit climate tip** risks

T Möller, AE Högner, CF Schleussner, S Bien… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Under current emission trajectories, temporarily overshooting the Paris global warming limit
of 1.5° C is a distinct possibility. Permanently exceeding this limit would substantially …

Human outbreaks of a novel reassortant Oropouche virus in the Brazilian Amazon region

FG Naveca, TAP Almeida, V Souza, V Nascimento… - Nature Medicine, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract The Brazilian western Amazon is experiencing its largest laboratory-confirmed
Oropouche virus (OROV) outbreak, with more than 6,300 reported cases between 2022 and …

Severe droughts reduce river navigability and isolate communities in the Brazilian Amazon

L Santos de Lima, FEO Silva… - … Earth & Environment, 2024 - nature.com
The Amazon basin is experiencing severe droughts that are expected to worsen with climate
change. Riverine communities are especially vulnerable to these extreme events. This study …

Weaker Atlantic overturning circulation increases the vulnerability of northern Amazon forests

TK Akabane, CM Chiessi, M Hirota, I Bouimetarhan… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) and the Amazon forest are viewed as
connected tip** elements in a warming climate system. If global warming exceeds a …

Spatial heterogeneity in climate change effects across Brazilian biomes

A Braga, M Laurini - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
We present a methodology designed to study the spatial heterogeneity of climate change.
Our approach involves decomposing the observed changes in temperature patterns into …